LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27, 2012- The Los Angeles Dodgers today confirmed the round of preliminary bidding has been completed successfully. The preliminary round of bidding has underscored the robust nature of the sales process, the significant purchase opportunity which the Dodgers represent, and the enormous value that the sale of the Dodgers, including their media assets, will generate.

Each of the preliminary bids has been reviewed carefully by the Dodgers and its …

Proceeds From Barrett-Jackson Auction Benefit Childhelp and Victory Junction Gang

SAN DIEGO-The WD-40®/SEMA Cares Foose Challenger is used to raising eyebrows, but by the time it rolled off the auction block at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction Jan. 20 in Scottsdale, Ariz., it also raised big money for charity – $115,000.

“We’re thrilled his hard work, along with that of our generous build partners, was recognized and that we were able …

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — Turnover of retail trade in Sweden grew by 0.8 percent in the whole year of 2011 compared with the previous year, the lowest increase in 1996, Swedish Institute of Retail (HUI) said here on Friday.
Latest data suggested that Swedish retail sales grew by 1.5 percent in December 2011 from the same period a year earlier. A 2.4-percent increase in the sales of daily commodities helped pull up the retail sales data, …

Will Appear on ABC’s The View Monday, January 30th
NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2012- Stone Phillips, former Dateline NBC and ABC News 20/20 reporter, returns to the field with “Hard Hits, Hard Numbers: The First Study of Head Impacts in Youth Football.”   This exclusive story, to be released on StonePhillipsReports.com Friday, January 27th, reveals the findings of a groundbreaking Virginia Tech study, which placed …

TOKYO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Friday expressed the hope that people-to-people exchanges between Japan and China would increase this year as the two countries celebrate the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties.
Noda, in a written message to a New Year party organized by Xinhua News Agency’s Tokyo bureau, likened himself to a “son” of bilateral exchanges.
Noda …

NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2012 - Naeem Khan, the designer known for adorning starlets in his luxurious collection of impeccably cut dresses, sophisticated gowns and chic separates, receives the distinguished title of “Mercedes-Benz Presents” designer for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2012 Collections.

“The admiration we have for Naeem Khan’s designs and his exceptional reputation throughout the fashion industry make him the ideal ‘Mercedes-Benz Presents’ designer,” said Lisa Holladay, manager of brand experience …

WASHINGTON–Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) called for a federal investigation into former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for filing an inaccurate personal financial disclosure form (PFD) with the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). The documents, which showcase Mitt and Ann Romney’s vast wealth, omit at least 23 investments, 11 of which are held in foreign countries known to be offshore tax havens. CREW asked OGE, …

NEW YORK-Fitch Ratings has assigned an ‘AA’ rating to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s approximately $91.7 million Dormitory Authority of the State of New York revenue bonds, 2012. In addition, Fitch affirms the ‘AA’ rating on Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s (MSKCC) outstanding debt.

The Rating Outlook is Stable.

Bond proceeds will be used to fund a portion of the cost of a new facility in Harrison, New York. Total pro forma debt is $1.77 billion and is 100% fixed rate.

The series 2012 bonds …

NEW YORK–Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘AAA’ super senior and mezzanine classes of Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (MSCI), series 2006-IQ12 commercial mortgage pass-through certificates and downgraded eight classes. A detailed list of rating actions follows at the end of this release.
The downgrades reflect an increase in Fitch expected losses, most of which involves increased losses from lower valuations on specially serviced loans. Fitch modeled losses of 9.57% of the remaining pool. Fitch has designated 42 …

WASHINGTON,  (Xinhua) — Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich exchanged fires Thursday night in the final debate before the Florida primary.
The former Massachusetts governor and the former House speaker clashed with each other on the issue of illegal immigration immediately after the debate, which also pitted Texas congressman Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, kicked off on the campus of the University …