The America's Intelligence Wire articles from November 2009

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from November 2009

Corr: Brazil Cpfl Energia '10 Distribution Invest. Seen at R$ 1bn
November 30, 2009... (From AE Brazil Newswire) Rio de Janeiro, 30 - Please note there's an error in the item out 12.26 pm local time/14.26 GMT. CPFL Energia expects to invest around R$ 1 billion next year in distribution, and not transmission as previously...

Diedrich Extends Peet's Coffee Deadline to Counter Green Mountain Offer
November 27, 2009... (From FinancialWire) Byline: TRAVIS REED FinancialWire-27 November 2009-Diedrich Extends Peet's Coffee Deadline To Counter Green Mountain Offer (C)2009 Investrend Communications, Inc. (Comment on this article at...

Market Forces Push Gazprom to Soften Its Attitude
November 25, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: GARY PEACH Just a year ago, Gazprom seemed all-powerful. The Russian gas producer was the third-largest corporation in the world, sat on a hoard of cash and had single-handedly blocked gas to a large part of...

Rhodia Plans $200M Investment in Brazil through 2014 - Report
November 25, 2009... (From AE Brazil Newswire) Sao Paulo, 25 - French chemical company Rhodia plans to invest at least $200 million in Brazil through 2014, Rhodia's CEO Jean-Pierre Clamadieu said Tuesday, according to a report in the Wednesday edition of...

Russia Revises Gas Deal with Strggling Ukraine
November 24, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday revised their natural gas deal to lower the amount Kiev must buy next year, according to state-controlled monopoly Gazprom. The amendments to the...

Peet's Raises Offer for Diedrich to $265M
November 23, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAUL LOGOTHETIS Coffee chain retailer Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. said Monday it has raised its offer for the wholesale roaster and distributor Diedrich Coffee Inc. by about 24 percent to $265 million. ...

Peet's Raises Offer for Diedrich to $265M
November 23, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ALAN CLENDENNING Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc., hoping for a stake in the growing single-serve coffee brewing market, on Monday boosted its bid for a wholesale roaster and distributor by 24 percent. If...

Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif., Doug Krikorian Column: Lakes Set to Wow Them at Local Pub
November 20, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Press-Telegram - Long Beach, California) Byline: Doug Krikorian The famous American tenor, Mr. Gary Lakes, has performed at the La Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, the...

Austria, Russia Discuss South Stream Pipeline
November 20, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MATTI HUUHTANEN Austrian officials were in Moscow Friday to negotiate an intergovernmental agreement linked to the South Stream natural gas pipeline project. Funded by Russia's Gazprom and Italy's Eni state...

Russian, Ukrainian PMs Meet to Discuss Gas Issues
November 19, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NATALIYA VASILYEVA The prime ministers of Russia and Ukraine will meet Thursday to discuss their countries' uneasy relations in the energy sphere, which Europe worries could lead to another disruption of...

Gay, Richards Both Win 2nd Jesse Owens Award
November 19, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: AMY FORLITI Sprinters Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards earned their second Jesse Owens Awards on Thursday as USA Track & Field's athletes of the year. Gay previously received the honor in 2007, and Richards...

Gazprom Says Gas Demand to Pick Up Next Year
November 17, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CARLA K. JOHNSON Depressed natural gas consumption in Europe will rise next year and the surplus of gas will disappear in 2011, boosting prices, Gazprom deputy chief executive Alexander Medvedev said Tuesday....

Gazprom Says Gas Demand to Pick Up Next Year
November 17, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NATALIYA VASILYEVA Depressed natural gas consumption in Europe will rise next year and the surplus of gas will disappear in 2011, boosting prices, Gazprom deputy chief executive Alexander Medvedev said...

Gazprom Defends Rigid Contract Terms with Europe
November 17, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NATALIYA VASILYEVA Gazprom on Tuesday defended its inflexible supply contracts with Europe, which critics say are driving customers away and under which the Russian producer claims it is owed $2.5 billion. ...

Russia, Slovenia to Sign South Stream Pipe Deal
November 14, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MICHAEL LIEDTKE Slovenia will sign on to the South Stream gas pipeline transporting Russian gas to Europe, an official said. The deal will be signed later Saturday by Slovenia Prime Minister Borut Pahor and...

Russia, Slovenia to Sign South Stream Pipe Deal
November 14, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DAVID NOWAK Slovenia will sign on to the South Stream gas pipeline transporting Russian gas to Europe, an official said. The deal will be signed later Saturday by Slovenia Prime Minister Borut Pahor and...

Las Vegas Police Raid 6 Hells Angels Locations
November 11, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: KEN RITTER Six Hells Angels motorcycle club locations were raided Wednesday in an investigation of a brawl that left two people with stab wounds at a Las Vegas wedding chapel nearly a year ago, police said. ...

Brazil's Cpfl Confirms Alliance W/ Vale, Neoenergia for Belo Monte
November 11, 2009... (From AE Brazil Newswire) Sao Paulo, 11 - The chief executive of Brazilian power utility CPFL Energia confirmed Tuesday that the company has teamed up with mining giant Vale and power company Neoenergia to bid for the Belo Monte hydroelectric...

Brazil Cpfl Energia Posts R$ 289.67m 3q Net Profit, Down 15.76%
November 10, 2009... (From AE Brazil Newswire) Sao Paulo, 10 - Sao Paulo power utility CPFL Energia had a consolidated R$ 289.674 million ($1 = R$ 1.717) net profit in the third quarter, down 15.76% on the same period last year, the company reported Tuesday...

Ukraine: Russian Gas Debt Paid on Time
November 6, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MARIA AKSYONOVA and NATALIYA VASILYEVA Ukraine has paid for the Russian gas it used in October just days before the deadline, the prime minister said Friday, seeking to avoid a repeat of the January conflict...

Winner Named in Lunar Lander X Prize Contest
November 3, 2009... (From AP Online) A team of California rocketeers has won a $1 million prize in a simulated lunar landing contest backed by NASA. The X Prize Foundation said Monday that Mojave, Calif.-based Masten Space Systems had a better landing...

Peet's Coffee to Buy Diedrich Coffee
November 3, 2009... (From FinancialWire) Byline: NICOLE WINFIELD FinancialWire-3 November 2009-Peet's Coffee To Buy Diedrich Coffee (C)2009 Investrend Communications, Inc. (Comment on this article at...

Disney Co Spending $7M on Conservation Projects
November 3, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: H. JOSEF HEBERT The Walt Disney Co. says it will spend $7 million in partnership with three conservation groups to protect tens of thousands of acres (hectares) of forests lands in the Congo basin, the Amazon...

Putin Requests EU Credits for Ukraine
November 2, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CIARAN GILES Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday urged the European Union to lend Ukraine at least $1 billion to help it pay for natural gas supplies from Russia and avoid another disruption of...