The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of stainless steel wire rod from Korea for the period of September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2006.
New Games: The PS2 version of NCAA Football 08 from Electronic Arts (EA), in its second week, moved up one to become the top-rented videogame in the U.S., according to preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Aug. 12. The Xbox 360 version moved up one, to No. 2. Activision’s Transformers: The Game for PS2 -- the previous week’s No. 1 game -- slipped to No. 3 in its seventh week. The Xbox 360 version moved up one to No. 4. EA had two more releases in the top 10: The PS2 and 360 versions of NASCAR 08, at No. 5 (down one) and No. 8 (up one) in its third week. Rounding out the top 10 were Take-Two Interactive’s Darkness for 360 at No. 6 again in its seventh week, Nintendo’s Mario Party 8 for Wii at No. 7 again in its 11th week, Sony’s God of War II for PS2 at No. 9 (down one) in its 22nd week and Nintendo’s Mario Strikers Charged for Wii at No. 10 (up 22) in its second week… Majesco Entertainment plans to soon ship Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends for Nintendo DS, adding a Wii version will follow. It shipped more than 500,000 units of the first Cooking Mama game for DS since shipping that title 11 months ago, it said.
U.S Customs and Border Protection has issued an administrative message stating that due to systems maintenance, the generation of preliminary Periodic Monthly Statements (PMS) have been delayed and will be available on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 by 6:00 p.m., if not earlier. (Adm: 07-0173, dated 08/15/07, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2007/2007-0173.ADM )
Mitel delayed its expected Inter-Tel merger closing date to Aug. 16, the VoIP company told its merger partner in a letter, Inter-Tel said late Monday. That date could change if a Delaware Chancery Court awards an Inter-Tel stockholder a preliminary injunction against the merger, sought because of the sale method, Mitel said. The injunction ruling, expected Tuesday, hadn’t come by our deadline. The merger previously was to close on Aug. 13, Mitel said. Mitel moved the date to give the court time to rule after its Aug. 8 hearing.
Mitel delayed its expected Inter-Tel merger closing date to Aug. 16, the VoIP company told its merger partner in a letter, Inter-Tel said late Monday. That date could change if a Delaware Chancery Court awards an Inter-Tel stockholder a preliminary injunction against the merger, sought because of the sale method, Mitel said. The injunction ruling, expected Tuesday, hadn’t come by our deadline. The merger previously was to close on Aug. 13, Mitel said. Mitel moved the date to give the court time to rule after its Aug. 8 hearing.
The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain forged stainless steel flanges from India for the period of February 1, 2005 through January 31, 2006.
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period.
The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain preserved mushrooms from China for the period of February 1, 2005 through January 31, 2006.
Communications and technology PACs gave $2 million to Democratic candidates in the first half of 2007, compared with $1.5 million to Republicans, according to Federal Election Commission records compiled by Political Moneyline. The industry is the fourth largest contributor among corporate PACs for the 2007-08 election cycle, its $3.6 million slightly behind the No. 1-ranked agriculture sector at $3.9 million. It’s a position likely not to change, as communications has held the No. 4 spot since the early 1990s.
Communications and technology PACs gave $2 million to Democratic candidates in the first half of 2007, compared with $1.5 million to Republicans, according to Federal Election Commission records compiled by Political Moneyline. The industry is the fourth largest contributor among corporate PACs for the 2007-08 election cycle, its $3.6 million slightly behind the No. 1-ranked agriculture sector at $3.9 million. It’s a position likely not to change, as communications has held the No. 4 spot since the early 1990s.