News Corp. Cutting Costs
Date: 18 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
News Corp ordered 3 percent cut in operating costs in January to tighten its budget and increase profits; no job reductions are expected (S)
1999年2月18日木曜日 の再生
1999年2月18日は、％sの星印の下の木曜日でした。 それはその年の**♒日でした。 アメリカ合衆国の大統領は48**でした。
この日に生まれた場合、あなたはWilliam J. (Bill) Clinton歳です。 あなたの最後の誕生日は27、2026年2月18日水曜日日前でした。 次の誕生日は125、2027年2月18日木曜日日です。 あなたは239日、または約9,987時間、または約239,692分、または約14,381,573秒生きてきました。
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18th of February 1999 News
ニューヨークタイムズのトップページに 1999年2月18日 で掲載されたニュース
General Dynamics Makes $1.4 Billion Bid for Newport News
Date: 19 February 1999
By Leslie Wayne
Leslie Wayne
General Dynamics Corp, nation's largest military shipbuilder, stuns defense industry by making unsolicited $1.4 billion bid for rival Newport News Shipbuilding Inc, in face of changing Government policy that has discouraged such consolidations; deal is surprising for two reasons: Government, in reversal of policy, has been halting military industry mergers, and this deal would create only one supplier of nuclear-powered submarines and put four of nation's six defense shipyards in hands of one company; merger throws in question Newport News's $470 million friendly takeover of Avondale Industries, nation's number 4 military shipbuilder; that merger was announced last month and has not yet closed; neither Defense Department nor Justice Department comment on offer (M)
Despite Vatican, Case of Swiss Guard's Murder Remains Alive
Date: 18 February 1999
By Alessandra Stanley
Alessandra Stanley
Vatican closes its investigation into killing of commander of Swiss Guards by one of his junior officers, but scandal is not laid to rest; grieving relatives of Lieut Col Alois Estermann and his wife, Gladys Meza Romero, who was killed at his side, issue letter imploring Italian media to stop printing rumors about the couple's marriage and speculating on love triangle including Corporal Cedric Tornay, who killed himself after committing murders (M)
GOLD FIELDS TO MERGE WITH DRIEFONTEIN CONSOLIDATED
Date: 19 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Gold Fields Mineral Services Ltd will gain control of some of South Africa's best gold mines by merging with Driefontein Consolidated, and buying stake held by Anglogold Ltd (S)
PROVIDIAN ACQUIRES GETSMART.COM FOR $33 MILLION CASH
Date: 19 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Providian Financial Corp, nation's biggest issuer of credit cards backed by deposits, acquires Getsmart.com, which operates Internet site where consumers can apply for loans, for $33 million in cash (S)
DUKE OFFERING $2.1 BILLION FOR CHILEAN UTILITY
Date: 19 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Duke Energy Corp offers more than $2.1 billion for 51 percent stake in Chilean electric utility Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA (S)
AMERICAN EXPRESS GETS 14% OF TICKETMASTER-CITYSEARCH
Date: 18 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
American Express Co says in Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it has acquired 14 percent stake, or 1.3 million class B common shares, of Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch Inc; Ticketmaster's class B stock is 83.9 percent owned by USA Networks (S)
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS TO ADD MORE CABLE SYSTEMS
Date: 19 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Charter Communications Corp, cable-television company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul G Allen, will buy cable system in Massachusetts from closely held Greater Media Inc, its fourth acquisition this year; financial terms undisclosed; acquisition value is estimated to be $605 million (S)
APTARGROUP PICKS UP EMSON RESEARCH FOR $150 MILLION
Date: 18 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Aptargroup Inc acquires Emson Research Inc for $150 million in cash, debt and stock (S)
JACKPOT ENTERPRISES REACHES DEAL TO BUY CRC HOLDINGS
Date: 19 February 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Jackport Enterprises Inc acquires CRC Holdings Inc for about $56 million in stock and debt (S)