Three bidders in race for Rock
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Business & money: Sir Richard Branson has promised to submit a bid for Northern Rock by Monday's government deadline
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Bruce Wasserstein is facing a potentially explosive showdown with senior bankers at Lazard as he tries to force through a deal to pave the way for next year&#39;s proposed $3bn (Â£1.
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By Adam Wilson, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep. 8--Three union men are vying for the Democratic spot on the ticket against a maverick Republican, state Rep. Tom Campbell of Roy.
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After raising record sums to win high office, the region's politicians are preparing to party -- and again looking for someone to pick up the costs.
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By Rebecca Sulock, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Sep. 21--An emergency infusion of cash from York County -- and money likely to come from the state -- will start work again at Blackmon Road after stubborn rock boulders cost more money to blast through than initially expected.
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Several wireless firms are challenging different parts of the spectrum auction rules.
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A $50,000 competition is launched to find the best way to tag the potentially dangerous Apophis asteroid.
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A bidding war involving Europeâs three major exchanges was on the cards today after Paris-based Euronext made an approach to rival Deutsche Boerseâs Â£1.35 billion offer for the London Stock Exchange.
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BHP Billiton    is unlikely to increase its $130 billion unsolicited  proposal to acquire mining rival Rio Tinto   by  a February 6 deadline, The Wall Street Journal reported on  Monday. BHP could be trying to pressure Rio to negotiate by  holding firm with its three-for-one share offer, which has yet  to be formalized, the newspaper said, citing sources familiar  with the company's plans.
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Comps are on the slide, as competitors appear to be gaining the upper hand.
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The upstart miner has won a huge round as part of its hostile takeover bid for Gold Fields. It&#39;s not money in the bank yet, though.
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A collector's treasure trove of more than 6 million songs -- on vinyl and CDs, in genres from rock and jazz to country and Broadway -- goes up for auction. Bidding starts at $3 million.
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Several companies have challengedÂ spectrum auction rulesÂ recently set by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, with Frontline Wireless protesting that the auction of the 700MHz band to be auctioned in January could shut out small bidders.
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Discussions are taking place to secure a private sale of Northern Rock, the prime minister confirms.
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Mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are reportedly preparing rival $40m takeover bids for US firm Alcoa.
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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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Business & money: Government to get tough with bidders for Northern Rock during crisis meetings