AIR PRODUCTS ISSUES WARNING ON EARNINGS
Date: 08 April 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Air Products and Chemicals estimates its fiscal second-quarter income declined to 51 cents per share compared with 57 cents year earlier (S)
Replaying Monday, April 7, 2003
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7th of April 2003 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on April 7, 2003
COURT APPROVES TOY RETAILER'S REORGANIZATION PLAN
Date: 08 April 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
FAO Inc says bankruptcy court judge has approved its reorganization plan and company receives commitment for up to $77 milion in bank financing (S)
NAUTILUS SAYS PROFIT TO MISS TARGET IN QUARTER AND 2003
Date: 08 April 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nautilus Group says profit in will miss target in first quarter and 2003 because of lower sales (S)
XEROX HIRES TREASURER FROM PHONE EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Date: 08 April 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Xerox Corp hires Rhonda Seegal of Avaya as treasurer to succeed Gregory B Tayler, who was reassigned last year amid lawsuits accusing Xerox of accounting misconduct (S)
BAR CODE COMPANY CUTS JOBS AND WARNS ON EARNINGS
Date: 08 April 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Paxar Corp, maker of bar code printers and labels, is cutting 120 jobs, or 4 percent of its work force in US, and expects first-quarter profit to be lower than forecast (S)
BRUKER DALTONICS BUYS BRUKER AXS TO SAVE BOTH MONEY
Date: 08 April 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bruker Daltonics, maker of scientific equipment that is controlled by chief executive Frank Laukien and his family, agrees to buy Bruker AXS, also owned by Laukiens, for $103.6 million; combined company will be called Bruker BioSciences Corp (S)
Renaming at Mail Boxes
Date: 08 April 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
More than 3,000, or 90 percent, of the Mail Boxes Etc. stores in the United States have decided to change names to the UPS Store.
In 24-Hour News Times, Real-Time Translation
Date: 07 April 2003
By John Markoff
John Markoff
Virage Virage Inc supplies several unnamed United States intelligence agencies with system that provides English translation of foreign news broadcasts; device allows users to watch Arab news network Al Jazeera along with scrolling text display of approximate English translation (S)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 07 April 2003
INTERNATIONAL A2-10 War News Summary B2 The Human Cost of Progress In China's Capitalist Culture Workplace casualties in China have become endemic. Nationally, 140,000 people died in work-related accidents last year -- up from about 109,000 in 2000, according to the State Administration of Work Safety. Safety officials call this alarming, but the steps the government has taken to address the issue have done little to solve fundamental problems. A3
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 07 April 2003
On the Battlefield MILITARY OVERVIEW -- American forces were reported to have moved into major government buildings in Baghdad's center, the first military transport landed at the international airport in Baghdad and in the south, Iraq's second largest city, Basra, appeared about to fall. A1 IN BAGHDAD -- From the heart of the capital, a new cacophony of battle signaled a shift from a war fought primarily from the air to one where the outcome will depend increasingly on American ground troops. A1