Bonds may lure more Rock bidders
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Business & money: Banks and venture capital study government plan for Northern Rock - whilst Branson refuses to match Olivant offer for lender
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What&#39;s up with the bond market? As the Federal Reserve has steadily increased short-term interest rates over the past few months, investors in the bond-trading pits have pushed long-term yields down.
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By JANIE McCAULEY LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Barry Bonds' agent said Thursday the free-agent slugger could sign a new contract whenever he wants. &quot;He could snap his fingers and get a deal done,&quot; Jeff Borris said.
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As investors wonder if the global market selloff is reaching a bottom, economists are keeping a close eye on one big trading bet that could send more seismic tremors through Wall Street.
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Not all tender offers are cause for shareholder excitement.
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Business & money: Government tells two groups bidding for Northern Rock to improve their offers or see bank nationalised
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Wealthy investors like them for their tax advantages, but municipal bonds can be quite risky right now.
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Investment bankers are tinkering with the traditional definition of infrastructure to attract a wider range of bidders and higher valuations, increasing the risk profile for cash-rich, asset-hungry buyers.
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Investment firm Olivant would consider re-entering the auction for Northern Rock  if the government was willing to reconsider the terms, a person familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
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The government is to offer more financial support to private sector Northern Rock buyers.
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Rival bidders for CBOT Holdings Inc. , the second-biggest U.S. futures market, are each considering raising their offers a third time, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Billionaire Richard Branson, banker Luqman Arnold and an in-house management team are set to pitch formal offers for Britain's Northern Rock Plc  on Monday, the government's deadline for bids.
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Investors sure seem to love Darden, but is it time to fill your plate?
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In a mining market awash with cash and  parched for discoveries, there are rock-solid reasons why the  junior mining sector should consolidate, but ego and economics  could get in the way of such deals.
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Barry Bonds&#39; 700th home run ball brought a top bid of $804,129 Wednesday after a 10-day online auction. The ball had received 240 offers by the time Overstock.
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A hedge fund managed by Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  is scrambling to sell large amounts of mortgage-backed bonds in a potentially troubling sign for the broader mortgage-backed bond market, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.
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Bond funds ain't pretty, but you still gotta buy 'em.