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The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: Before Market Opens: Economics: 8:30am EST GDP Preliminary - Street sees 2.9% GDP Deflator Preliminary - Street sees 0.8% 9:00am EST Case Shiller 20 City Index - Street sees (9.05%) Consumer Confidence - 47.5 Earnings: Allied Healthcare (NASDAQ: AHCI) – consensus EPS $0.06 American Eagle Outfitters...
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Filed under: Deals , Rumors , Private equity , Media World Playboy is such a mess that even the hint that a company is interested in it triggers a reaction . Oak Hill Capital Partners, a private equity firm, announced Wednesday that it has no interest in buying ailing adult media company Playboy ( PLA ), despite previous media reports indicating the contrary. Of course, this sent Playboy's shares...
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StyleList Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Filed under: Accessories , Fashion , News An example of winner Giuseppe Zanotti's excellent craftsmanship: The crystal pump. Photo: NeimanMarcus.com Attention footwear fiends! The best in the shoe business for 2009 -- from designers to executives to industry analysts -- were just announced by Footwear News , WWD's 60-year-old sister publication covering the footwear industry, and we've got the winners....
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Style Bard Shoes (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Footwear News--which has been recognizing outstanding work in the shoe industry for more than two decades--recently announced those who will be honored in the 2009 Footwear News Achievement Awards and Hall of Fame on December 1st, 2009. Honorees include:Company of the Year: Steve Madden Ltd.Person of the Year: Tony HsiehDesigner of the Year: Giuseppe ZanottiRetailer of the Year: Kohl’sE-tailer...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYSE: BWS, www.brownshoe.com) will make a series of changes within its leadership team as Division President-Wholesale Gary Rich and Division President-Retail Joe Wood announce their plans to retire in 2010. Both will remain with Brown Shoe until early 2010 to facilitate an orderly succession of their responsibilities to leaders...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
STRATHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Timberland Company (NYSE: TBL), a leading outdoor footwear and apparel company and environmental steward, today announced the launch of Don’t Tell Us It Can’t Be Done – a movement that encourages citizens of the world to challenge government leaders attending the United Nation’s Conference on Climate Change (COP15) in Copenhagen this December...
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ShoppingBlog.com (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. is reportedly in talks to be sold to Iconix Brand Group, Inc., which also owns Candie's, Danskin, Mossimo's and London Fog clothing. Hugh Hefner still owns 70% of the voting stock, so the final decision about what to do with the company rests with him. So what does a fashion brand like Iconix want with Playboy? It wants the name to license out new lines. Bloomberg reports:...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Famous men's magazine and leading brand is said to be up for sale for $300m as online porn erodes Playboy's appeal The bunnies may find themselves looking for a new warren with talk that Playboy, publisher of the eponymous men's magazine and owner of the mansion in Los Angeles that has become a byword for decadent partying, is up for sale. Iconix Brand Group, which owns a clutch of labels from Joe...
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Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
While everyone talks about Playgirl and Levi Johnston's wiener, there are big things going down at Playboy HQ, as two different buyers close in on the nudie mag and its properties. Iconix Brand Group and a group led by Jim Griffiths, Playboy Enterprises Inc.'s former entertainment president, are both in talks to purchase the company for around $300 million and take it private. Whether Playboy Enterprises...
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MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Stocks soared today after news that Hugh Hefner 's publishing house, Playboy Enterprises Inc. , was reportedly being negotiated for a sale to Iconix Brand Group Inc . Playboy 's struggles with its finances this past year have been well-documented, and Hugh's daughter Christie Hefner stepping down from her role as CEO of Playgirl earlier this year only added to the unraveling faith in the company that...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Playboy Enterprises Inc., the men's magazine publisher, is in talks to sell itself to Iconix Brand Group Inc., according to two people close to the situation. Playboy's stock jumped as much as 66 percent. Iconix, the owner of the Candie's and London Fog clothing brands, has looked at Chicago -based Playboy's finances, said one of the people, who declined to be identified because the talks aren't public....
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Playboy Enterprises Inc. is in talks to sell itself to Iconix Brand Group Inc. , Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing two unidentified sources close to the situation. Shares of Playboy rose 31.1% to $3.75 in recent trading. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this...
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GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
By insider. CFO of The Timberland Company ( TBL ) John D Crimmins sells 3,367 shares of TBL on 11/09/2009 at an average price of $17.23 a share. Read more » »
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