AMERCO PROPOSES CASH PAYMENTS TO CREDITORS
Date: 14 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Amerco Inc, owner of U-Haul truck-rental business, agrees to use cash and notes to pay bondholders and other creditors $714.6 million they are owed (S)ÿ
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COMPANY DREDGING IN IRAQ IS BOUGHT FOR $340 MILLION
Date: 13 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Madison Dearborn Partners will acquire Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Corp, which has contract to dredge Iraqi port of Umm Qasr, for $340 million from firm owned by Citigroup Venture Capital (S)
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FRIEDMAN'S SHARES DOWN AS S.E.C. WIDENS INQUIRY
Date: 13 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Jewelry retailer Friedman's says investigations by Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department of its financial reporting practices has expanded, setting off 39 percent decline in its share price (S)
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RALCORP IS BUYING BAKERY CHEF FOR $287.5 MILLION
Date: 13 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ralcorp Holdings acquires Bakery Chef, owned by Wind Point Partners, for $287.5 million (S)
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RELIANT RESOURCES QUESTIONED ON ENERGY PRICE REPORTS
Date: 13 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Power producer Reliant Resources says US attorney in Southern District of Texas has requested information as part of investigation of energy price manipulation (S)
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G.E. TO ACQUIRE BOSTON LENDER FOR $72.4 MILLION
Date: 13 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Electric will acquire lender HPSC for $72.4 million (S)
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VIRBAC DELAYS RESULTS TO REVIEW ITS ACCOUNTING
Date: 14 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Virbac Corp, provider of health care products for pets, will delay reporting third-quarter results after its auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers questions some accounting practices (S)
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CHEVRONTEXACO EXPECTS CHARGE FROM DYNEGY ASSET SALE
Date: 13 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
ChevronTexaco Corp will record charge in fourth quarter to reflect its share of loss from sale of Dynegy's Illinois Power utility; Dynegy agreed to sell Illinois Power to Exelon Corp (S)
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LIZ CLAIBORNE AGREES TO BUY MEN'S CLOTHING COMPANY
Date: 13 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Liz Claiborne acquires clothing designer Enyce Holdings for $114 million (S)
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Monitoring Broadcast News From Your Desk or Laptop
Date: 13 November 2003
By Mark Glassman
Mark Glassman
New Web site ShadowTV allows subscribers to watch CNBC or NBC News programs from PC with Internet connection and receive preprogrammed e-mail news updates; photo (M)
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