Business Flotation

Love Machine
| By Clinton Caward | Hamish Hamilton, 297pp, $29.95 | LIKE many writers, Clinton Caward lists all the interesting or unusual jobs he's had before publishing: bank clerk, plumber, barman, landscape ga... Sydney Morning Herald

Investment Column: Hold on to resilient miner Antofagasta
| Antofagasta | Our view: Hold | Share price: 1005p (+11p) | Copper miners in Chile have had more than their fair share of column inches in recent weeks thanks to the devastating earthquake that hit t... The Independent

Upswing in markets puts Merlin back on IPO track
| Merlin Entertainments, the private equity-owned operator of attraction parks, held the door open to a potential flotation later this year as it revealed that it was on track for another record perfo... The Independent

Legoland owner Merlin Entertainments may resurrect flotation plans
| The company behind Legoland and Madame Tussauds, which pulled its £2 billion stock market flotation last month, hinted yesterday that it could try again by the end of June. | Nick Varney, chief exec... The Times

Mark Steel: My advice to Obama - throw away the kid gloves
| When you watch Barack Obama make these speeches to try and introduce healthcare to America, you have to wonder whether he might improve his ratings if he lost his temper and chucked things. Because ... The Independent

Generating international appeal with GDF Suez talks
| It is nearly two months since International Power admitted that merger talks with GDF Suez were off. But from a glance at the generator's share price - up a further 7 per cent since then - you'd be ... The Times

Plenty of suitors but few proposals: Resolution falls out of FTSE 100
| Clive Cowdery's Resolution, which promised to deliver private equity-like returns for investors by buying and merging inefficient insurers, was relegated from the FTSE 100 index of leading shares la... The Times

Need to know: BP investment ... Inmarsat earnings ... Eurotunnel results ...
| View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap | Economics | Trade deficit: Official figures showed that the trade gap in goods widened by nearly £1 billion to £7.987 billion in January, after expo... The Times

Law firms prepare to float on the stock market
| City law firms are preparing to raise millions of pounds from external investors as the British legal market braces for its own version of Big Bang. | At least 20 firms are planning to raise outside... The Times

SAIL selloff gathers pace
New Delhi, March 9: The steel ministry will start the process of getting cabinet clearance for Steel Authority of India Limited’s follow-on public offer this week. | Over a period of two years, starti... The Telegraph India

Debt-ridden theme park operator Merlin says sales are up 6.4%
| Management insists business is performing strongly after difficult month that saw its stock market flotation plans pulled | Merlin Entertainments operates a number of UK tourist attractions includin... The Guardian

COMMENT: Merlin's just deserts
| If the market had not turned against it, Merlin Entertainments would now be in the final stages of preparing for a £2 billion-plus stock market flotation. | The Legoland and Madama Tussauds operator... The Times

Mandalay Resources Delivers Costerfield Mine Ramp-Up on Schedule
| TORONTO, March 9 /CNW/ - Mandalay Resources Corporation ("Mandalay" or "the Company") (TSX-V: MND), is pleased to announce that the previously-disclosed ramp-up at its 100% owned Costerfield gold-an... Canada Newswire

Merlin 'on track' despite shelved flotation plan
| Merlin Entertainments, the world's second largest visitor attraction operator, insisted this morning it was on track for another year of growth despite the recent disappointment of its shelved stock... The Times

Bear Creek announces robust Corani prefeasibility study; over 250 million ounces of silver converted to reserves
| VANCOUVER, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Bear Creek Mining Corporation (TSX Venture: BCM) ("Bear Creek" or the "Company") is very pleased to announce the results of a positive Prefeasibility Stu... PR Newswire

SIONIX Corporation Announces That Preliminary Test Results of Its First Commercially Installed Elixir 225-P/RO Modular Packaged Water Treatment System Meet Expectations
| ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIONIX Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: SINX) today announced that the preliminary test results of water processed by its first commercially installed E... PR Newswire

Need to know: Bovis demand ... Audi sales up ...Stagecoach results
| View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap | Economics | UK retail sales: The value of high street sales bounced up at an annual rate 2.2 per cent on a like-for-like basis last month, reversing... The Times

Testing time for Intertek holders
| Intertek, the FTSE 100 provider of testing and inspection services, is usually cast less as predator than prey. | The company's niche - checking that everything from chemicals to cuddly toys complie... The Times

Global business
| Prudential, a British financial company, announced plans to buy the Asian life-insurance business of American International Group for $35.5 billion. AIG will use the money to help it repay some of t... Star Tribune

Hartland man, 27, rescued from pond by parents
Comments HARTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (Map, News) - Police say a 27-year-old Hartland Township man who fell into a pond in Livingston County has been saved by his parents. | Officials at the Brighton post... The Examiner