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Trading Radar 5/9: Clear Channel (CCU), Sotheby's (BID) Report; ...

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:48:55 -0500

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International Trade for March - Street expects down $61.3B

Earnings: Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) - consensus EPS $0.21, revs $1.53B Intraday or Not Specified: Economics: 10:30 AM ET

Weekly Leading Index for the week ended May 2 - prior reading was down 8.7%

Earnings: Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) - consensus EPS $0.10, revs $141.41M Subscribe to EasyStockAlerts and get real-time e-mail alerts when news hits your sto

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Indian commission protests comments made on radio show

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:49:15 -0500

"WDCG apologizes to any listener that may have found remarks or recordings played Tuesday, April 1st, 2008, during 'Bob and the Showgram"

The N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs is demanding that the hosts and producer of a local morning radio show be fired for what the agency termed 'racially charged comments' made on the air.

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Sean Compton to Replace Marc Schacher at Tribune Broadcasting

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:09:00 -0500

Tribune Broadcasting’s Randy Michaels lured another radio-management star over to the Chicago-based company: Sean Compton, 34, departed Clear Channel Communications this week to become senior vice president of programming and entertainment for the 23-station group.

Pre-Open Movers 3/26: Clearwire (CLWR) and Sprint (S) Up WiMax V...

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:31:53 -0500

StreetInsider.com Pre-Open Movers: Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) 21% LOWER; According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the $19 billion buyout of Clear Channel is near collapse as the private equity firms behind the deal, Thomas H. Lee and Bain Capital Partners, and the banks failed to resolve differences over the terms of the financing. Clearwire Corporation (Nasdaq: CLWR) 16% HIGHER; Sprint and Clearwire are higher this AM on reports the two largest cable companies, Comcast and Time Warner Cable, are in talks to provide funding for the new WiMax venture from the two.

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Reports: Clear Channel Deal in Jeopardy

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:05:25 -0500

The proposed $19.5 billion buyout of radio station operator Clear Channel Communications Inc. is reportedly near collapse because the private equity firms leading the deal are having trouble nailing down a financing agreement with banks.

After-Hours Movers 3/25: Clear Channel (CCU) Sinks As Buyout Nea...

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:22:54 -0500

StreetInsider.com After-Hours Movers: Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) 21% LOWERL According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the $19 billion buyout of Clear Channel is near collapse as the private equity firms behind the deal, Thomas H. Lee and Bain Capital Partners, and the banks failed to resolve differences over the terms of the financing. Jabil Circuit, Inc. (NYSE: JBL) 13.3% LOWER; reports Q2 EPS of $0.20, 2 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.18. Revenues for the quarter were $3.1 billion, versus the consensus of $3.04 billion.

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Clear Channel Completes Sale to Providence Equity Partners

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:10:00 -0500

Clear Channel Communications said it completed the sale of its television group to Newport Television, a holding company for Providence Equity Partners for $1.1 billion. The agreement for 56 TV stations is about $200 million less than the terms of the original agreement reached last April.

Providence Miffed by Clear Channel Suit

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:22:25 -0600

Providence Equity Partners said Sunday it was "surprised and disappointed" by a lawsuit filed Friday by Clear Channel Communications Inc. to force the private-equity firm to close a purchase of Clear Channel's television stations.