World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Reuters Leaves Fleet Street
Date: 24 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reuters Group will move from Fleet Street in London, where it has made its headquarters since start of World War II; will shift most of its London employees to Docklands in agreement with Canary Wharf Group in 2005 to save about 5 million pounds ($8.3 million) a year (S)
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Head of BSkyB Quits, With Murdoch's Son Possible Heir
Date: 24 September 2003
By Heather Timmons
Heather Timmons
British Sky Broadcasting Group announces resignation of chief executive Tony Ball, who will become consultant to News Corp, which owns 35 percent of BSkyB; move comes after week of speculation in British media that James Murdoch, son of News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch, will become next head of satellite-television network; photo (M)
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ARTS BRIEFING
Date: 23 September 2003
By Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Gelder
Arts Briefing column: Experts at Tate Britain, correcting 30-year-old mistake, rename two landscape paintings by J M W Turner; both paintings will be on view from October 9 through January 11; British study reportedly finds that children between 9 and 13 know difference between actual and fictional violence and find violence on television news more disturbing than what they see on screen; Naxos label is set to release first 5 of 50 compact discs carrying more than 600 newly recorded sacred and secular works of American Jewish music; photos (M)
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National Briefing | Washington: Former Pentagon Spokeswoman Joins Cnn As Analyst
Date: 23 September 2003
Victoria Clarke, former Pentagon spokeswoman, joins CNN as political and policy analyst; photo (S)
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INTRODUCTION OF NOVARTIS PAINKILLER IS DELAYED
Date: 24 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Novartis will not be able to introduce its Prexige painkiller in US before 2005 because Food and Drug Administration has requested more information; drug will compete with Pfizer Inc's Celebrex and Merck & Co's Vioxx (S)
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HALLIBURTON SEEKS SUPPORT FOR ASBESTOS SETTLEMENT
Date: 23 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Halliburton Co is asking about 425,000 individuals suing over asbestos exposure to endorse restructuring of DII Industries, Kellogg Brown & Root and other units in estimated $4 billion settlement; approval by at least 75 percent of those with claims would clear way for units to file for bankruptcy protection in November under plan to create trust that would pay asbestos claims and erase future liability; plan would allow Halliburton to settle its asbestos liability while avoiding bankruptcy (S)
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WALTER INDUSTRIES SELLS UNIT TO OXBOW CARBON
Date: 24 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Walter Industries agrees to sell its industrial materials unit to Oxbow Carbon and Minerals for $127.7 million (S)
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JETBLUE SUED OVER RELEASE OF PASSENGER DATA
Date: 24 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
JetBlue Airways Corp is sued in state court in Salt Lake City and federal court in Los Angeles for disclosing passenger information to Torch Concepts, Defense Department contractor; suit seeks class-action status to represent other passengers whose names, addresses, phone numbers and flight itineraries were disclosed to Torch (S)
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TYSON FOODS EXPECTS PROFIT TO BEAT FORECASTS
Date: 23 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tyson Foods Inc expects fiscal fourth-quarter profit to rise from year earlier, beating analyst projections, because of improved results in its beef business (S)
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HOME DEPOT IS PLANNING SECOND STORE IN MANHATTAN
Date: 24 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Home Depot Inc plans to open store on Third Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets in mid-2004 (S)
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