Read more Virgin Media stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3896/virgin-media.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 00:51:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5516/ny-storm-delays-new-airlines-first-flight.htmlWill McCahill<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=17978&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401033346' border='0' />Highlighting the difficulties of the US domestic market, inclement weather delayed today's first flight of Virgin America, the airline backed by impish British billionaire Richard Branson. The airline, which aims to provide first-class amenities at budget-friendly fares, operates from its San Francisco hub to Los Angeles and New York's JFK...In this photo provided by Virgin America, Fred Reid, right, CEO of start-up airline Virgin America, and Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group, have some fun on the wheels of a Virgin America Airbus A-320 at New York's JFK airport, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007. The airline will make its first flight Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 from New York's JFK to San Francisco, where the airline is based. (AP Photo/Mark Greenberg, Virgin America, HO)http://www.newser.com/story/5516/ny-storm-delays-new-airlines-first-flight.htmlWed, 08 Aug 2007 17:37:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5006/corporate-buyers-muscle-in-on-private-equity-deals.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=15389&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401033654' border='0' />Corporations have the upper hand over private equity firms in acquisitions for the first time in years because of chaos in the debt markets, the Wall Street Journal reports. Private equity firms are stalled until the credit situation stabilizes and they can sell off some of their debt. Corporate buyers...A technician for Comcast Corp. heads out on a job in this Feb. 2, 2006 file photo in Salt Lake City. Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable television operator, on Thursday, April 26, 2007 reported that first-quarter profits surged by 80 percent, in part helped by a one-time gain resulting from the dissolution of a joint venture with Time Warner Cable. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)http://www.newser.com/story/5006/corporate-buyers-muscle-in-on-private-equity-deals.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2007 06:40:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3773/deals-excite-nervous-markets.htmlGreg Atwan<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=9969&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034330' border='0' />The Dow rose 126.81 points to 13535.43 today, as several big deals assuaged traders worried the recent LBO spate is coming to an end. Chief among them, the Journal 's Market Watch reports, was a $32.6B buyout of BCE, Canada's largest telecom, by a consortium including two...Bell Canada offices are seen in downtown Montreal in this Oct. 11, 2006, file photo. BCE Inc., Canada's largest telecommunications company, said Saturday it has reached an agreement to be bought by a group led by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan for C$51.7 billion (US$48.5 billion), making it the largest takeover in Canadian history and one of the world's biggest leveraged buyouts. (AP Photo/CP, Ryan Remiorz)http://www.newser.com/story/3773/deals-excite-nervous-markets.htmlMon, 02 Jul 2007 20:06:02 CDT