Bush Finds a Minus to Coziness With Reporters
Date: 13 September 2000
By Peter Marks
Peter Marks
George W Bush has cut back on off-the-cuff talks with reporters after finding that reporters preferred those informal moments to his staged events; photo (S)
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Bush Says Rats Reference In Ad Was Unintentional
Date: 13 September 2000
By Frank Bruni
Frank Bruni
George W Bush defends Republican television commercial that, in attacking Al Gore's plans for health care, includes fleeting, almost undetectable, image of word 'rats'; denies intending sublimal message; aides counter with complaint about Democratic ad containing altered New York Daily News page; photo (M)
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Poll Shows Gore Overcoming Voter Concerns on Likability
Date: 13 September 2000
By Richard L. Berke With Janet Elder
Richard Berke
Latest New York Times/CBS News Poll shows that Vice Pres Gore has shaken persistent sense that he is not particularly likable and is now as highly regarded as rival George W Bush on matters of character, leadership and overall personal popularity; 44 percent of those polled now have favorable opinion of Gore, to 42 percent for Bush; graph; table; poll shows neck-and-neck presidential race, with 42 percent of voters backing Gore if election were today to 39 percent for Bush, four percent for Ralph Nader and two percent for Patrick Buchanan; 47 percent of Gore supporters and 38 percent of Bush backers acknowledge reservations; 63 percent of public thinks Gore cares about problems of ordinary people; many also cite Democratic convention and choice of Joseph Lieberman as running mate (M)
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TUPPERWARE TO BUY BEAUTICONTROL TO ENTER NEW MARKET
Date: 14 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tupperware Corp agrees to buy BeautiControl Inc for about $60 million (S)
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STRIDE RITE WARNS THAT PROFITS WILL BE BELOW FORECASTS
Date: 13 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stride Rite Corp ill report profits below estimates for its most recent quarter, in part because of lower sales at department stores (S)
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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS EXPECTS TO MISS EARNINGS FORECAST
Date: 14 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sherwin-Williams Co says third-quarter earnings will probably miss estimates because of higher raw-material costs and price competition in South America (S)
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PARMALAT TO BUY MOTHER'S CAKE AND ARCHWAY COOKIES
Date: 13 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Specialty Foods Acquisition Corp sells Mother's Cake and Cookie Co and Archway Cookies to Parmalat Finanziaria of Italy for $250 million (S)
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BANKRUPT MALL OWNER NOW EMBRACES SPURNED INVESTOR
Date: 13 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Burnham Pacific Properties Inc, owner of strip malls, names Jay Schottenstein, a shareholder, as board co-chairman under agreement with investor group he has organized; Schottenstein's group has agreed to vote its 9.8 percent stake in favor of Burnham's liquidation plan (S)
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PEPSICO SAYS VICE CHAIRMAN WILL RETIRE IN EARLY 2001
Date: 13 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pepsico Inc announces retire of its vice chairman, Karl von der Heyden (S)
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PRI AUTOMATION SHARES FALL SHARPLY ON PROFIT WARNING
Date: 13 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PRI Automation Inc shares fall 39 percent after company's disclosure that its sales and profit in most recent quarter will miss forecasts (S)
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