NEWS CORPORATION BUYBACK
Date: 02 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
News Corp may buy back as much as 6.5 percent of its preferred shares, move that would help company pay for expansion; graph (S)
Replaying Saturday, September 2, 2000
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2nd of September 2000 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on September 2, 2000
For a Finale, Military Pipers From Pakistan Disappear
Date: 02 September 2000
By Shaila K. Dewan
Shaila Dewan
Seven or eight members of Pakistani army pipe and drum band who came to New York City for Pakistani Independence Day parade are missing, and speculation about their whereabouts is front-page news in city's Pakistani press; photo (M)
The Nation; What Hath God Wrought? Lieberman and the Right
Date: 03 September 2000
By David Firestone
David Firestone
Many Christians from divergent political strata have long said what Sen Joseph Lieberman is saying--that belief in God is basis of true morality--and been vilified for saying it; they chafe at double standard applied by news media; Alan Wolfe, director of Center for Religion and American Public Life, suggests that Lieberman, as a Jew without sectarian mandate to proselytize, bears none of baggage of religious salesman, and is thus more palatable to wider public; photo (M)
FIRST UNION TO PURCHASE JWGENESIS FINANCIAL
Date: 02 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
First Union Corp acquires JWGenesis Financial Corp, brokerage firm, for as much as $110 million to expand into securities business (S)
CONSECO REACHES ACCORD ON TWO LOAN EXTENSIONS
Date: 02 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Conseco Inc says Chase Manhattan Bank and Bank of America Corp agree to extend until Sept 22 loans of $155 million and guarantees of $145 million reguarding loans to insurer's directors and officers in connection with stock purchase program (S)
PENTON MEDIA TO BUY UNIT OF FIRST COMMUNICATIONS
Date: 02 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Penton Media Inc agrees to buy Professional Trade Shows Inc from First Communications (S)
GLOBAL CROSSING SHARES UP ON FORECAST OF HIGHER SALES
Date: 02 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Global Crossing Ltd rise as much as 14 percent after company raises its forecast for 2000 sales and cash flow (S)
MCDERMOTT'S BWX UNIT WINS ENERGY DEPARTMENT WORK
Date: 02 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
McDermott International Inc says its BWX Technologies Inc subsidiary, manager of nuclear sites, and partner, Bechtel National Inc, won $2.5 billion contract to run Energy Department's nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn (S)
Nasdaq, Calm at Last?
Date: 03 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nasdaq composite index rises and falls by daily average of only 1.03 percent in August, down from 2.51 percent in first seven months of year (S)
$300 MILLION TOYOTA OUTLAY IN BRAZIL
Date: 02 September 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Toyota Motor Corp will spend $300 million to triple production of its Corolla passenger model in its main Brazilian factory as demand for cars rises; investment will create 3,000 jobs (S)