Archive for February, 2009

Mallard seeking $200,000 while waiting for compensation - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A man who spent 12 years in jail for a murder he did not commit is seeking another $200,000 payment from the West Australian Government while he waits for a decision on his multi-million dollar compensation claim.

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The Rachel Maddow Show

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The Kinki Osaka Bank, Ltd. Consolidates on the Resona Group’s Data Warehouse from Teradata (Centre Daily Times)

Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the world’s largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics , today announced that The Kinki Osaka Bank, Ltd. has migrated to a data warehouse from Teradata. The data warehouse is shared with two other financial institutions, Resona Bank, Ltd. and Saitama Resona Bank, Ltd., all members of the Resona Group.

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Turbulent times for Toyota workers as Japan’s recession deepens - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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(AFX UK Focus) 2009-02-17 07:45 UPDATE 2-Steel Partners drops bid for Japan brewer Sapporo (Interactive Investor)

TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Steel Partners said it has withdrawn its $548 million bid to raise its stake in Japanese beer maker Sapporo Holdings to one-third, the latest sign the U.S. activist fund is scaling back in Japan. Steel Partners, which has an 18.6 percent stake in Sapporo and sizable holdings in at least two dozen other Japanese companies, had offered last year to lift its holding in the …

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Clinton seeks to deepen ties with Asia - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, says Washington is willing to reach out to both friends and adversaries in Asia.

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Steel Partners Withdraws Proposal to Acquire 33.3% of Sapporo Citing Company’s Ever-Worsening Performance and Refusal … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

TOKYO—-Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund , L.P. today delivered to Sapporo Holdings Limited a letter stating that it is withdrawing its current proposal to acquire 33.3% of the outstanding voting rights of Sapporo at ¥875 per share.

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First thoughts: Judgment Day - First Read - msnbc.com

This should be a fun ride tonight. *** The spin : So how do we measure success or … Her experience will be flushed out as nothing in comparison to his.( on Iraq he has the … Did you hear about the little city called Obama in Japan. We need Obama City in …

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(AFX UK Focus) 2009-02-17 06:43 Steel Partners withdraws offer for Sapporo (Interactive Investor)

TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. fund Steel Partners said on Tuesday it had withdrawn its proposal to acquire 33.3 percent of Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings, citing the firm’s performance and refusal to negotiate with it. Steel Partners, which has an 18.6 percent stake in Sapporo, had offered to buy the firm’s shares at 875 yen per share. Prior to the announcement, shares of Sapporo fell 9.7 …

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Steel Partners withdraws bid to increase stake in brewer Sapporo (Drinks Business Review)

US fund Steel Partners has withdrawn its bid to increase stake in Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings to 33.3% for JPY875 per share.

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