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Schwab’s $3B Sale Of U.S. Trust Spawns Acquisiton Talk

Monday, November 20th, 2006

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Charles Schwab Corp.’s (SCHW) planned sale of U.S. Trust Corp. rids itself of a business it never successfully integrated and gives it cash for stock buybacks and a possible takeover of other online brokers, investors and analysts said.
Schwab, a discount brokerage pioneer that has been expanding into managing money for wealthy clients, […]

Global 1 Investments Signs Letter of Intent for Joint Ventures and Asset Financing and Seeks Operating Businesses for Business Combinations Transactions

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Global 1 Investment Holdings Corp. (OTCBB: GOIH), www.global1inc.com, changes name to Global 1 Investment Holdings Corporation to reflect our new business model.
Letters of Intent for Financing:
We are entering into several joint ventures with our Reg. E Funds for financing and asset acquisitions. Global 1 High Yield Real Estate Fund, our first Reg. E Fund, will […]

Global 1 Investments Confirms Audits Completed for Reg. E Venture Capital Fund and High Yield Real Estate Fund

Monday, November 20th, 2006

ATLANTA, Nov 20, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Global 1 Investment Holdings Corp. (GOIH), www.global1inc.com , changes name to Global 1 Investment Holdings Corporation to reflect our new business model.
Reg. E Funds Audit Completed.:
Our auditing firm has confirmed that the audits for Global 1 Venture Capital and Global 1 High Yield Real Estate Funds have […]

Rudy Beverage Announces Agreement With Hynes Inc. Brokers For Southeast Sales Focus

Monday, November 20th, 2006

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov 20, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Rudy Beverage, Inc. (RBI), a portfolio company of Global Beverage Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:GBVS.OB), has announced an agreement with renowned sales brokers Hynes Inc. to market Rudy Beverage’s sport drink, Rudy Revolution(TM, Trade ) and Rudy! Rudy! Flying Colors(TM), a lower sugar alternative beverage for children. Hynes specializes […]

Followup: Conexant Awards CEO $300,000 Bonus

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Conexant Systems Inc. (CNXT) has awarded Chairman and Chief Executive Dwight W. Decker a $300,000 bonus for its 2006 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, the company said Monday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Decker’s bonus for the previous fiscal year was $150,661, according to an earlier proxy statement the company […]

Conexant Systems Awards CEO $300,000 Bonus

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Conexant Systems, which makes semiconductor hardware for broadband applications is set to award CEO Dwight W. Decker a $300,000 bonus. Presumably this is because of the performance of the stock over the past year, climbing essentially out of obscurity. Details are unknown at this time and more news to follow.

Keywords: Conexant, semiconductor, broadband

Boosted buyback aids Ameritrade, financial indexes mixed

Monday, November 20th, 2006

By Greg Morcroft
Nov 20, 2006 10:02:00 (ET)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of online financial services firm TD Ameritrade rose Monday after the company more than doubled its share buyback plan.
The company’s (AMTD, Trade ) stock rose 1.8% to $16.84.
Rival firm Charles Schwab’s (SCHW, Trade ) stock also rose after that company agreed to sell its […]

Amedia Networks, Inc. Issues Q3 Operational Update

Monday, November 20th, 2006

EATONTOWN, N.J., Nov 20, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amedia Networks, Inc. (AANI, Trade ) (FRANKFURT: TEJ.F), a provider of next generation media gateways to distribute and manage ultra-broadband triple-play services in the home, today released an operational update to employees and shareholders.
Over the last few months, Amedia has participated in several key industry events including […]

Powerful 9/11 Info Hits Prime-Time TV for First Time

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Powerful 9/11 Info Hits Prime-Time TV for First Time Low-Brow FOX Hit-Piece Fails to Counter Evidence of an Inside Job Aaron Dykes & Alex Jones Jones

VIDEO: Infowars’ Kevin Smith On Fox News “Mancow” Show

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

VIDEO: Infowars’ Kevin Smith On Fox News “Mancow” Show Segment from Fox News’ pilot “Mancow” show in which Infowars’ Kevin Smith debates a ground zero fireman