Belo Corp announced an offering of between $250-275 million of senior notes due in 2016. The notes were issued under a shelf registration filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in September 2009, authorizing up to $600 million in debt.

Belo Corp said that prior to the deal closing, which is expected at the end of November 2009, the company must obtain a waiver from its lenders on its leverage and interest coverage covenants. The company had total debt of $1.042 billion, as of September 30, 2009. Belo Corp plans to use the funds to reduce the amount outstanding on its credit facility.

Belo Corp reported a net loss per share in the third quarter of 2009 of $150 million, due mostly to a non-cash impairment charge. The charge was due to a reduction in the fair value of Belo Corp’s FCC licenses.

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Entergy Corporation (ETR) earlier today announced that it expects GAAP earnings and operational earnings to be approximately $2.31 per share and $2.39 per share, respectively, in the third quarter of 2009. This is low compared to the year-ago GAAP numbers of $2.41 per share and operational results of $2.50 per share.   The anticipated decrease in the quarter’s operational earnings is due primarily to lower results at the Utility, Parent and Other segment, partially offset by increased earnings at Non-nuclear Wholesale Assets segment. Utility, Parent & Other is expected to clock lower year-over-year operational earnings in third quarter 2009, primarily due to the absence of the 2008 adjustment reducing income tax expense and higher operation and maintenance expense. Entergy's Non-nuclear Wholesale Assets quarterly operational results are expected to improve due to the absence of the 2008 adjustment increasing income tax expense on account of the redemption of an ...

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Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAR) announced today that its Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC subsidiary has closed its $450 million Series 2009-2 asset-backed term notes. The 5.68% notes were priced to yield 5.75%, have an expected final payment date in February 2013 and are rated Aaa by Moody’s Investors Service.

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FIMA, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: FIMA), an emerging land development company, announced today that in spite of the continued persistent negative economic climate, the Company’s assets have remained steady. FIMA management, in order to control expenditures in light of its expectations for the direction of the economy, earlier this year decided upon a strategy that involved the dissolution of certain subsidiaries that were deemed unlikely to produce significant profits within an acceptable time frame. In addition, management revised its strategy in

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Entergy Corp.’s (ETR) proposed spin-off of its Non-utility Nuclear power business has been relegated to fiscal 2010. Recently, the New York Public Service Commission’s two administrative law judges in a ruling stated their apprehension regarding the new company having the financial viability to operate three units located in the state of New York. Of this, two units are located in the Indian Point Energy Center in Westchester County and a reactor at the James A. Fitzpatrick station in Oswego County. The New York Public Service Commission expressed its apprehension that the $3.5 billion worth of long-term unsecured bonds that Entergy plans to issue for the spin-off will drag down the bond rating of the new company, affecting its financial capacity. The Commission has also relegated its next hearing to December 2009 followed by a final decision on the spin-off in January 2010. Entergy has been ...

Entergy Corporation’s (ETR) utility subsidiary Entergy Arkansas has requested from the Arkansas Public Service Commission a $223 million hike in the base rate late last week. Entergy Arkansas supplies electricity to 684,000 customers spread across 63 counties in the state of Arkansas. The requested hike was to cover the cost of purchase of the Ouachita plant and restoration costs associated with the January 2009 ice storm in northern Arkansas. As per company estimations, this would raise the bill of an average residential customer with a monthly consumption of 1,000 kilowatt-hours by $7.86. Entergy Arkansas officials, however, feel that the actual burden would be much less. The improvement is expected to stem from lower fuel costs, which would improve on account of a decrease in natural gas prices. New Orleans-based Entergy is primarily engaged in electric power production and retail distribution of power. With 30,000MW of ...

Air Products (APD) acquired a new steam methane reformer (SMR) hydrogen facility from MarkWest Energy Partners L.P. (MWE). The facility, which is under construction, is in Corpus Christi, Texas. The company did not disclose the financial details of the transaction.   This acquisition further reinforces Air Products’ position as a leading hydrogen provider in the U.S. Gulf Coast. The company said that the new facility, which is expected to be operational in March 2010, will produce over 30 million standard cubic feet per day. It will be owned and operated by Air Products.   The companies also signed a separate long-term supply agreement whereby Air Products will provide hydrogen and steam to MarkWest.   Earlier this year, Air Products strengthened its U.S. Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline network with the successful completion of a pipeline connection across Lake Pontchartrain. The company said that this enhances the supply reliability ...

Currencies sold overnight…  But rebound in early morning trading…  China throws cold water on stock values… German exports rival the Big Kahuna! And Now… Today’s Pfennig! Good day… And a Terrific Tuesday to you! I returned home from San Francisco last night, and am back in the saddle today! Not the way I like to travel, where I get a day when returning home to recharge the batteries, but it is what it is… I did an interview with MarketWatch yesterday morning, talking about… Well, what else? The deficits, and diversification! My presentations in S.F. were well attended… On Saturday, my power point froze up, but I carried on in spite of the technical difficulties!

You know… I really, heard a lot of people talking about the rumor / conspiracy story that there will be a bank holiday at the end of the month (this weekend) and the Gov’t will announce major changes to

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Entergy Corporation’s (ETR) utility subsidiary Entergy Arkansas announced yesterday that it will reduce its retail electricity rates from September 1, 2009. New Orleans-based Entergy is primarily engaged in electric power production and retail distribution operations. The company owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000MW of electricity generating capacity. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. With a cumulative capacity of 8,000MW, the company is the second largest nuclear power generator in the U.S. The curtailment in rates is for passing on the benefits of recent fall in natural gas prices to its customers. The company filed with the Arkansas Public Service Commission notifying the reduction of 0.346 cents per kilowatt-hour usage in the fuel-cost portion of electric bills to 1.206 cents.     As per company estimates this will reduce the average monthly bill of a typical residential ...

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