SCHERING-PLOUGH RESCINDS EARNINGS ESTIMATE
Date: 14 May 2003
By Bloomberg News
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Schering-Plough Corp retracts its estimate for annual profit and says its first-quarter earnings dropped 71 percent; says net income fell to $173 million from $600 million year earlier; sales decreased 19 percent, to $2.07 billion from $2.56 billion (S)
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J.P. MORGAN FORMS PARTNERSHIP WITH INTRAWEST
Date: 14 May 2003
By Bloomberg News
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J P Morgan Chase & Co and Intrawest Corp forms partnership Leisura Developments US to finance and develop residences at resorts in US (S)
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AMERICA WEST IS ENDING MEALS FOR PASSENGERS IN COACH
Date: 14 May 2003
By Bloomberg News
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America West Airlines will end free meals in coach sections of its planes after this week (S)
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GAP NAMES MANAGERS FOR OLD NAVY AND OUTLET STORES
Date: 14 May 2003
By Bloomberg News
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Gap Inc promotes Tom Sands to manager of its Old Navy stores and places Brian Lynch in charge of store operations at its factory outlets; Sands is named executive vice president of Old Navy Stores; Lynch is named senior vice president and will oversee factory stores for Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy chains (S)
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KODAK TO BUY RAPID-PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR KIOSKS
Date: 13 May 2003
By Bloomberg News
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Eastman Kodak acquires rapid-film-processing technology of Applied Science Fiction Inc to increase sales at kiosks (S)
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RIVERSIDE TO ACQUIRE DWYER GROUP FOR $50 MILLION
Date: 13 May 2003
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Dwyer Group Inc, which frachises businesses in plumbing, carpet cleaning, glass replacement and other services, agrees to be acquired by private equity firm Riverside Co for about $50 million (S)
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STILLWATER SAYS RUSSIAN OFFER BETTER THAN BANK'S
Date: 13 May 2003
By Bloomberg News
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Stillwater Mining, nation's only producer of platinum and palladium, rejects offer by unnamed investment bank, saying it is inferior to agreement with MMC Norilsk NickelGroup of Russia; unnamed bank's offer would provide less than $35 million, and Norilsk would pay equivalent of about $111 million (S)
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MCDONALD'S REPORTS FIRST U.S. SALES GAIN IN 14 MONTHS
Date: 14 May 2003
By Bloomberg News
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McDonald's Corp says sales in US rose 1.3 percent in April, first increase in 14 months, because of demand for new salads with Newman's Own dressings; global sales at restaurants open at least 13 months dropped 0.8 percent, 14th straight monthly decline; chief executive James Cantalupo comments (S)
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NAVISTAR SAYS IT WILL RAISE OUTPUT BY 17% AT OHIO PLANT
Date: 14 May 2003
By Bloomberg News
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Navistar International Corp plans to increase Springfield, Ohio, factory's daily production of medium-duty trucks and school buses 17 percent starting in July; plant will begin building 167 of trucks and buses on July 21, up from 143 (S)
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BEAR STEARNS AND TRIMARAN AGREE TO BUY PACKAGED ICE
Date: 14 May 2003
By Bloomberg News
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Bear Stearns & Co's private equity unit and Trimaran Capital Partners agree to buy Packaged Ice Inc, largest ice maker in nation, for about $450 million (S)
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