Swedish Journalist Slain as Fears Rise for Safety of Reporters
Date: 28 November 2001
By C. J. Chivers
C. Chivers
Ulf Stromberg, cameraman for Swedish television station, is shot and killed by young men who robbed home in which he and other journalists were staying, Taliqan; death shakes Westerns at work in Afghanistan; groups of journalists vacate city, heading back to area long controlled by Northern Alliance; United Nations holds killing shows situation is too dangerous for media and aid workers; instability is evident in Kunduz, where dense crowds of citizens and gunmen follow journalists around and tension between rival Northern Alliance factions is apparent; photo (M)
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Market Place; Stock promoters are sending e-mail ads to users of news sites to push up shares that have little track record.
Date: 27 November 2001
By Floyd Norris and Gretchen Morgenson
Floyd Norris
InternetMarketing Solutions sends e-mail advertisements for Liquidix Inc and UniverCell Holdings, stocks that have disclosed no verifiable information, to registered users of Internet news sites, including The New York Times on the Web and CBSMarketwatch.com; some information is apparently false; both sites say they will stop distributing advertising without verification; graphs (M)
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Marines Land in Afghanistan With Panache, Semper Fi and Press Tagging Along
Date: 28 November 2001
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
Marine Corps, displaying panache for public relations, lets three reporters, television cameraman and photographer accompany marines landing near Kandahar, Afghanistan; operation is Pentagon's first chance to put reporters on ground alongside military forces and take responsibility for their safety without jeopardizing operation; photo (M)
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Frontiers of Cloning
Date: 27 November 2001
Editorial says experiment by Advanced Cell Technology, biotechnology company that reported cloning human embryo, looks more like failure than success in some respects and may have done as much to hinder as to help new science of cloning; says by rushing into print with questionable preliminary results and orchestrating media blitz, company has invited legislative retaliation that could cripple very research it is attempting to pioneer (M)
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VIVENDI AND ARENAS TO CREATE MOVIE LABEL FOR HISPANICS
Date: 28 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Universal Pictures division of Vivendi Universal joins Arenas Group to form movie label that will produce and market films to Hispanic audiences; Marco Polo Investments will own portion of new Arenas Entertainment label (S)
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BAUSCH & LOMB GIVEN APPROVAL ON CONTACT LENS USE
Date: 27 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Food and Drug Administration extends length of time users can wear Bausch & Lomb's PureVision soft contact lenses to as long as 30 days (S)
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FOUR COMPANIES JOIN ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINE PROJECT
Date: 27 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Honeywell International, Goodrich Corp, Fiat SpA and United Technologies Corp agree to share development costs of Rolls-Royce's Trent 900 jet engine; Volvo AB is already partner (S)
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON UNIT WILL PAY $45 MILLION SETTLEMENT
Date: 28 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Lifescan division of Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $45 million to settle class-action lawsuit brought by consumers claiming that meters used to test diabetics' blood-sugar levels were defective; more than 100,000 plaintiffs will receive about $300 each; paid $60 million in civil and criminal penalties a year ago for concealing known defects in its SureStep blood-glucose monitoring devices (S)
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PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL REPLACES CHIEF EXECUTIVE WHO QUIT
Date: 27 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Providian Financial Corp hires Joseph Saunders as chief executive to replace Shailesh Mehta, who resigned after company reported 71 percent decline in third-quarter earnings; Providian's share price is down 94 percent in 2001 (S)
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TWO INVESTORS MAY SELL OLD STAKES IN GOLDMAN SACHS
Date: 28 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Hawaiian charity, Kamehameha Activities Association, may sell $1.27 billion of Goldman Sachs Group shares (S)
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