Gannett CEO Gets $7.9 Million in 2007

Gannett CEO Gets $7.9 Million in 2007
Forbes - The proxy statement filed to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday shows that $3.35 million - or 43 percent of his 2007 compensation - came in the form of stock options granted in February at a strike price of $61.26 per share.

Return to the 1970s: how to reap a profit in the downturn
Times Online - Most are issued on the Norwegian stock exchange and the easiest way to get exposure is to invest in the CQS Rig Finance Fund, an investment trust listed on London’s Alternative Investment Market and the Channel Islands stock exchange.

Indian shares up in early deals; Jaiprakash Associates makes strong
Forbes - At 1033 am local time, the Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark Sensitive Index was 148.12 points or 0.96 pct higher at 15,505.47 while the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange was up 0.61 pct at 4,651.65 points.

AVI to Acquire Ercole in Deal Worth About $7.5M
Genetic Engineering News - AVI BioPharma plans to buy Ercole Biotech in a stock-for-stock transaction. AVI will issue up to $7.5 million in its common stock valued at $1.3161 per share in exchange for all Ercole’s outstanding shares that AVI doesn’t already own. AVI will

China B-shares end morning lower in cautious trade - UPDATE
Forbes - The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A- and B-shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, end the morning down 42.57 points or 1.07 pct at 3,928.69.

SKorean won falls further against US dollar as stock market tumbles
Forbes - On the Seoul stock exchange, LG Electronics was trading up 3,000 won or 2.7 percent at 113,000 won and Hyundai Motor up 1,700 won or 2.6 percent at 68,300 won.

Noven down on 4Q delay and early results
BusinessWeek - Noven Pharmaceuticals stock is sliding after the company asked to delay its full fourth-quarter results -- and what the company did report disappointed investors. The company said it plans to ask the Securities and Exchange Commission for an

CORRECTED-Blank check co BHG Acquisition files for $350 mln IPO
Reuters - The company is seeking an American Stock Exchange listing. Its chairman is Clifton Robbins, who was general partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co [KKR.UL] for five years of his 13 years with the firm, the company said in the SEC filing. (Reporting

Morgan Stanley: Russia edges Taiwan as top emerging market
Stockhouse Canada - American depositary receipts of Gazprom, Russia's largest energy company, fell 35 cents to US$51.90 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.