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Shift by Hartmarx Reopens Bidding

Jun. 2, 2009
A federal bankruptcy judge approved a bidding process after the company revised a takeover bid to provide more cash for its largest creditor, the Wells Fargo bank.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A North Carolina judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by a Wachovia shareholder seeking to block the bank's sale to Wells Fargo.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Citigroup dropped its bid to acquire Wachovia Corp. late Thursday, clearing the way for a merger between the North Carolina bank and Wells Fargo.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Citigroup Inc. says a New York judge has temporarily blocked the planned $15.1 billion sale of U.S. bank Wachovia Corp. to Wells Fargo & Co.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler