SAKS FIFTH AVENUE PROMOTES TWO EXECUTIVES
Date: 13 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Saks Fifth Avenue names president Andrew Jennings to additional post as chief operating officer; names Ron Frasch vice chairman (S)
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World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Web Auctioneer In Takeover Talks
Date: 13 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
British Internet auctioneer QXL Ricardo is in takeover talks with undisclosed buyer; stock price graph (S)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 13 November 2004
INTERNATIONAL A2-9 An Emotional Funeral For Arafat in Ramallah Yasir Arafat was buried in an extraordinary scene of grief and chaos, with thousands of Palestinians climbing the walls of his compound in Ramallah, surging around his coffin and trying to bear it aloft. His coffin was buried in a prepared spot of Jerusalem stone and black-and-green marble in the compound, under five conifers. A1 President Bush, at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, said there was a ''great chance'' to establish a Palestinian state and that he would invest the authority of the United States to try to accomplish that goal during his second term. Mr. Bush also signaled his intention to mend fences with the European allies. A1 Troops Set For Crucial Battle American forces moved into position for a decisive battle with surrounded bands of insurgents in Falluja, pounding some of their last strongholds with airstrikes and repelling attempts by some fighters to shoot their way out. In Mosul, there were sporadic gun battles. A1 Anti-American sentiment is profound on the outskirts of Falluja and the mujahedeen apparently are active. American commanders there have said insurgent leaders had likely slipped out and may have fanned out to surrounding villages. A9 Human rights experts said American soldiers might have committed a war crime on Thursday when they sent fleeing civilians back into Falluja. A8 Nicaragua to Destroy Missiles Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, on a mission to strengthen security ties in Central and South America, received a promise that Nicaragua would destroy all of its portable antiaircraft missiles supplied by the Soviet Union and Cuba. A3 Dutch Raid Terrorist Camp The Dutch police said they had raided a site they described as a terrorist training camp for Kurdish separatists in the southern Netherlands, arresting 38 people there and at other locations in the country. A3 Evacuations From Ivory Coast The exodus from Ivory Coast continued as 900 foreigners fled on evacuation flights and a thousand more waited to leave, propelled by reports of widespread looting and several rapes, according to a spokesman for the French military. A3 SPORTSSATURDAY D1-8 ARTS B11-23 OBITUARIES B9 EDITORIAL A14-15 Editorials: As the dollar declines; toward the first racial medicine; start spending some of that capital; defending Duccio. Columns: David Brooks, Nicholas D. Kristof. NATIONAL A10-13; 16 Army Issues Guide On Counterinsurgency The Army has issued a manual intended to be a guide to counterinsurgency warfare, an acknowledgment that the kind of fighting under way in Iraq may become more common in the years ahead. A12 Guilty Verdict in Peterson Case Scott Peterson, the Modesto, Calif., fertilizer salesman whose five-month murder trial fed the nation's appetite for real-life courtroom drama, was found guilty of killing his wife, Laci, and their unborn child. A10 Top Official Resigns From C.I.A. John E. McLaughlin, who has served since 2000 as deputy director of central intelligence, said that he was planning to retire after a 32-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency. A16 Security Official Reprimanded Robert D. Blackwill was reprimanded for mistreating an embassy secretary a month before he resigned from his senior position on the National Security Council, administration officials said. A12 NEW YORK/REGION B1-8 Big Plans for New Jersey From Its Next Governor Richard J. Codey, who will soon become acting governor of New Jersey, promises a barrage of executive orders and legislative proposals. They include new campaign finance restrictions, expanded aid for stem cell research and a remake of the Meadowlands sports complex. B1 Execution Bid Questioned A federal judge said he would ask the successor to Attorney General John Ashcroft to reconsider the decision to seek the death penalty for the Mafia boss Joseph C. Massino. B3 51 Indicted in Smuggling Federal authorities said they had arrested 51 people and broken up an international smuggling conglomerate that operated out of Chinatown. B2 Jersey City Has New Mayor Councilman Jerramiah T. Healy, one of 11 candidates in a gritty contest, was certified as mayor in a decision delayed by absentee ballots. B6 Religion Journal B8 Neediest Cases B8 BUSINESS DAY C1-12 Broker Accused of Fraud The New York attorney general's investigation into abuses in the insurance industry escalated with a lawsuit accusing a California broker of fraudulent practices that raised the cost of insurance benefits. C1 US Airways Seeks Benefit Cuts US Airways asked a court to throw out contracts covering passenger many workers and replace them with less-expensive ones. C1 Business Digest C1 Bridge B22 TV Listings B23 Crossword B20 Weather B24
World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Nikon Expects A Profit
Date: 13 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nikon Corp raises profit forecast to $74 million for six-month period ended Sept 30 (S)
Judge Rejects Bid for Juror's Letter
Date: 13 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federal Judge Richard Owen, who presided at trial of former Credit Suisse banker Frank P Quattrone, will not allow defense to review letter he got from juror after Quattrone was sentenced to 18 months in prison (S)
NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 14 November 2004
INTERNATIONAL 3-18 Falluja Stronghold Attacked Army tanks and fighting vehicles began blasting their way into the last major rebel stronghold in Falluja at sundown after American warplanes and artillery prepared the way with a savage barrage on the district. 1 As American marines have blasted their way through the last rebel strongholds in Falluja, another insurgent outpost has grown stronger 30 miles down the road in Ramadi. 10 Secretary General Kofi Annan's reluctance to commit staff members to Iraq in large numbers and comments he has made about the war appear to have strained relations with the Bush administration. 15 Fire Destroys Dutch Mosque A small mosque was destroyed by fire in the Netherlands in what police suspect may have been the latest in a spate of at least 20 arson attacks since a filmmaker was killed. 6 Assisting Palestinian Elections Israel, acting under American encouragement and in some cases pressure, has quietly taken steps aimed at facilitating Palestinian elections in the next two months, according to American and Israeli officials. 1 Yasir Arafat's death brought the Palestinian factions together in a rare display of unity, which the emerging leadership is hoping to cement. But the armed militant groups say they will not agree to any cease-fire as long as Israeli forces remain in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. 18 Palestinian officials vowed elections within 60 days for a president with the authority to resume peace talks with Israel. 18 S.U.V.'s Spread to Europe S.U.V.'s are becoming more popular in Europe. But a counter movement is developing of those who believe that S.U.V.'s are not only pollution-spewing monstrosities, but also unwieldy symbols of American-style excess. 3 NATIONAL 20-33 Cheney Taken to Hospital Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart trouble, was taken to a hospital Saturday for tests after experiencing some shortness of breath, a White House spokesman said. 30 Tensions Within C.I.A. Deep, unresolved tensions between new leaders and senior career officers at the Central Intelligence Agency threaten to set off a rebellion within the agency's clandestine service, according to current and former intelligence officials. 24 Merck Reacted Slowly A detailed reconstruction of Merck's handling of its drug Vioxx, based on interviews and internal company documents, suggests that actions the company took soon after the drug's safety was questioned may have affected the health of potentially thousand of patients. 1 Democrats Gain in Montana Democrats in Montana took every statewide office but one on Election Day with the kind of candidates who may offer some hint as to how the party can find its way in the vast inland sea of Republican red. 28 New Mexico Is Still Counting New Mexico is the only state that does not have a clear-cut winner in the presidential vote, and state officials are red-faced over the slow count. 26 Safety Group Tied to Industry Operation Lifesaver is the nation's largest and most influential rail-safety group, but documents show that the organization is tightly bound to the railroad industry, and its critics, including many accident victims, say it inoculates railroads against liability in grade-crossing collisions. 1 Fluke Improves Air Quality Air quality in the Los Angeles basin this year has been the best in 25 years, largely because of an aberration in the weather. But the region, the bowl-shaped home to 17 million people, remains the nation's capital of bad air. 20 Gay Groups Plot Comeback About 2,500 organizers from gay groups across the country met in St. Louis, the first large-scale gathering since the Nov. 2 elections. 30 NEW YORK/REGION 35-43 Rapper Dead at 35 Russell T. Jones, the rap artist known as O.D.B., collapsed and died yesterday at a recording studio in Manhattan, the police said. Mr. Jones, a 35-year-old native of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, was a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan. 38 Neediest Cases 43 OBITUARIES 44 SCIENCE/HEALTH Malaria Drug in Short Supply A Chinese herbal drug that is strikingly effective against malaria is in critically short supply because of rising demand, public health officials say. Supply crises are looming in 40 tropical countries that have used the drug heavily. 8 Chess 43 Weather 45
INTERPUBLIC TO TRANSFER ITS SILVERSTONE BUSINESS
Date: 13 November 2004
By Dow Jones
Dow Jones
Interpublic Group terminates leasehold interest in Silverstone race track, ending its involvement in British motor sports (S)
Do New Drugs Always Have to Cost So Much?
Date: 14 November 2004
By Eduardo Porter
Eduardo Porter
Analysis of question of why new prescription drugs cost so much; notes that they are expensive to invent, but relatively cheap to make; says companies receive patents from government that grant them monopoly and enable them to sell medicine at premium; notes some economists say that there is no inexorable economic reason for drug prices to be as high as they are; chart; graph; drawing (M)
CHANGE OF HEART
Date: 14 November 2004
By Mark A. Stein
Mark Stein
Review of News Corp's move to adopt 'shareholder rights plan' after Liberty Media, run by John C Malone, seeks to raise its stake to 17 percent from 9; plan would allow Rupert Murdoch and shareholders other than Malone to buy new stock at big discount if any investor besides Murdoch controls 15 percent or more of voting shares (S)
It's Good to Be Objective. It's Even Better to Be Right.
Date: 14 November 2004
By Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent
Daniel Okrent, in Public Editor column, holds that some New York Times reporters think that getting 'expert' to comment adds aura of objectivity to their articles, but other reporters argue that objectivity is unachievable; Okrent holds that in most cases he does not need analysis of expert because it is reporter he is finally compelled to rely upon (M)0