Press Asks Judge to Make Skakel File Public
Date: 05 April 2000
By David M. Herszenhorn
David
Lawyer David Fein, representing six news organizations, asks Connecticut Juvenile Court Judge Maureen Dennis to unseal all of court documents related to case against Michael C Skakel, who is charged with killing his next door neighbor, Martha Moxley, in Greenwich in 1975 (M)
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Japan's Public: Skeptical and Blase
Date: 05 April 2000
By Stephanie Strom
Stephanie Strom
Japanese public barely shrugs in reaction to dramatic news of Prime Min Keizo Obuchi's stroke and coma, and their elected representatives' initial lies about his condition; outrage in press about deliberate obfuscation and backroom decisions about succession is not shared by Japanese interviewed on street; some are clearly pleased that stability and process are being protected, while others say they are accustomed to such matters being hidden (M)
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PEREGRINE TO BUY HARBINGER FOR $2.1 BILLION
Date: 06 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Peregrine Systems Inc acquires Harbinger Corp for about $2.1 billion (S)
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DUPONT TO CUT JOBS IN ITS COATINGS DIVISION
Date: 06 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
E I du Pont de Nemours & Co to cut 900 jobs in its coatings business, or about 6.6 percent of unit's work force, bringing total cuts to 2,200 as it works to improve profit at paints business it acquired last year; says it will save $80 million in moves and will take second-quarter charge of about $55 million; job cuts will be mostly in Europe, where Herberts paints unit, which it bought from Hoechst of Germany, is based (S)
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GOLDMAN SACHS AWARDING SHARES TO RETAIN EMPLOYEES
Date: 06 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Goldman Sachs Group will distribute two million shares to its junior employees as firm seeks to keep talent from fleeing to dot-coms; will allot shares--worth about $200 million at current prices--to 8,000 analysts and associates based on percentage of last year's pay (S)
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SOLECTRON TO ACQUIRE NORTEL PLANTS FOR $900 MILLION
Date: 05 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Solectron Corp, number 1 contract maker of electronics, agrees to buy Nortel Networks' plants in North America and Europe for $900 million and to supply more than $10 billion in parts and services to company; Solectron plans to keep all 4,190 workers at operations it is buying (S)
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BAIN CAPITAL DROPS PLAN TO BUY VDI MULTIMEDIA
Date: 05 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
VDI Multimedia says Bain Capital Inc has canceled plan to acquire it for $200 million; says Bain canceled purchase because its senior lender would not finance transaction, citing amount of debt as too high (S)
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PEAPOD SAYS IT HAS OBTAINED LOAN, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
Date: 05 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Peapod Inc, whose shares plunged after company failed to get $120 million in financing last month, says it is negotiating with undisclosed party for 'substantial investment'; company's shares have fallen about 58 percent since March 16, when its chief executive Bill Malloy resigned (S)
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ENERGIZER SHARES RISE IN FIRST TRADING AFTER SPINOFF
Date: 05 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Energizer Holdings Inc rise on their first day of trading after spinoff by Ralston Purina Co; Energizer rises 6.25 cents a share, to $21.3125, valuing company at $2.1 billion, about 25 percent less than analysts had expected (S)
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American Home Expands
Date: 05 April 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
American Home Products Corporation says that it will invest $685 million to expand its Wyeth Medica Ireland pharmaceutical operations in Grange Castle, Ireland, to include research and production of biotechnology products (S)
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