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19th of October 2000 News
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4 Big Magazine Wholesalers Face Federal Inquiry
Date: 19 October 2000
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
Justice Department is examining business practices of major wholesalers who deliver 90 percent of magazines to newsstands in US; many publishers complain that wholesalers are squeezing their profits by charging too much to distribute their magazines; say sharp decline in number of wholesalers has made it more difficult to distribute less-popular magazines to smaller retailers thus leading to fewer choices for consumers; wholesalers say that they are losing money because publishers are paying too little for distribution of their magazines and that retailers are also demanding increasingly tougher terms; four major wholesalers are Anderson News, News Group, operated by Jim Pattison Group, Hudson News Co and Chas Levy Circulating Co; Justice Department has charged four smaller companies, Martin News Agency, C & S News Agency Inc, Island Periodicals LLC and Rack Shop, with anticompetitive practices (M)
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Rupert Murdoch lends his voice to those worried about a cooling of television ad spending.
Date: 19 October 2000
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Television advertising marketplace is cooling; some network executives dispute some earlier reports of weakening in ad marketplace, but News Corp chairman, Rupert Murdoch, predicts at shareholders meeting in Australia that advertising sales for his television company in US, Fox Entertainment Group, look a little uncertain; Murdoch attributes weakness in advertising marketplace over next couple months to falloff in spending by Internet businesses (M)
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Debates Leave Instant Analysts Hedging Their Bets
Date: 19 October 2000
By Caryn James
Caryn James
Most political commentators adopt wait-and-see attitude after third presidential debate, mindful that after first debate, when they declared Vice Pres Al Gore the easy winner, Gov George W Bush gained in polls (M)
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It's Root, Root, Root, But for Which Team?
Date: 19 October 2000
By N. R. Kleinfield
N. Kleinfield
Mets fans and Yankee fans consider themselves to be different breeds of animal; New York Times/CBS News poll of adults in New York State that asked people whom they root for found no significant difference in education or affluence of either group, although majority of Yankee fans are women, while majority of Met fans are men; Mets' circle of fans has always been identified as heavily suburban, but study of people who actually go to games, done in 1998, finds more Met fans come from New York City than do Yankee fans; almost quarter of Yankee fans arrive from New Jersey, double as many as those who go to Mets games; other statistics about Mets and Yankee fans noted; chart; photos (M)
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FRONTLINE TO MAKE OPERATIONAL CHANGES
Date: 19 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
FrontLine Capital Group, which invests in real estate and technology-related companies, says it will stop making investments and will separate its temporary-office-leasing business, HQ Global Workplaces, from its other businesses; move comes after 83 percent drop this year in shares of company (S)
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FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING AT ITT EDUCATIONAL
Date: 19 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ITT Educational Services Inc says its compensation of student recruiters is being investigated by US Education Department; offers associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees, and nondegree programs; company's shares fall 24 percent, to $16.69 (S)
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VLASIC SAYS COMPANY WILL PROBABLY BE SOLD
Date: 19 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Vlasic Foods International Inc, maker of Vlasic Pickles and Swanson frozen entrees, says review by Lazard Freres & Co will probably result in sale of all or part of company (S)
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STATION CASINOS TO SELL MISSOURI OPERATIONS
Date: 19 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Station Casinos Inc, whose casinos in Missouri have been subject of investigation by the state, agrees to sell those properties to Ameristar Casinos Inc for $475 million; Ameristar will acquire properties in St Charles and Kansas City; Ameristar will sell its Reserve casino in Henderson, Nev, to Station for $70 million (S)
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TRIAD HOSPITALS IN $1.4 BILLION DEAL FOR QUORUM
Date: 20 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Triad Hospitals will acquire Quorum Health Group for $1.4 billion in cash and stock, and $1 billion in assumed debt; deal would make Triad third-largest hospital company (S)
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MEDTRONIC AGREES TO PAY $225 MILLION FOR PERCUSURGE
Date: 20 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Medtronic Inc, leading manufacturer of pacemakers, acquires PercuSurge Inc for $225 million (S)
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