Jarden to Buy Household American
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Consumer products maker Jarden Corp.  JAH.N on Monday said it would buy Household American Inc. for  $745.6 million, including debt assumption, to add such product  lines as Coleman, Sunbeam, Mr. Coffee and Oster to its product  lineup.
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Producers are ready to shell out big bucks to keep their   House in order.
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The American Dream of home ownership may not be quite as dreamy as it once was. Sky-high prices, risky mortgages, and job instability have made home buying a bigger investment than it used to be. For some folks, it's an investment not worth making.
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A chicken in every pot. More open space and more affordable housing. The benefits of free trade without outsourcing. More manna from Washington, to be financed by that other guy behind the tree.
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By NAOMI McELROY  STUCK for ideas for that hard to buy for friend, the one who already has everything?   Well now you can give them a patch of the Auld Sod for just $49.99 - a bargain EUR38.17 - you can buy a square foot of the Emerald Isle.
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The private equity firm plans to acquire 80% of the common stock in the home appliance and consumer electronics retail chain for &#36;307 million.
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Manor Care Inc. , the largest U.S. operator of homes for the elderly, said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by Carlyle Group for $4.9 billion, becoming the latest health care provider taken off the public market by a private equity buyer.
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Manor Care Inc. , the largest U.S. operator of homes for the elderly, said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by Carlyle Group for $4.9 billion.
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Package will give most US households $300 to $1,200 apiece, plus an extra $300 per child.
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WASHINGTON - Shifting course, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson planned to tell Congress that the Bush administration would consider allowing the big mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to temporarily buy, bundle, and sell as securities loans exceeding $417,000.
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President Bush will announce plans on Friday to help homeowners with sub-prime mortgages avoid defaulting.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will raise by 7.8 percent the limit on the size of single-family-home mortgages they will purchase, increasing the pool of home buyers who will qualify for lower-cost financing.
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By Mike D. Smith, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas  Feb. 4--Potential buyers who think they have plenty of time to shop for a  good deal before putting up cash for that coveted deer lease or quiet country  plot might not want to wait too long.
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- A four-bedroom, 1-bath colonial for only a $450 monthly mortgage payment? How can you go wrong? Lots of ways. Fair housing advocates say the first-time buyer of that $85,000 Syracuse, N.Y., home lost out in one of the many forms of &quot;house flipping,&quot; or the fast resale of property at high profits.
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Rye-based Jarden Corp. plans to buy American Household Inc., maker of Coleman camping gear, Mr. Coffee appliances and and several other consumer brands, for $745.
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A preferred buyer for the National Irish and Northern banks is expected to be announced by their parent this morning. National Australia Bank is due to make an announcement to the stock exchanges in Melbourne and London.
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NEW YORK/SHANGHAI  - U.S. home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement to buy Chinese home improvement chain The Home Way, marking its first foray into retailing in China.