With Prizes Near, Paper Prints Attack on Another's Entry
Date: 20 March 2002
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Wall Street Journal takes highly unusual step of publishing opinion column by assistant managing editor Laura Landro denouncing series of articles in The Seattle Times; column accuses reporter Duff Wilson of unethical and biased reporting in series that examined clinical trial at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in which 20 patients died prematurely; column is particularly notable for its timing, less than month before announcement of Pulitzer Prizes, for which series is candidate in investigative category (M)
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SCHERING TO BUY REST OF COLLATERAL THERAPEUTICS
Date: 21 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Schering agrees to take over Collateral Therapeutics Inc for $140 million in stock to expand in gene therapy products and heart treatments (S)
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AVANEX TO BUY A COMPETITOR, OPLINK COMMUNICATIONS
Date: 20 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Avanex Corp, which makes parts for fiber optic equipment, will buy rival, Oplink Communications Inc, for $287.2 million in stock (S)
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HUBBELL TO BUY LIGHTING UNIT OF U.S. INDUSTRIES
Date: 21 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hubbell Inc, which makes outdoor and commercial lighting, agrees to buy LCA Group lighting unit of US Industries for $250 million (S)
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GOODYEAR'S TIRE SHIPMENTS LAG THOSE OF RIVALS
Date: 21 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co says shipments to retailers in North America lagged rivals for first two months of year as dealers sold fewer tires than expected; company's shares fall $2.55, or 9 percent, to $25.40, biggest one-day drop since Sept 17 (S)
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SHELL SETTLES ROYALTIES CASE FOR $33.5 MILLION
Date: 21 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Royal Dutch/Shell Group pays $33.5 million to settle lawsuit filed by State of Alabama claiming more royalties from natural gas Shell produced in state waters; Shell Oil Co was sued in June 1999 for underpaying royalties as far back as 1991 for gas from Mobile Bay (S)
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MALAN REALTY, SHOPPING CENTER OWNER, TO LIQUIDATE
Date: 21 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Malan Realty Investors Inc, citing decline in its stock price, says its board voted to sell company's 58 shopping center assets and liquidate company (S)
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FORTUNE BRANDS SAYS DEMAND WILL INCREASE PROFIT
Date: 20 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Fortune Brands Inc says first-quarter profit will rise more than expected (S)
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VIVENDI ENVIRONNEMENT WINS $1.5 BILLION CONTRACT
Date: 20 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Filter subsidiary of Vivendi Environnement, world's largest water company, wins contract worth $1.5 billion over 20 years to manage waterworks of City of Indianapolis (S)
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AMERICAN SKIING SEEKS WAIVERS FROM LENDERS
Date: 20 March 2002
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
American Skiing Co, operator of ski resorts, says it might fall into default of its financial covenants and is seeking waivers from lenders after fewer skiers came to its Eastern and Utah resorts (S)
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