MILLIPORE SAYS ELECTRONICS SLUMP WILL RESULT IN A LOSS
Date: 24 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Millipore Corp says it will report third-quarter loss on Oct 15 because of weak demand from its electronics industry customers and strong US dollar (S)
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DELL, AT&T AND OTHERS OFFER INTERNET PACKAGE
Date: 24 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
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Dell Computer Corp teams with AT&T Corp, Excite Inc and SBC Communications Inc to offer package of Internet hookups intended to attract growing number of people who buy personal computers mostly to get on line; terms not disclosed (S)
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KAUFMAN AND BROAD REPORTS 85% INCREASE IN PROFIT
Date: 23 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
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Kaufman and Broad Home Corp says fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 85 percent; net income for period ended Aug 31 rose to $28.1 million from $15.2 million in year-earlier period; revenue rose to $659 million from $469 million (S)
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TYCO INTERNATIONAL TO ADD MEDICAL PRODUCTS MAKER
Date: 23 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
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Tyco International Ltd agrees to buy Graphic Controls Corp, maker of disposable medical and surgical products, from investment group Bessemer Holdings LP for $460 million in cash (S)
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COOPER CAMERON WARNS ON EARNINGS AND PLANS LAYOFFS
Date: 23 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
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Cooper Cameron Corp, maker of oil and natural gas equipment, warns that earnings will fall below estimates in third and fourth quarters and that company will cut about 500 jobs as Asian economic troubles reduce sales (S)
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MCDONALD'S EXPECTS 13% TO 14% RISE IN SALES ABROAD
Date: 24 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
McDonald's Corp expects third-quarter sales outside US to rise 13 percent to 14 percent before adjusting for strong dollar (S)
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CONAGRA BLAMES LOWER BEEF PRICES FOR LOWER EARNINGS
Date: 24 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
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Conagra Inc says earnings fell 8 percent in its fiscal first quarter because of lower beef prices; net income fell to $109.3 million from $118.3 million a year earlier (S)
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SALES IN ASIA WILL BE LOWER THAN EXPECTED, COMPAQ SAYS
Date: 23 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Compaq Computer Corp says sales of its personal computers in Asia will be lower than expected this year because of region's economic crisis; company is cutting prices to shed its leftover models and is reigning in costs at Digital Equipment, which it acquired in June (S)
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CABLETRON SEES PROFITS SLUMP 75% IN 2D QUARTER
Date: 23 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
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Cabletron Systems Inc says second-quarter profit tumbled 75 percent; net income for quarter ended Aug 30 fell to $14.6 million from $57.6 million a year earlier (S)
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WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS TO BUY U.S. RIGHTS TO 3 DRUGS
Date: 23 September 1998
By Bloomberg News
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Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc will acquire US rights to three lines of birth control drugs produced by G D Searle & Co for $120 million in cash; it is buying rights to Tri-Norinyl, Norinyl and Brevicon (S)
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