Turning the Page To a Fresh Worldview
Date: 04 October 2001
By Todd Lappin
Todd Lappin
Paperboy Web site has directory of links to 5,288 newspapers in 176 countries, providing sources of international news and opinion on terrorist attacks of Sept 11 and anticipated US response (M)
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San Antonio Journal; A Forum Recalls Unheeded Warnings
Date: 04 October 2001
By Sam Dillon
Sam Dillon
Former intelligence officials, army special forces commanders and police chiefs attending American Society for Industrial Security meeting, San Antonio, say they their warnings about terrorist attacks on American targets were ignored for years; meeting draws more participants and journalists than in past; photo (M)
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STARBUCKS IN JOINT VENTURE WITH GERMAN RETAILER
Date: 05 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Starbucks Corp forms joint venture with KarstadtQuelle, Germany's biggest department store company, to expand into Germany; first Starbucks store is expected to open in Berlin in early spring (S)
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GENENTECH AND XOMA TO DELAY FILING FOR PSORIASIS DRUG
Date: 05 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Genentech Inc and Xoma Ltd say they will delay filing for approval of their Xanelim psoriasis drug after Food and Drug Administration asks for new study (S)
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TIFFANY SAYS THIRD-QUARTER SALES WILL DECLINE
Date: 04 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tiffany & Co's fiscal third-quarter sales will decline about 10 percent and profit will fall more than forecast as shoppers, worried about slowing economy and shaken by terrorist attacks, spend less on jewelry (S)
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ARAMARK BUYING SERVICES BUSINESS FROM SERVICEMASTER
Date: 05 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Aramark Corp acquires ServiceMaster Co's facility-service business for $800 million (S)
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WILLIAMS-SONOMA EXPECTS TO MEET PROFIT ESTIMATES
Date: 04 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Williams-Sonoma Inc, owner of Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma chains, expects to meet third-quarter and annual profit forecasts even as sales fall below previous estimates (S)
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STRIDE RITE CUTS 120 JOBS AND FORECASTS QUARTERLY LOSS
Date: 05 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stride Rite Corp, which makes Keds and its namesake brand of children's shoes, says it will lay off 20 percent of its administrative employees, cutting 120 jobs, and will report loss in fourth quarter of its fiscal year; says net income in third quarter ended Aug 31 fell 8 percent, to $7.15 million; sales declined 6.5 percent (S)
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EL PASO ENERGY TO BUY GAS ASSETS FOR $283 MILLION
Date: 04 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
El Paso Energy Partners LP, owner of natural gas and oil pipelines in Gulf of Mexico, agrees to buy gas-processing plant and stake in offshore pipelines in two separate transactions valued at $283.5 million; publicly traded partnership, which was set up by El Paso Corp, acquires Chaco gas processing plant in New Mexico from consortium of banks for $198.5 million; El Paso Energy Partners also acquires 50 percent in Deepwater Holdings LLC it does not already own from El Paso Corp for $85 million (S)
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Ownership of Funds Is Up
Date: 04 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Investment Company Institute reports number of households that own mutual funds rose 5.9 percent in 2000, to 54.8 million, 52 percent of all households in the nation (S)
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