Disney Said to Be Near Getting a Price Cut in Fox TV Deal
Date: 23 October 2001
By Seth Schiesel With Andrew Ross Sorkin
Seth With
Walt Disney Co reportedly is close to accord to cut by up to $100 million price it will pay for Fox Family Worldwide cable television operation; had agreed to pay $3 billion in cash plus $2.3 billion in debt assumption; News Corp and Saban Entertainment each own 49.5 percent of Fox Family (M)
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From the Rubble, a Picture and a Friendship
Date: 23 October 2001
By Jim Dwyer
Jim Dwyer
Article in series Objects, relates tale of family photo that was found in World Trade Center rubble by Tim Sherman and reprinted in his New Jersey paper, Home News Tribune, where it was seen by Brian Conroy, who recognized children of George Tabeek, who worked for New York Port Authority; photo; Conroy called his old acquaintance, assuming he had been killed, only to talk with a very alive Tabeek (M)
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A Nation Challenged
Date: 23 October 2001
Summary of articles relating to terrorism crisis
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ALLEGHENY TO CLOSE PART OF FACTORY IN HOUSTON
Date: 23 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Allegheny Technologies Inc will close part of Houston plant and lay off 220 workers because of falling demand for stainless steel (S)
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EASTMAN CHEMICAL TO CLOSE PLANT IN GERMANY
Date: 23 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Eastman Chemical Co will close Dusseldorf, Germany, specialty chemicals plant as part of plan to consolidate coatings operations (S)
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COMSTOCK RESOURCES OFFERS TO BUY DEVX ENERGY
Date: 23 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Comstock Resources offers to buy DevX Energy Inc, rival oil and gas exploration and drilling company, for about $93.3 million (S)
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NORANDA TO CLOSE AUTO WHEEL PLANT IN KENTUCKY
Date: 23 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Noranda Inc will shut its American Racing Equipment auto wheel plant, Warsaw, Ky, and cut 200 jobs because of slumping demand (S)
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CENTURYTEL BUYING 675,000 VERIZON PHONE LINES
Date: 23 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CenturyTel Inc to buy about 675,000 phone lines in Alabama and Missouri from Verizon Communications Inc for $2.16 billion (S)
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Sunoco Estimates Value of an Offering
Date: 23 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Bloomberg News) — Sunoco Inc., one of the largest fuel sellers in the Northeast, estimates that it will raise $108 million from an initial offering for a limited partnership formed to store and transport crude oil.
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Raytheon Moves to Reduce Debt
Date: 23 October 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
LEXINGTON, Mass., Oct. 22 (Bloomberg News) — The Raytheon Company said yesterday that it would offer 29 million common shares, expected to raise $1 billion, to reduce debt, a move analysts said was intended to keep its credit rating from being downgraded to junk status.
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