Click One for the Gipper
Date: 21 June 2004
By Ian Austen
Ian Austen
Nielsen/NetRatings reports that 54 percent of American office workers visited news and current affairs Web sites during week of Pres Ronald Reagan's funeral; analyst says that Reagan's death had relatively little impact on Web traffic and that figure reflects tendency among Web users to visit news and current affairs sites when they are on the job
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Senate Backs Ban on Photos Of G.I. Coffins
Date: 22 June 2004
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Sheryl Stolberg
Republican-controlled Senate votes to uphold Bush administration's policy of barring news photographs of flag-covered coffins of service members killed in Iraq; Democratic measure to instruct Pentagon to allow pictures is defeated in 54-to-39 vote; Republican Sens Olympia J Snowe and John McCain vote in favor of permitting news photographs of coffins; Sen Frank Lautenberg, who introduced measure, says majority of Senate is helping Pres Bush to conceal from American people true costs of war in Iraq (M)
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BAIN CAPITAL LEADS TAKEOVER OF LOEWS CINEPLEX
Date: 22 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bain Capital, Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors are buying Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp, movie-theater chain, from Onex Corp and Oaktree Capital Management for $1.47 billion (S)
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COEUR D'ALENE RAISES BID FOR CANADIAN MINE COMPANY
Date: 22 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp doubles cash portion of its unsolicited bid for Wheaton River Minerals Ltd, valued at 2.3 billion Canadian dollars ($1.7 billion), to minimum of 1 Canadian dollar a share; urges Wheaton shareholders to reject merger with Iamgold Corp (S)
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STUN GUN MAKER RAISES REVENUE FORECAST IN HIGH SALES
Date: 22 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Taser International Inc, stun gun maker, raises its 2004 revenue forecast; stock price soars (S)
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World Business Briefing | Asia: China: MGM Plans Macau Casino
Date: 22 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
MGM Mirage plans to build and manage casino in Macau, Chinese territory that is letting Western companies compete in its gambling market; says property will be jointly owned and managed by Shun Tak Holdings official Pansy Ho Chiu-King (S)
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World Business Briefing | Europe: Budweiser Loses Trademark Ruling
Date: 22 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
European Union's Office for Internal Market Harmonization rejects Anheuser-Busch Cos' long bid to register Budweiser beer name as single trademark in all 25 European Union nations; says name is identical to one already registered by Czech rival, Budejovicky Budvar, in Austria and France; rules Anheuser-Busch must rely instead on previously held national trademarks; photo (M)
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Technology Briefing | Deals: Ametek Acquires Precision Tool Maker
Date: 22 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ametek acquires Taylor Hobson Holdings Ltd, British-based maker of precision tools for computer-chip market and other industries, for about $93.4 million in cash from Permira (S)
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Technology Briefing | Hardware: PalmOne Posts 4th-Quarter Profit
Date: 22 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PalmOne Inc, hand-held computer maker, reports net income of $13.3 million for fourth quarter ended May 31, compared with year-earlier loss from continuing operations of $10.4 million; shares rise 22 percent; stock price graph (S)
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Hyundai Settles Horsepower Suit
Date: 22 June 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hyundai Motor Co wins final approval for settlement resolving class-action suit that charged it overstated horsepower and value of 1.3 million vehicles sold in United States; agrees to offer owners choice of up to $225 in cash or up to $325 in credit with Hyundai dealers (M)
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