Offshore Company Offers $400 million for Trump

Offshore Company Offers $400M to Trump: “ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – An Internet casino operator said it is offering Donald Trump $400 million for a stake in his ailing casino company.
“Casino Fortune, a Trinidad-based company, said Tuesday it has approached Trump about replacing DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, whose plans for a bailout of Trump Hotels & [...]

B.C. Deputy Premier suddenly resigns

B.C.’s deputy premier Christy Clark quits for ‘deeply personal’ reasons: “VICTORIA (CP) – Christy Clark, B.C.’s deputy premier and the highest-profile woman on the government front benches, has quit for “deeply personal” reasons and won’t seek re-election.
“Clark said Thursday she will sit as a private member until the next election May 17. She said her [...]

A9 reviewed

Now that Amazon.com subsidiary A9.com, Inc. has launched the final version of its search engine, I thought it would be an appropriate time to review it.
What’s cool and unique:

A9 stores your search history on their servers (though, this can be disabled at the user’s request but that disables much of the personalization features that makes [...]

CanWest CEO urges Ottawa to end ban on prescription-drug TV advertising

CanWest CEO urges Ottawa to end ban on prescription-drug TV advertising: “Speaking Wednesday at an industry conference, Asper said Canadians can see such advertising through U.S. cable channels like CNN and A&E and in U.S. magazines. ‘But the (Canadian) broadcasters can’t advertise prescription drugs,’ Asper said Wednesday at a conference on broadcasting and publishing.”
I suppose [...]

Bill Gates plotting a possible takeover of Six Flags?

Six Flags Shares Up on Gates, Redskins: “Pressure from Microsoft chairman and shareholder Bill Gates over a sagging financial outlook and news that Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has bought nearly 9 percent of Six Flags, Inc. drove the amusement park company’s shares up nearly 25 percent Tuesday.”
Wow. Bill Gates’ private investment company Cascade Investment [...]

Verizon nearing sale of SuperPages unit

Verizon, Bain Near Canada Directory Deal: “NEW YORK (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc. is near an agreement to sell its Canadian telephone directory business to private equity firm Bain Capital, the New York Post said on Wednesday.”
Very interesting, and it would be quite lucrative for Verizon. It purchased the Canadian directory publishing business from Telus [...]