Suddenly, AIDS Makes the News in China
Date: 05 December 2001
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
Elisabeth Rosenthal
Stories about AIDS suddenly overflow China's state-owned news media, reflecting government decision to allow greater discussion of rapidly growing epidemic; China concludes talks with at least one Western drug company to import discounted AIDS drugs; move is largely symbolic since prices are still out of reach of most Chinese; most Chinese know little about how virus spreads, while China continues to play down seriousness of its AIDS epidemic (M)
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World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Newspaper Fined
Date: 05 December 2001
By Sarah Lyall (NYT)
Sarah NYT
British court fines Manchester Evening News over $200,000 for contempt of court for publishing article about whereabouts of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, youths convicted of killing James Bulger, 2, in 1993 (S)
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POLYMEDICA SAYS IT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY GOVERNMENT
Date: 05 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PolyMedica, a leading maker of diabetes test kits, says Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting formal investigation of its accounting, financial reports, sales of securities and other matters (S)
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SPRINT CUTS EARNINGS FORECAST FOR THE QUARTER
Date: 05 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sprint Corporation reduces its quarterly profit forecast by as much as 21 percent, citing disappointing sales of certain products (S)
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TYCO INTERNATIONAL TO PURCHASE CII TECHNOLOGIES
Date: 05 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tyco International Ltd will buy CII Technologies Inc for about $310 million in cash to expand its line of industrial-relay products (S)
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VALERO ENERGY AGREES TO SELL REFINERY
Date: 04 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Valero Energy agrees to sell San Francisco area refinery in order to gain Federal Trade Commission approval of its $5.4 billion takeover of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp (S)
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COLLINS & AIKMAN CUTS PRICE FOR TEXTRON DEAL
Date: 04 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Collins & Aikman Corp reduces price of its acquisition of car-trim business of Textron Inc from $1.34 billion to $1.28 billion, citing 'changed economic circumstances' (S)
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NESTLÉ TO BUY IONICS' BOTTLED WATER BUSINESS
Date: 04 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nestle will buy Aqua Cool Pure Bottled Water operation of Ionics Inc for $220 million (S)
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DANA PUTS COST OF REALIGNMENT AT $445 MILLION
Date: 04 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dana Corp expects about $445 million in after-tax costs from eliminating 11,250 jobs and closing or combination of more than 30 plants and offices (S)
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COCA-COLA BOTTLER'S PROFIT TO BEAT FORECASTS
Date: 05 December 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Coca-Cola Enterprises announces that cost cutting and higher prices and sales will result in net income of 80 cents to 85 cents a share in 2002, above analysts' estimates (S)
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