TK Aluminum Ltd. Announces Completion of Refinancing Package and Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and
- Teksid Aluminum net revenues in 2005 increased 11.5% as compared to the prior year.

CNH Reports First Quarter 2006 Net Income of $43 million, up $28 million from the First Quarter 2005
CNH Global N.V. today reported first quarter 2006 net income of $43 million, compared to net income of $15 million in the first quarter of 2005. Results include restructuring charges, net of tax, of $3 million in the first quarter of 2006, and $4 million in the first quarter of 2005.

Strong U.S. Economy Helps Lift Mexico ETF
Is Mexico riding the tails of an expanding U.S.?

Mauritius: Budget: Fixing Deficit Amidst Multiple Shocks
Rama Sithanen kickstarts budget talks this Thursday with the annual tripartite consultations. A most tricky task awaits him as the economy faces challenges from various quarters.

NCO Group Announces First Quarter Results of $0.32 Per Diluted Share, After Special Charges of $0.09 Per Share
NCO Group, Inc. , a leading provider of business process outsourcing services, announced today that during the first quarter of 2006, it reported net income of $10.5 million, or $0.32 per diluted share; $0.41 per diluted share before special charges of $3.4 million, net of taxes, or $0.09 per diluted share.

Fitch Upgrades Avnet's IDR to 'BB+'
NEW YORK----May 2, 2006--Fitch Ratings has upgraded Avnet Inc. as follows: Issuer Default Rating to 'BB+' from 'BB'; Senior unsecured notes to 'BB+' from 'BB'; Senior unsecured bank credit facility to 'BB+' from 'BB'.

Level 3's long spree
Level 3 Communications' buying flurry continued Monday as it snatched up a Pennsylvania-based high-speed network operator for $1.2 billion, including debt.