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20th of July 2000 News
Ειδήσεις όπως εμφανίστηκαν στην πρώτη σελίδα των New York Times στο 20 Ιουλίου 2000
If TV's Just Not Enough: Conventions on the Net
Date: 20 July 2000
By Rebecca Fairley Raney
Rebecca Raney
Internet coverage of national conventions this year is being compared to television coverage in 1950's, when networks were still learning what cameras could do; in addition to Web coverage by major news organizations, many independent producers and political parties themselves are experimenting with novel ways to follow conventions online, including chatrooms, instant polling, 360-degree cameras, exclusive interviews and e-mail updates; photos (M)
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Rotherham Journal; Shopkeepers Dragging Their Feet on Metric Switch
Date: 20 July 2000
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
Shopkeepers in Rotherham, Eng, and elsewhere in Britain resist government's effort to replace imperial system of weights and measures with metric system to harmonize with rest of European Union; Independence Party, dedicated to British secession from EU, has caught public attention with metric issue, backed by populist, anti-Europe press; map; photo (M)
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FOUNDRY SLUMPS ON SALES NEWS
Date: 20 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Foundry Networks' shares drop $26, to $98.125, after company reports second-quarter sales that rose at slower pace than those of rivals; Foundry says sales rose 27 percent, to $88.8 million, from $70 million in first quarter; graph (S)
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LEUCADIA TERMINATES AGREEMENT FOR THE RELIANCE GROUP
Date: 20 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reliance Group Holdings Inc, insurer controlled by former corporate raider Saul P Steinberg, says Leucadia National Corp has ended its agreement to buy Reliance; Reliance says it is working with its financial advisers to develop plan to restructure its debt (S)
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MCMORAN SAYS IT IS CONSIDERING SALE OF SULFUR ASSETS
Date: 21 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The McMoRan Exploration Company, an offshore oil and natural gas exploration company, said yesterday that it was discussing a sale of its sulfur transportation and marketing assets, which it values at $66 million. The assets include two tankers, two barges, more than 500 rail cars and five terminals in Louisiana, Florida and Texas. McMoRan Exploration, based in New Orleans, did not disclose the potential buyers or indicate if talks were under way. The company said it planned to use proceeds from the sale to reduce debt and to cover the costs of stopping sulfur production operations at its Main Pass site, about 30 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Shares of McMoRan Exploration fell $1.125, to $13.3125, on the New York Stock Exchange.
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SHILOH CONSIDERS SALE OF THREE PLANTS IN THE MIDWEST
Date: 20 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shiloh Industries, supplier of automobile parts, is considering selling or consolidating three plants to focus on more profitable operations; also agrees to buy A G Simpson Inc for $47.9 million to gain a Dickson, Tenn, plant that makes automotive stampings and assemblies (S)
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BAUSCH & LOMB IN TALKS TO BUY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Date: 20 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bausch & Lomb Inc, second-largest maker of contact lenses, is in discussions to buy unidentified ophthalmic pharmaceuticals company outside US (S)
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ARCHSTONE IS BUYING BACK SHARES FROM SECURITY CAPITAL
Date: 21 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Security Capital Group agrees to sell 17.5 million shares of Archstone Communities Trust to Archstone for $400 million in cash and notes, reducing its stake; Archstone is third-largest apartment real estate investment trust (S)
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CONEXANT TO ACQUIRE 2 CONCERNS FOR ABOUT $285 MILLION
Date: 20 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Conexant Systems Inc, maker of computer chips for communications equipment, agrees to buy NetPlane Systems for 2.7 million shares, valued at $132 million, and Novanet Semiconductor for 2.4 million shares, valued at $117.5 million; Conexant wants to speed data on optical networks (S)
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CLEAR CHANNEL AGREES TO BUY 13 STATIONS FROM SUNBURST
Date: 21 July 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Clear Channel Communications, whose purchase of AMFM Inc. will make it the No. 1 United States radio company, agreed yesterday to buy 13 radio stations in Texas and Missouri from Sunburst Media for $57 million in cash. Clear Channel, based in San Antonio, bought five stations in Springfield, Mo.; two stations in Bryan-College Station, Tex.; and six in Abilene, Tex. The closely held Sunburst is based in Dallas. Clear Channel shares, which have fallen 21 percent this year, rose $5, or 7 percent, yesterday, to $75.875.
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