On the Radio, Afghans Call Their Nation to a New Day
Date: 04 September 2002
By John F. Burns
John Burns
New radio program called Good Morning Afghanistan is offering Afghans zesty, up-to-the-minute and increasingly bold look at world, and at surprising ways country is changing now that Taliban have been driven from power; announcer Ghani Mudaqiq recalls Taliban days when lone radio station began news with bulletins on arrests of men for trimming beards and women for entering ice cream parlors; he and Sharifa Zurmati, woman previously banned from working, now offer more audience-friendly broadcasts; photo; training help comes from Denmark-based Baltic Media Center, with financing from European Commission; advisers with BBC and Voice of America experience offer editorial advice, but greatest gain may be that Afghans are hearing news from countrymen (M)
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World Briefing | Asia: Japan: Premier's Big Gamble
Date: 03 September 2002
By James Brooke (NYT)
James NYT
Japan's Prime Min Junichiro Koizumi tells party officials he is staking his political life on visit to North Korea this week; press has expressed caution about one-day visit, calling it hurried and questioning whether prime minister can win concessions from North Korea, which does not have diplomatic ties with Japan; photo (S)
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World Briefing | Europe: Ukraine: President Tries To Fend Off Foes
Date: 04 September 2002
By Sophia Kishkovsky (NYT)
Sophia NYT
Ukraine Pres Leonid D Kuchma seeks legislators' support for government reform plan that would shift some of his power to Parliament; political opponents have accused him of corruption and say he was connected with murder of opposition journalist Georgy Gongadze nearly two years ago, charge which he denies; photo (S)
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SCHIZOPHRENIA DRUG MOVES CLOSER TO APPROVAL
Date: 04 September 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co moves closer to Food and Drug Administration approval of Abilify, treatment for schizophrenia (S)
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MOODY'S CUTS AQUILA'S DEBT TO JUNK STATUS
Date: 04 September 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Aquila Inc's debt is cut to junk status by Moody's Investors Service (S)
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BOEING AND GENERAL DYNAMICS FACE NAVY DEADLINE
Date: 04 September 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Navy gives General Dynamics Corp and Boeing Co deadline of Sept 30 to return to Treasury $2.3 billion paid during development of fighter aircraft that was canceled; Dick Cheney, who was defense secretary at time, cancelled A-12 program in January 1991; General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas sued; federal court ruled against companies in August 2001; General Dynamics calls Navy's demand 'an unseemly negotiating tactic and apparent effort to gain advantage during settlement talks' and says company will ask federal appeals court to delay collection if negotiations fail (S)
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OPERATOR OF MONSTER.COM TO BUY BACK SOME SHARES
Date: 04 September 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TMP Worldwide Inc plans to buy back as many as five million shares during next 18 months; shares amount for about 4.5 percent of TMP's total shares outstanding (S)
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RELIANT ENERGY'S HOLDING COMPANY IS NOW COMPLETE
Date: 04 September 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reliant Energy Inc completes formation of new holding company, CenterPoint Energy, as it nears board vote to separate two companies; shares will continue to trade under REI ticker until board votes to distribute its 83 percent in Reliant Resources Inc; separation of CenterPoint Energy from Reliant Resources is part of plan to comply with 1999 law that opened Texas's $16 billion electric market to competition (S)
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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE TO OFFER $400 MILLION IN UNITS
Date: 04 September 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Public Service Enterprise Group, owner of New Jersey's largest utility, plans to sell $400 million of participating units to pay short-term debt and to spend on certain subsidiaries (S)
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COACH SAYS ITS EARNINGS MIGHT BE HIGHER THAN FORECAST
Date: 04 September 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Coach Inc says expected earnings in its first quarter ended Sept 28 to be higher than forecast says profit will be at least 21 cents per share on sales of $185 million to $190 million (S)
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