MANPOWER ISSUES WARNING ON FIRST-QUARTER PROFIT
Date: 02 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
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Manpower expects first-quarter earnings to fall to as low as 34 cents per share; reports fourth-quarter profit rose 39 percent; net income rose to $69.6 million from $49.9 million year earlier; sales rose 24 percent, to $4.07 billion (S)
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ALCOA ACQUIRES TWO RUSSIAN FABRICATING PLANTS
Date: 01 February 2005
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Alcoa completes purchasse of two Russian fabricating plants from OAO Russian Aluminum for $257 million; more than $80 million of improvements will be made at plants (S)
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GLAXO TRIES TO BLOCK GENERIC VERSION OF DIABETES DRUG
Date: 02 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
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GlaxoSmithKline files lawsuit to block Teva Pharmaceutical Industries from selling generic version of Avandamet, Glaxo's diabetes drug; Teva is seeking Food and Drug Administration approval to sell low-cost version of drug, which combines Glaxo's drug Avandia with metformin, generic diabetes drug (S)
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BRIGGS & STRATTON BUYS MURRAY, MAKER OF LAWN MOWERS
Date: 02 February 2005
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Briggs & Stratton Corp wins judge's approval to buy almost all of assets of Murray, bankrupt law mower maker, for $125 million (S)
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MANNING ACQUIRES JOHN BULL, HONG KONG AUCTIONEER
Date: 02 February 2005
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Greg Manning Auctions acquires John Bull Stamp Auctions for undisclosed price (S)
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NEW HEAD OF PAPA JOHN'S HAILS FROM BLOCKBUSTER
Date: 01 February 2005
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Papa John's International names Nigel Travis, former Blockbuster executive, president and chief executive, effective April 1; will take over from founder John Schnatter, who will remain chairman (S)
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HORMEL GETS MAKER OF MEXICAN FOODS FOR $47 MILLION
Date: 01 February 2005
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Hormel Foods Corp acquires Mexican food maker Arriba Foods from Arbor Private Investment Co for $47 million (S)
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BEST BUY DESCRIBES NORTH AMERICAN EXPANSION PLANS
Date: 01 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
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Best Buy Co plans to open 73 stores and hire 8,700 workers in next fiscal year as it pursues goal of operating 1,000 stores in North America; about 60 stores in US and 13 in Canada will be added (S)
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SKANSKA, SWEDISH BUILDER, FIRES TOP EXECUTIVE AT U.S. UNIT
Date: 02 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
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Skanska fires Mike Healy, head of its construction unit in US, after it posts unacceptable results for last year; will be succeeded temporarily by exeutive vice president Johan Karlstroem (S)
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T-SHIRT MAKER SHIFTS WORK TO U.S. FROM CANADA
Date: 02 February 2005
By Bloomberg News
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Gildan Activewear will close two T-shirt plants in Canada and shift production to Clarkton, NC, to lower costs (S)
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