Public Interests; While You Were Sleeping . . .
Date: 18 April 2000
By Gail Collins
Gail Collins
Gail Collins Op-Ed column offers roundup of recent presidential election events; cites Gov George W Bush's shift to left and Vice Pres Al Gore's avoidance of press conferences (M)
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Judge Dismisses Suit Against Magazine
Date: 18 April 2000
Federal Judge Virginia A Phillips says she intends to dismiss lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over article it published in March 1998 about antidrug program DARE, for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, that contained fabrications by its author, Stephen Glass; Phillips says there is no evidence that Rolling Stone knew of Glass's fabrications before article was published and that DARE will not be able to prove Rolling Stone acted with malice or reckless disregard for the truth (S)
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MAKER OF WEB SECURITY SOFTWARE TO BUY ENCOMMERCE
Date: 19 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Entrust Technologies Inc to acquire enCommerce Inc for about $586 million in stock (S)
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN IN TALKS TO SELL FUSELAGE BUSINESS
Date: 18 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Northrop Grumman Corp, which makes fuselages for Boeing 747 jetliners, says it is in talks to sell fuselage business now that Boeing sales appear likely to decline; Northrop hires Salomon Smith Barney Inc to help with sale; Wall Street Journal reports Northrop is talking with Carlyle Group (S)
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OPERATOR OF SENIOR COMMUNITIES REDUCES BID FOR REIT'S
Date: 19 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Capital Senior Living Corp cuts its bid for ILM Senior Living Inc and ILM II Senior Living Inc to $155 million in cash as more competition and higher interest rates have hurt Capital Senior Living's share price (S)
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L'OREAL AGREES TO ACQUIRE MATRIX FROM BRISTOL-MYERS
Date: 19 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
L'Oreal SA agrees to buy Matrix Essentials from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co for undisclosed price; L'Oreal will acquire Matrix through its New York-based Cosmair unit (S)
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REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS TO BUY HAC GROUP FOR $200 MILLION
Date: 18 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reynolds & Reynolds Co acquires HAC Group for as much as $200 million in cash and stock (S)
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CARLISLE BUYS TITAN'S CONSUMER TIRE AND WHEEL BUSINESS
Date: 18 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Carlisle Companies acquires Titan International Inc's consumer tire and wheel business for as much as $95 million in cash (S)
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Pulp Mill Being Sold
Date: 19 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Willamette Industries acquires paper mill in Port Wentworth, Ga, from Smurfit-Stone Container Corp for undisclosed price (S)
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GE Financial Deal
Date: 18 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
GE Financial Assurance signs agreement to acquire 90 percent of long-term care business of Citigroup's Travelers Life and Annuity unit; financial terms undisclosed (S)
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