From Almost Famous to Ordinary in 3 Days
Date: 10 March 2001
By Sara Rimer
Sara Rimer
Santana High School junior John Schardt's life begins to return to normal following three days of media celebrity after he witnessed, and videotaped, shooting rampage by fellow student at Santee, Calif, school; Schardt's experience exemplifies what has become part of ritualized aftermath of school shootings: the students who appear all over television, coming across as poised, articulate and strikingly media savvy; photos (M)
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Cheering in the Press Box, Meteorologically Speaking
Date: 10 March 2001
By Carey Goldberg
Carey Goldberg
Public Lives profile of Joe Joyce, television weatherman for New England Cable News; photo (M)
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AMERITRADE EXPECTS LOSS AS INVESTORS BALK
Date: 10 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ameritrade Holding Corporation expects to lose from three to six cents per share from brokerage operations in second quarter, as individuals shun online stock trading (S)
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LOUDCLOUD, INTERNET CONSULTANT, GAINS ON DEBUT DAY
Date: 10 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Loudcloud Inc rise on their first trading day; asking price was reduced twice prior to initial offering (S)
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ALCOA TO BUY GENTEK HOLDINGS, A SIDING MAKER
Date: 09 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alcoa Inc agrees to buy Gentek Holdings, maker of vinyl and aluminum siding, from Genstar Capital Corp (S)
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JERSEY'S LARGEST UTILITY AGREES TO CHILE DEAL
Date: 10 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Public Service Enterprise Group agrees to pay $460 million for stakes in two Chilean power distributors, Sociedad Austral de Electricidad SA and Empresa Electrica de la Frontera; these two companies serve 3.6 million customers (S)
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USFREIGHTWAYS PLANS TO MAKE DEEP JOB CUTS
Date: 10 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
USFreightways plans significant job cuts and expects first-quarter profits below analysts' forecasts; blames economic slowdown and poor weather; its shares fall 11 percent (S)
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LILLY SAYS F.D.A. WARNING WON'T SLOW PRODUCTION
Date: 09 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Eli Lilly & Co is warned by Food and Drug Administration about flaws in manufacturing procedures after plant inspection for Lilly's application to sell injectable form of its top-selling schizophrenia drug Zyprexa; Lilly expects to fix deficiencies and be ready for FDA inspection in two months (S)
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CREE SHARES DROP 31% AFTER A WARNING ON PROFIT
Date: 09 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Cree Inc fall 31 percent after company says its fourth-quarter profit will not meet forecasts (S)
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SUEZ GIVES UP ON LIQUIDE
Date: 10 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux abandons attempts to combine with Air Liquide Group after second rejection of merger proposal (S)
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