A Caribbean Supplement
Date: 13 March 1997
By Iver Peterson
Iver Peterson
Daily News will begin on March 19 to publish once-a-month Sunday magazine supplement aimed at New Yorkers with roots in Caribbean; magazine to be called Caribbeat Monthly (S)
Rejouer mercredi 12 mars 1997
Le 12 mars 1997 était un mercredi sous le signe astral du ♓. C'était le 70ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était William J. (Bill) Clinton.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 29 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le jeudi 12 mars 2026, il y a 95 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le vendredi 12 mars 2027, dans 269 jours. Vous avez vécu 10 687 jours, soit environ 256 494 heures, ou environ 15 389 678 minutes, ou environ 923 380 680 secondes.
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12th of March 1997 News
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The Murdoch Jolt
Date: 13 March 1997
By Mark Landler
Mark Landler
Analysis of Rupert Murdoch's plans to invest $1 billion in satellite television service; Murdoch said two weeks ago he planned to combine his satellite operations with Echostar Communications Corp to create new service called Sky; service could pose first genuine threat to cable television because it plans to beam local stations along with cable networks; some broadcasters are also unnerved because they fear that Sky will beam only local stations from major markets; that raises prospect that Sky customer living in Worcester, Mass, could begin getting local stations from Boston with 18-inch receiver dish (L)
Dollar Off Against the Mark, And the Pound Is Lower, Too
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US dollar falls against the mark after Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer suggests that dollar's value has reached its peak; British pound tumbles to four-month low against the dollar (M)
MERCURY FINANCE IS GIVEN REPRIEVE ON A $50 MILLION LOAN
Date: 12 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mercury Finance Co says BankAmerica Corp agreed to extend due date of its $50 million loan by four days, until March 14 (S)
REPUBLIC INDUSTRIES ADDS 2 DEALER GROUPS TO AUTO CHAIN
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Republic Industries agrees to buy Chesrown Automotive Group and Bankston Enterprises for $104 million in stock, latest expansion of H Wayne Huizenga's chain of new-car dealerships (S)
MFS EMERGING GROWTH FUND BUYING NEW USA FUND
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
MFS Investment Management says its Emerging Growth Fund is acquiring assets of $200 million New USA Growth Fund, created by William O'Neil, founder of Investor's Business Daily; terms of transaction undisclosed (S)
HUGHES ELECTRONICS BUYS LANGUAGE TRAINING CONCERN
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hughes Electronics Corp acquires Door Training International to better serve international training clients and expand its Hughes Training Inc unit; terms undisclosed (S)
360 COMMUNICATIONS WARNS OF BLOWS TO RESULTS
Date: 12 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
360 Communications Co says new pricing, losses from cellular fraud and higher costs to acquire customers will hurt first-quarter results; losses from theft of cell-phone numbers and other fraud are expected to average about $3 million a month more than in the past (S)
Japanese Stocks Decline
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japan's Nikkei index of 225 issues declines by 282.79 points--1.56 percent--to 17,900.48 on Thursday, March 13 (S)
Schroders Profits Rose 21% in 1996
Date: 13 March 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Schroders PLC says profit rose 21 percent in 1996; pretax profit rose to 239 milllion pounds ($382.4 million), from 197 million pounds in 1995 (S)