A Cartoon Giant's Rich Reward
Date: 04 March 2001
By Bernard Weinraub
Bernard Weinraub
Article profiles Haim Saban, children's television mogul, who is negotiating to sell his half of Fox Family Worldwide to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, which owns other half; photo (M)
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SBC COMMUNICATIONS TO CUT JOBS AT TELECOM UNIT
Date: 03 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
SBC Communications Inc will eliminate unspecified number of jobs at its SBC Telecom unit to reduce expenses (S)
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON BUYS BABYCENTER FROM ETOYS
Date: 03 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Johnson & Johnson, already an operator of Web sites for parents of young children, buys BabyCenter site from eToys Inc, which is about to file for bankruptcy protection (S)
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U.S. FOODSERVICE AGREES TO BUY MUTUAL WHOLESALE
Date: 03 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Foodservice, unit of Koninklijke Ahold, agrees to but Mutual Wholesale Co in order to expand into Florida (S)
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PG&E REFINANCES DEBT WITH A LOAN OF $1 BILLION
Date: 03 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PG&E Corp refinances its debt with $1 billion loan from General Electric Capital Corp and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc (S)
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PENNEY IS PLANNING TO CUT NUMBER OF ITEMS IN ITS STORES
Date: 03 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
J C Penney will reduce number of items offered for sale in its stores as part of attempt to reverse its earnings slump (S)
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KODAK HALTS STOCK REPURCHASES SO IT CAN TRIM DEBT
Date: 03 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Eastman Kodak Co stops its stock repurchasing in order to accelerate repayment of its debt and make acquisitions (S)
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Schumacher Wins Year's First Race
Date: 04 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Michael Schumacher wins season-opening Formula One race
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California Agency Challenges Energy Bills
Date: 03 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
California Independent System Operator, manager of state's power-grid system, seeks investigation by federal regulators of its contention that power generators overcharged by $555 million for electricity sold in December, 2000, and January, 2001 (M)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 04 March 2001
INTERNATIONAL 3-14 Israel's Ties With Germany Elude American Jews Germany has become Israel's most important ally outside the United States, providing critical support in the military, intelligence, political and economic fields. But this rapprochement has largely eluded the relationship between Germany and American Jews. 1 Russian Tests Raise Concern Intelligence officials and nuclear analysts in Washington are embroiled in a bitter dispute over a series of what Russia calls non-nuclear tests. Some experts think Russia is lying and that the tests are small nuclear blasts, others say that charge is reckless and probably wrong. 14
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