Mexican TV, Unshackled by Reform, Fights for Viewers
Date: 07 June 2000
By Julia Preston
Julia Preston
Race for ratings between Televisa and TV Azteca, Mexico's major television networks, is defining coverage of presidential election campaign as never before; government reforms since 1994 has opened new freedoms for press, and competition for viewers has intensified with fury (M)
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Tough Times for Prosecutor In an Atlanta Murder Trial
Date: 07 June 2000
By Kevin Sack With David Firestone
Kevin With
Disintegration of prosecution's case in murder trial of Baltimore Ravens football player Ray Lewis and two co-defendants is embarrassment for Fulton County, Ga, district attorney Paul L Howard, who is running for re-election; he decided to try high-profile case himself, even though he had not proseccuted case in four years; case, slated to be biggest of Howard's career, has been most closely watched in Atlanta in years, and his every misstep in courtroom has been magnified by intense media coverage; he was forced into misdemeanor plea-bargain arrangement with Lewis, who will testify against co-defendants, after case crumbled amid contradictory testimony by unreliable witnesses; photo (M)
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CACHEFLOW BUYS SPRINGBANK FOR $180 MILLION
Date: 07 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CacheFlow Inc buys closely held Springbank Networks, Sunnyvale, Calif, for about $180 million in stock (S)
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HANOVER COMPRESSOR TO ACQUIRE STEWART & STEVENSON
Date: 08 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hanover Compressor Co will acquire compressor leasing unit of Stewart & Stevenson Services Inc for $60 million (S)
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SUNGLASS HUT DOUBLES WATCH BUSINESS WITH ACQUISITION
Date: 08 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sunglass Hut International Inc acquires Watch World International Inc for $30 million in cash, stock and debt (S)
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PNC BUYS THE RIGHTS TO SERVICE FLEETBOSTON MORTGAGES
Date: 08 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
PNC Financial Services Group Inc will buy from FleetBoston Financial Corp rights to service $5.2 billion in home mortgages, with rights to collect payments on 53,000 mortgages on behalf of such companies as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S)
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MERRILL TO PAY $914 MILLION FOR NO. 3 MARKET MAKER
Date: 07 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Merrill Lynch says it will pay about $914 million in stock to acquire Herzog Heine Geduld Inc and become the No. 2 stock-market middleman (S)
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QUALCOMM SIGNS DEAL WITH CHINESE MOBILE-PHONE MAKER
Date: 08 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Qualcomm Inc signs agreement with China United Telecommunications Corp, China's biggest mobile-phone maker, to provide chipsets, software and technical support (S)
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VARIAN PLANS TO BUY IMPAC FOR ABOUT $135 MILLION
Date: 07 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Varian Medical Systems Inc to buy closely held Impac Medical Systems Inc, Mountain View, Calif, for about $135 million in stock (S)
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TELECOM ITALIA BID DEFENDED
Date: 08 June 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Deutsche Telekom chief executive Ron Sommer defends company's failed $95 billion bid to acquire Telecom Italia in 1999; says he still sees logic in acquisition; lost out to Olivetti; photo (S)
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