CNBC - It will also bid for 100 pct of the airline's convertible bonds at 0.3145 eur per bond. The bid is conditional on receiving acceptances representing more than 49.9 pct of Alitalia's share capital and more than 62 pct of the bonds. ..more

Ya Libnan - He said during a rally in 2005 " Martyr Prime Minister had special bonds with Mennieh. He used to say: Mennieh should be proud to be the home of the first Lebanese detainee in the prisons of the Israeli enemy Yehia Skaff. ..more

Quad-Cities Times - Their bonds ranged from $250,000 to $1 million. Police say the suspects approached people sitting alone in their cars in parking lots, held them at gunpoint and forced them to withdraw money from automated teller machines. ..more

Boston Globe - NEW YORK Moody's Investors Service affirmed the ratings on nine classes of bonds backed by credit card debt that National City Corp. , a bank Moody's downgraded on Thursday, is responsible for collecting. National City collects payments on pools ..more

Columbia Daily Tribune - According to a rate study prepared by accountant Michael Peroo, user rates would jump 125 percent in 2008 if voters don t approve the bonds, doubling the average user s monthly fee from about $32 per month to just less than $70. ..more