World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Inquiries Into Journalists' Deaths
Date: 21 November 2003
By Seth Mydans (NYT)
Seth NYT
Russian Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandr Chekalin reports police are investigating 18 killings of journalists; Reporters Without Borders lists Russia as most dangerous country in Europe for journalists (S)
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IONICS WILL BUY ECOLOCHEM FOR $338 MILLION
Date: 20 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ionics Inc, water-purification and treatment company, acquires Ecolochem Inc for $338 million in stock (S)
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AT WARNACO, PRESIDENT OF SPORTSWEAR GROUP RESIGNS
Date: 20 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Warnaco Group says John Kourakos has resigned as president of its sportswear group (S)
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SCHWAB TO BUY SOUNDVIEW FOR $321 MILLION
Date: 20 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Charles Schwab Corp acquires SoundView Technology Group for $321.3 million to expand its research coverage of technology and telecommunications companies (S)
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FORD PLANS TO INVEST IN PLANTS IN MICHIGAN AND OHIO
Date: 21 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ford Motor Co will invest as much as $325 million at plants in Michigan and Ohio to produce new, more fuel-efficient transmission (S)
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AMERCO REQUESTS MORE TIME FOR BANKRUPTCY PLAN
Date: 20 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Amerco Inc asks Federal Bankruptcy Judge Greg Zive to extend deadline for advancing its bankruptcy recovery plan; will amend its recovery plan by Nov 27 to reflect accord reached last week that would fully repay bondholders $714.6 million (S)
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TAX REFUNDS WILL PUSH UP EXXON MOBIL PROFIT
Date: 21 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Exxon Mobil says its profit this quarter will increase by $2.2 billion as result of refunds from settlement of dispute over tax deductions for natural gas sales (S)
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ENRON GETS PERMISSION TO SELL STAKE IN POWER PLANT
Date: 21 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal Bankruptcy Judge Arthur J Gonzalez gives Enron Corp permission to sell its 40 percent stake in power plant near Oswego, NY, to RCMF Debt, RCP Debt and Sithe/Independence Equity for $225 million; Enron can also begin accepting bids to sell debt it holds in East Coast Power, which owns power plant in Linden, NJ (S)
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FOOT LOCKER REPORTS HIGHER PROFIT AND DEAL WITH NIKE
Date: 21 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Foot Locker rise 13 percent after third-quarter profit tops analysts' forecasts and Nike agrees to restart shipments of some of its most popular sneakers, ending dispute that has hurt both companies (S)
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WET SEAL SAYS PRICE CUTS WILL WIDEN QUARTERLY LOSS
Date: 21 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Apparel retailer Wet Seal says it will report loss of as much as 21 cents per share in fourth quarter because of price cuts and that its chief financial officer William Langsdorf has resigned; executive vice president Joseph Deckop will serve as interim chief financial officer (S)
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