LOCKHEED SAYS TITAN IS BEING INVESTIGATED
Date: 06 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Lockheed Martin Corp, which plans to buy Titan Corp, says Justice Department probes whether payments made by consultants for maker of military communications equipment to foreign officials violated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; says it also reviews whether Titan's payments to consultants were accurately reflected on company's books (S)
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S.E.C. LOOKS INTO FIRING OF TWO BOEING EMPLOYEES
Date: 06 March 2004
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Boeing Co says Securities and Exchange Commission probes events leading to firing of chief financial officer Michael Sears and Darleen Druyun, former Air Force official he had hired; says Pentagon probes whether Druyun helped Boeing get favorable terms on $17 billion deal to sell or lease refueling planes to Air Force; says Sears offered Druyun job while she was negotiating for Air Force; reports it could face $310 charge if government withdraws $5.3 billion contract to lease refueling tankers (S)
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PFIZER SUES TO PREVENT SALES OF GENERIC PAINKILLER
Date: 06 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Pfizer sues Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to block generic version of painkiller Celebrex, top-selling arthritis drug; cites unexpired patents (S)
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FOOTSTAR PLANS TO CLOSE 165 ATHLETIC-SHOE STORES
Date: 06 March 2004
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footstar plans to close 165 athleti
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MasterCard Says Loss Widens 30%
Date: 06 March 2004
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MasterCard Inc reports fourth-quarterï
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Berkshire Says 4th Quarter Profit Doubled
Date: 07 March 2004
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Warren E Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc reports fourth quarter net income of $2.39 billion, doubled from $1.18 billion a year earlier; results include $845 million in realized investment gains (M)
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Big Snack Maker Files for Bankruptcy
Date: 06 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Jays Foods, snack maker, files for bankruptcy protection; blames downfall in part on popularity of low-carbohydrate diets; agrees to be acquired by Willis Stein & Partners in court-supervised auction (S)
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World Business Briefing | Asia: The Netherlands: Asian Acquisition
Date: 06 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
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ING Groep, Dutch financial
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World Business Briefing | Europe: Sweden: Volvo Sells Shares In Rival
Date: 06 March 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Volvo sells 63.7 million Class B shú
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