TV Notes; News by the Numbers
Date: 12 November 1997
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
CBS Evening News finishes most recent week tied with ABC World News for second place in household ratings, and slightly ahead in total viewers; both lag well behind leader, NBC-TV's Nightly News (S)
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Metro Matters; Eastern Dude, New in Town: Pataki Who?
Date: 13 November 1997
By Elizabeth Kolbert
Elizabeth Kolbert
Elizabeth Kolbert Metro Matters column on New York State Gov George E Pataki's cross-country fund-raising tour notes that security guards kicked reporters out of his fund-raiser at luxurious Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, Tex; Pataki photo (M)
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KOS SHARES PLUNGE ON NEWS OF SLOW SALES OF DRUG
Date: 13 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Kos Pharmaceuticals fall 46 percent after company releases first-quarter results that show sales of its new cholesterol-lowering drug Niaspan are not rising as fast as analysts expected; shares drop $14.375, to $16.5625 (S)
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MCI TO SELL STAKE IN INTERNATIONAL VENTURE
Date: 13 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
British Telecommunications PLC will buy back 24.9 percent stake that MCI Communications Corp holds in Concert Communications, companies' international phone venture (S)
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ACCUSTAFF TO PAY $85 MILLION FOR OFFICE SPECIALISTS
Date: 13 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Accustaff Inc will acquire Office Specialists Inc for as much as $85 million in stock (S)
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FEDERAL-MOGUL TO CLOSE 13 SERVICE CENTERS
Date: 12 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal-Mogul Corp will close 13 auto service centers, eliminating 25 to 30 jobs (S)
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CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON BUYING BARCLAYS BUSINESSES
Date: 13 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Credit Suisse First Boston will pay $255 million for British and European equities and mergers businesses of Barclays PLC's investment bank BZW (S)
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PETRIE RETAIL TO CLOSE 96 STORES IN BID FOR SOLVENCY
Date: 12 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Petrie Retail Inc will close 96 of its women's clothing stores, mostly in Midwest, as company seeks to return to solvency by focusing on the East and the South (S)
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TRINITY INDUSTRIES ENDS TALKS TO BUY AMERICAN RAILCAR
Date: 12 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Trinity Industries indefinitely suspends talks to acquire American Railcar Industries from Carl C Icahn because two sides are unable to agree on terms (S)
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DOMINION TEXTILE URGES REJECTION OF BID FROM POLYMER
Date: 12 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Board of Dominion Textile Inc urges shareholders to reject takeover bid by Polymer Group Inc while it holds talks with potential rival bidders (S)
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