U.S. TRIES TO SWAY WORLDWIDE OPINION IN FAVOR OF WAR
Date: 06 November 2001
By Michael R. Gordon
Michael Gordon
Bush administration launches major effort to take war against terrorism to foreign and especially Islamic news media, amid concern that public opinion abroad has turned against military campaign in Afghanistan; efforts to win international support for campaign is regarded as inherently difficult because message being sent by administration at home is at odds with expectations of foreign governments; while administration has sought to prepare Americans for long and difficult conflict, Pakistan and other nations in region are hoping for short war and quick exit of US troops (M)
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A Bazaar Erupts in Fury On a Tour of Everyday Life
Date: 05 November 2001
By Robert Nickelsberg
Robert Nickelsberg
Taliban allows 26 foreign journalists to make supervised visit to Kandahar to see how ordinary life is continuing there in face of American bombing; journalists--half of them Pakistani, two of the Americans--are far from popular; crowds shout 'death to America' and 'death to Bush'; excursion involves series of side trips to locations where Taliban says air raids caused civilian casualties; photos (M)
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McCAW CANCELS ICO-TELEDESIC MERGER
Date: 06 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Craig O McCaw calls off plans to merge his satellite communications companies ICO Global Ltd and Teledesic Corp (S)
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POLYMER GROUP SAYS IT WILL ELIMINATE 600 JOBS
Date: 06 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Polymer Group Inc, specialty fabric maker, to cut about 600 jobs, 14 percent of work force; puts fourth-quarter restructuring costs at under $150 million before taxes (S)
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COURT APPROVES $50 MILLION CREDIT LINE FOR POLAROID
Date: 06 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Polaroid Corp gets final bankruptcy court approval for $50 million credit line to finance company while it restructures debt (S)
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SL INDUSTRIES SAYS IT MAY NOT SELL ENTIRE COMPANY
Date: 06 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
SL Industries Inc, electrical equipment maker, says it might only sell two units and not entire company (S)
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CLASS-ACTION STATUS IS GRANTED IN U.P.S. BIAS SUIT
Date: 06 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal Judge Thelton E Henderson, grants class-action status to discrimination suit against United Parcel Service Inc by five hearing-impaired workers (S)
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SKYWAY AIRLINES ORDERS 4 JETS FROM FAIRCHILD DORNIER
Date: 06 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Astral Aviation Inc, operator of Skyway Airlines, orders four 328JET aircraft valued at $177 million from Fairchild Dornier; order includes 10 options (S)
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U.S. Inquiry Into Trading Of Long Bond
Date: 05 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Treasury Department probes suspicious trading in 30-year bond after investment consultant Pete Davis says he told clients that Treasury planned to stop offering security; Davis says he attended 9 AM news conference in which reporters were advised of plan under condition data not be released until 10; says he told Stone & McCarthy Research Associates and Capra Asset Management representatives, thinking they would honor embargo (M)
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Technology Briefing | Hardware: Dell Offers Storage Servers
Date: 06 November 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dell Computer to offer three network-attached storage server computers (S)
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