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Date: 19 May 2000
By Neil MacFarquhar
Neil MacFarquhar
WCBS-TV and The Daily News announce that they will begin producing a joint morning news segment as first step toward collaborating on a range of reporting projects (M)
Date: 19 May 2000
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
USA Networks Inc acquires digital cable channels North American Television Inc, a Canadian concern that owns Trio network, and News World International for about $100 million; USA Networks chairman Barry Diller comments (S)
Date: 19 May 2000
By Steven Erlanger
Steven Erlanger
About 20,000 people gather again in Belgrade to protest Serbian government's seizure of main opposition television station, Studio B; policemen in riot gear charge into crowd, using truncheons and tear gas; demonstrators respond with homemade firebombs; at least 19 people are hurt; smaller rallies are held in other Serbian towns controlled by opposition; in Belgrade, continuing absence of opposition leader Vuk Draskovic becomes topic of increased discussion; some politicians say privately that Draskovic is in Montenegro, fearing arrest or attempt on his life; Draskovic had criticized Democratic Party's leader, Zoran Djindjic, for going to Montenegro when he felt his life was threatened during NATO bombing war last year (M)
Date: 20 May 2000
By Emily Eakin
Emily Eakin
California State University sociologist Scott Schaffer launches Journal of Mundane Behavior, scholarly periodical devoted to banal aspects of everyday American life; photo (M)
Date: 19 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PaineWebber Group Inc to close its investment-banking unit J C Bradford & Co, brokerage firm it agreed to buy for $620 million last month; plan will eliminate about 90 positions in Nashville (S)
Date: 19 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pantry Inc to buy 19 Big K convenience stores in Mississippi for undisclosed price to add its first stores in that state; chain is being acquired from Tip Top Convenience Stores Inc (S)
Date: 20 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Waste Management Inc is in talks to sell its waste operations in Britain and Sweden to Severn Trent PLC and unidentified investment firm (S)
Date: 20 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Netergy Networks Inc will purchase closely held Uforce for about $51 million in stock (S)
Date: 19 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
UAL Corp declares it first quarterly cash dividend in 13 years; dividend of 31.25 cents will be paid on June 13 to shareholders of record May 30 (S)
Date: 20 May 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and its parent, AXA Financial, will combine to buy back up to 10 million D L & J shares for about $421 million; stock has lost 44 percent of value in past year (S)