FORD TO GIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VISTEON
Date: 11 March 2005
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Ford Motor Co agrees to provide some assistance to Visteon Corp, its biggest supplier and former subsidiary, while continuing to negotiate broader changes in their spinoff agreement made in 2000 (S)
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OSHKOSH TRUCK PURCHASES LONDON MACHINERY
Date: 11 March 2005
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Oshkosh Truck Corp acquires Loú
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RIGGS NAMES A CHAIRMAN AND A CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Date: 10 March 2005
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Riggs National names Lawrence J Hebert as its new chief executive and Tony Terracciano as its chairman; Thomas Fitzgerald is named chairman of Riggs Bank NA unit; three positions were previously held by Robert Allbritton, whose family owns about 40 percent of Riggs stock; Allbritton resigned last week (S)
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AMERITRADE LOWERS FEE FOR OPTIONS TRADING
Date: 10 March 2005
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Ameritrade lowers fee it charges customers to trade options contracts by half, to 75 cents per contract, extending pricing battle in discount brokerage industry (S)
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DANA FORMS VENTURE WITH DONGFENG MOTOR OF CHINA
Date: 11 March 2005
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Dana Forms Venture With Dongfeng
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ICAHN CRITICIZES KERR-MCGEE'S EXPLORATION PROGRAM
Date: 11 March 2005
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Carl C Icahn says Kerr-McGee Corp, oil company he bought stake in this year, is destroying shareholder value with its high-risk exploration program; urges company to sell some of its oil and natural gas production (S)
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GARDNER ACQUIRING THOMAS INDUSTRIES FOR $734 MILLION
Date: 10 March 2005
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Gardner Denver acquires Thomas Industries for about $734 million to add health care products and expand foreign sales (S)
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BRITISH FOAM RUBBER MAKER REJECTS TAKEOVER BID
Date: 11 March 2005
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British Vita, biggest maker of foam rubber in Britain, rejects new $1.3 billion bid by Texas Pacific Group, saying offer continues to undervalue company (S)
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TENET HEALTHCARE SETTLES SOME SUITS OVER CHARGES
Date: 11 March 2005
By Bloomberg News
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Tenet Healthcare Corp agrees to nationwide settlement of certain class-action lawsuits over prices that patients without adequate health insurance were charged for prescription drugs, products and services at hospitals owned and operated by Tenet subsidiaries (S)m
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