News tagged with debt
Microsoft prices $1.15B convertible debt sale
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has priced its $1.15 billion convertible debt offering to institutional investors, and said it will use the proceeds to pay down short-term debt.
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Financial restructuring in fresh-start chapter 11 reorganizations
The effectiveness of the existing bankruptcy code has long been a source of vigorous debate. More and more lately, high-profile firms like General Motors, Enron, and K-Mart are seeking protection from creditors through Chapter ...
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Nov 30, 2009 |
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Study: Credit crisis, debt load a double whammy for investment
Firms with heavy long-term debt that came due amid the nation's recent credit crisis slashed investment more than three times as much as companies whose paybacks ducked the meltdown, a new University of Illinois study found.
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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FairPoint phone company files for bankruptcy
(AP) -- Telecommunications services provider FairPoint Communications filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after agreeing on a deal with key lenders that will help lower its debt by about 62 percent.
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Net helps businesses beat recession
The internet is one innovation helping small business bosses deal with strategic decision-making and survive the current recession, according to results revealed by the latest UK Business Barometer and Business Adviser Barometer ...
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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Dell eyes tech services with $3.9B deal for Perot
(AP) -- Dell Inc. plans to buy the technology services company Perot Systems Corp. for about $3.9 billion as it tries to expand beyond the PC business and compete more aggressively with Hewlett-Packard Co. ...
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Thomson says it has reached deal with creditors
Struggling French media technology group Thomson said Friday it had reached a deal with its creditors that would allow for a 45 percent reduction in its debt.
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Cuts to rewards plans unlikely to hurt credit card use, study shows
What would happen if credit card holders no longer received rewards? Not much - but it could cut consumer credit card debt, says a new study on the impact of rewards programs on credit and debit card use.
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Jul 20, 2009 |
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Microsoft to raise $3.75B in first debt offering
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. priced a $3.75 billion debt offering on Monday, a first for the world's largest software maker.
May 12, 2009 |
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Microsoft bond issue sparks takeover rumors
Microsoft launched its first bond issue on Monday, sparking rumors the US software giant was contemplating a takeover bid.
May 11, 2009 |
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Delving into the murky metrics of financial risk
(PhysOrg.com) -- The way J. Michael Collins sees it, United States consumers aren’t necessarily less informed about financial risk than consumers from other industrialized nations. What Americans do have, ...
Feb 25, 2009 |
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