Business Calendar (I Business) October 10th, 2006 Seattle Post Intelligencer - Please send calendar items two weeks in advance to...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Capital One Financial Corp. , a big credit card issuer that is expanding into retail banking, said on Wednesday third-quarter profit rose 20 percent as customers borrowed more.

KKR Group Withdraws A$18.2 Billion Coles Myer Bid (Update1) Bloomberg - By Robert Fenner. Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) - - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s buyout group abandoned an A$18.2 billion ($13.7 billion) takeover bid for Coles Myer Ltd.