In Reversal, Court Rules Journalists' Notes Can Be Protected
Date: 31 August 1999
By Alan Finder
Alan Finder
US appeals court, reversing itself, rules that journalists' notes and other unpublished or unbroadcast materials are often protected from subpoenas in Federal lawsuits; says someone seeking to subpoena unbroadcast or unpublished materials gathered from nonconfidential sources can do so only if material is likely to be relevant to lawsuit and is obtainable nowhere else; NBC, joined by several other television networks and many major newspapers, asked appeals court last fall to reconsider its decision in civil rights lawsuit in Louisiana (M)
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STAFFMARK WEIGHING NEW DIRECTIONS
Date: 31 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Staffmark Inc hires Credit Suisse First Boston to examine strategic alternatives; also says slower growth in its information-technology staffing business will adversely affect earnings for second half of 1999 (S)
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OUTLOOK SPORTS TO BUY MADISON & WALL
Date: 31 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Outlook Sports Technology Inc plans to buy Madison & Wall Financial Services Inc for about $103 million in stock (S)
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ISS GROUP MAKES ACQUISITION TO ADD SECURITY SERVICES
Date: 01 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ISS Group Inc acquires Netrex Secure Solutions for about $57.1 million in stock (S)
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HOOPER HOLMES TO BUY RIVAL COMPANY IN HEALTH TESTING
Date: 01 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hooper Holmes Inc acquires Paramedical Services of America, unit of Pediatric Services of America Inc, for as much as $95 million (S)
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GEORGIA GULF GETTING U.S. VINYL BUSINESS OF RWE
Date: 31 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Georgia Gulf Corp to acquire US vinyl business of RWE AG of Germany for $270 million (S)
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AFC CABLE SYSTEMS ACCEPTS ALL-STOCK OFFER
Date: 31 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
AFC Cable Systems Inc, which canceled agreement to be bought by Thomas & Betts Corp, says it has accepted $45-a-share all-stock offer from unidentified party; transaction is valued at $576 million (S)
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AT&T AND INTERNET PHONE PROVIDER REACH SERVICES DEAL
Date: 01 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
AT&T Corp says it will provide international networking services to Net2Phone Inc, enabling Net2Phone to expand its low-cost Internet-based calling service to 17 countries; five-year contract is expected to generate more than $100 million in revenue (S)
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DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT
Date: 01 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
France's jobless rate unexpectedly declined to 11.2 percent in July, lowest since February 1993, from 11.2 percent in June; Government report shows production rose more than expected in June; graph on unemployment (S)
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Prices of Gasoline Steady
Date: 01 September 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Energy Department survey shows regular gasoline prices averaged $1.233 a gallon last week, little changed from week earlier; says average price for regular self-serve gasoline fell 0.1 cent from week before (S)
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