CNBC Official for Business News Resigns
Date: 08 August 2002
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Bruno Cohen resigns as CNBC executive vice president for business news; was important steward of network's coverage of stock market in late 1990's, which has been faulted by some money managers and economists for adding to exurberance that inflated so many stocks (M)
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News Corp. May Walk Away From Italian Pay TV Deal
Date: 08 August 2002
By Seth Schiesel
Seth Schiesel
News Corp becomes increasingly frustrated at pace of its negotiations to acquire Italian pay-television provider from Vivendi Universal of France and could walk away from deal (S)
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Metro Briefing | Connecticut: Hartford: Amber Alert Expanded
Date: 08 August 2002
By Hope Reeves (NYT COMPILED BY ANTHONY RAMIREZ)
Hope NYT
Connecticut police and Transportation Department will use all flashing highway signs to display news when child is abducted as part of Amber Alert System; photo (S)
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Piazza Simply Puts on the Mask in the Face of Criticism
Date: 08 August 2002
By Rafael Hermoso
Rafael Hermoso
New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine discusses his admiration for catcher Mike Piazza, who has tied Johnny Bench for second place on catchers' career home runs list, and media's frequent criticism of Piazza's subpar throwing abilities (M)
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MAKER TO CUT JOBS
Date: 07 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Tut Systems, which makes telecommunications equipment, says that it will cut 39 percent of its jobs and close design center in Bridgewater, NJ, to save $5 million to $6 million a year (S)
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POTENTIAL OBSTACLE FOR AMERITRADE PURCHASE OF DATEK
Date: 08 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
NASD orders unit of Datek Online Holdings Corp to halt day trading by some customers, raising potential obstacle to company's acquisition by Ameritrade Holding Corp (S)
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UNIONBANCAL AGREES TO BUY VALENCIA BANK AND TRUST
Date: 07 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
UnionBanCal Corp says it will buy Valencia Bank and Trust for $62 million in cash and stock (S)
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GTECH APPOINTS TURNER AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND PRESIDENT
Date: 08 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Gtech Holdings Corp says W Bruce Turner had stepped down as chairman to become chief executive and president, replacing Howard Cohen (S)
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FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY TO BUY INTERLINQ SOFTWARE
Date: 07 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
John H Harland Co agrees to buy Interlinq Software Corp for $34 million (S)
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SOUTHWEST GAS TO PAY SOUTHERN UNION FOR MERGER CLAIM
Date: 08 August 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Southwest Gas Corp, natural gas distributor that was target of two failed takeovers, agrees to pay $17.5 million to settle claims by Southern Union Co that its 1999 takeover bid was unjustly rejected (S)
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