Metro Business Briefing; WCBS-TV NEWS PARTNERSHIP
Date: 27 October 2000
WCBS-TV in New York will introduce partnership with television, radio and online media outlets on Oct 30 that pools organizations' resources to provide news coverage; WCBS-TV, channel 2, will broadcast reports from the news consortium, which will be called CBS 2 Information Network (S)
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A Standpipe Bursts In Yankee Clubhouse
Date: 26 October 2000
Standpipe in visiting clubhouse at Shea Stadium bursts during game; New York Yankees' clubhouse is closed to news media after contest (S)
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Anti-U.S. Fever: Arab Bitterness and Boycott Talk
Date: 27 October 2000
By Susan Sachs
Susan Sachs
Militant tone of unalloyed hostility toward Israel and deep distrust of US policy continues in state-controlled media of Arab countries, mirroring flood of public sympathy and political activity in support of Palestinians; reminders of the conflict are everywhere, stirring sense of pan-Arab solidarity, and impact on regional politics could be substantial; attitudes toward United States are also hardening, and there is talk of boycotting US products (M)
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Rough Play Is Out
Date: 26 October 2000
By Rafael Hermoso
Rafael Hermoso
Big East Conference stages its basketball media day (S)
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Independents and the Elderly Lift Gore in Florida, Poll Says
Date: 26 October 2000
By David E. Rosenbaum With Janet Elder
David Rosenbaum
Vice Pres Al Gore is overcoming advantages Gov George W Bush was believed to have in Florida, making presidential race there breathtakingly close; New York Times/CBS News Poll shows Gore has considerable strength among state's elderly and independent voters and is seen as more likely than Bush to reduce cost of health care and prescription drugs and protect environment; poll shows Bush is seen as more likely than Gore to lower taxes, but that Florida voters consider tax issue to be less important than strenghtening Social Security and Medicare; Bush, whose brother is governor of Florida, hoped to win state easily and has focused his attention on swing states in Midwest; Gore made steady gains in Florida with his emphasis on plan for prescription drug coverage and his selection of Sen Joseph I Lieberman as running mate; chart (M)
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AFFYMETRIX SOARS ON NEWS OF PROFIT
Date: 26 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Affymetrix Inc rise 31 percent after company reports its first quarterly profit and predicts it will post another in fourth quarter; company earned $295,000 in third quarter, compared with loss of $5.8 million a year earlier; revenue rose 89 percent, to $55.8 million; graph (S)
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AIRLINES AND SUPPLIERS TO MERGE INTERNET EXCHANGES
Date: 27 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nine airlines and three aerospace parts suppliers will merge their Internet-purchasing exchanges, AirNewco and MyAircraft, to create single venture with wider participation; combined site is expected to start in March (S)
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JOINT VENTURE TO SELL MOLSON BRANDS IN U.S.
Date: 27 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Adolph Coors Co agrees to pay Molson Inc $65 million for 49.9 percent stake in joint venture to sell Molson brands in US; Molson will own rest of venture and retain ownership of its brands in US; Coors agrees to use some of Molson's Canadian breweries to make its own beers (S)
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WHOLE FOODS WEIGHS OPTIONS FOR AMRION UNIT
Date: 27 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Whole Foods Market hires investment banker Dain Rauscher Wessels to advise it on options for its unprofitable Amrion nutritional-supplement unit; company will take pretax charge of $10 million in its fourth quarter to write off its preferred stock investment in American WholeHealth (S)
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CONSOLIDATED SERVICE BOUGHT BY ABN-AMRO UNIT
Date: 27 October 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ABN-Amro Lease Holding acquires Consolidated Service Corp for undisclosed sum to become world's largest auto-fleet management company (S)
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