Metro Business Briefing; HAMILL AT DAILY NEWS
Date: 07 March 2001
By Jayson Blair
Jayson Blair
Pete Hamill, columnist and former editor in chief of The Daily News, will rejoin paper as columnist and correspondent (S)
Toistetaan keskiviikkona 7. maaliskuuta 2001
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7th of March 2001 News
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Essay; Storm Of Hype
Date: 08 March 2001
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column on the non-blizzard of '01 and the bias of National Weather Service and media to make dire predictions about the weather (M)
Battle Erupts on Paper's Quest For Earnhardt Autopsy Photos
Date: 08 March 2001
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Orlando Sentinel is in Florida court pressing its effort to examine photographs of autopsy on Dale Earnhardt, auto-racing idol who died on last lap of Daytona 500; says it does not want to publish photos, merely have them examined by experts to determine whether a head restraint could have saved Earnhardt's life; has support of several news organizations and First Amendment advocates, but Nascar fans are lobbying Gov Jeb Bush and Legislature to exempt autopsy photographs from liberal public records law (M)
Fickle Storm, No Blizzard, Was More Trouble for Some Than for Others
Date: 07 March 2001
By Dan Barry
Dan Barry
Article about snowstorm, which did not live up to its billing; forecasters had predicted enormous quantities of snow in New York City with attendant paralyzing conditions, but, except for some outlying areas, storm was not worthy of such media attention (M)
RUSSIAN MEDIA BID
Date: 07 March 2001
By Sabrina Tavernise
Sabrina Tavernise
Russia, in apparent reversal of policy, says it will support billionaires George Soros and Ted Turner in their bid to purchase stake in country's biggest independent media network; their meeting with media baron Vladimir Gusinsky noted (S)
A Talkative Putin Demonstrates Value of Cyberspace
Date: 07 March 2001
By Patrick E. Tyler
Patrick Tyler
Russia's Pres Vladimir V Putin, most talkative president in country's modern history, holds worldwide discussion on Internet for first time; breaks little new ground in conveying his well-known views, but session is seen is significant attempt by Kremlin to circumvent Russian and Western media in carrying his message directly to worldwide audience; online session described; photo (M)
NCR TO TAKE A CHARGE FOR DEAL WITH DISTRIBUTOR
Date: 07 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
NCR Corp will take first-quarter charge of about $28 million for losses associated with venture with distrubutor of ATM's (S)
PHILIP MORRIS INCREASES INVESTMENT IN ARGENTINA
Date: 08 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Philip Morris Incre
EARNINGS AT TOYS 'R' US BEAT EXPECTATIONS
Date: 08 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Toys 'R' Us Inc says profit rose 6.8 percent in fourth quarter ended Feb 3; net income rose to $251 million compared with $235 million in year-earlier quarter; sales fell 4.5 percent, to $4.8 billion from $5 billion; chief executive John Eyler will replace Michael Goldstein as chairman; Goldstein will remain director (S)
OFFICE SUPPLY CHAINS REPORT QUARTERLY LOSSES
Date: 07 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Two leading office supply chains post fourth-quarter losses, attributed to slumping economy: Staples lost $112 million; OfficeMax lost $85 million (S)
TRW TO REDUCE ITS WORK FORCE BY 1%
Date: 08 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TRW To Reduce Its Work