| The Wall Street Journal Western Edition 1998 |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
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| A big gamble on seeds, drugs gets riskier. | Business, general | Scott Kilman, dsf |
| Abitibi mills face strike today; impact is likely to be limited. | Business, general | |
| Ace*Comm reports loss for the quarter; finance chief resigns. | Business, general | |
| Adidas concedes that some soccer balls likely were made by Chinese prisoners. | Business, general | A. Craig Copetas, Craig S. Smith |
| After big bank merger, CoreStates customers prove ripe for taking. | Business, general | |
| AirTran flight attendants prepare for possible strike. | Business, general | |
| AlliedSignal indicates it might raise its bid if AMP will talk. | Business, general | |
| AmerGen to acquire GPU's working unit at Three Mile Island. | Business, general | |
| American Electric Power to purchase natural-gas business. | Business, general | |
| American Express authorizes buyback of up to 9% of stock. | Business, general | |
| American Express unit sues former staffers over noncompete pact. | Business, general | |
| American Oncology, Physician Reliance agree to merge in $652.8 million accord.(Abstract) | Business, general | Paul M. Sherer |
| America Online Inc. says it plans to offer $500 million in shares. | Business, general | |
| America Online kicks off latest drive for members with new wave of disks. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Thomas Weber |
| Amid slump in ad pages, US News fires its editor. | Business, general | |
| Anheuser-Busch, paying $556 million, raises stake in brewer Grupo Modelo. | Business, general | Rekhia Balu |
| An idyllic workplace under a tycoon's thumb.(SAS Institute software company)(Company Operations) | Business, general | Timothy D. Schellhadrt |
| Animal-rights ad, toned down, still hits a wall at the networks.(Advertising)(Abstract) | Business, general | Daniel Rosenberg |
| Appeals panel backs Gallo on Chardonnay packaging. | Business, general | |
| Applied Language, IBM join to offer speech products. | Business, general | |
| Arch Communications announces deal to buy rival MobileMedia. | Business, general | |
| Argentina's CEI shuffles management. | Business, general | Craig Torres |
| Armstrong World plans to acquire Triangle Pacific. | Business, general | Asra Q. Nomani |
| Asahi downgrades its 1998 forecast for sales, earnings. | Business, general | |
| Ascend poised to buy Stratus Computer | Business, general | |
| As economies dip, a global law firm parties on.(U.S.-based Baker & McKenzie)(Legal Beat)(Abstract) | Business, general | Paul M. Barrett |
| Ashland will record $57 million in charges for fiscal 4th period. | Business, general | |
| Asymetrix generates little enthusiasm after IPO at $11. | Business, general | |
| A tangled tale of GE, appliance smuggling and laundered money; firm gets tough on dealers in Miami area, prodded by a gadfly in Colombia; the Medellin black market.(Abstract) | Business, general | Michael Allen |
| ATI set to announce agreement to supply cable-TV box chips. | Business, general | |
| AT&T and BT to form world-wide alliance. | Business, general | |
| AT&T says talks with Telecom Italia go on despite resignation from board. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Maria Sturani |
| AT&T tries again to clarify TCI deal. | Business, general | |
| Avon opens retail outlets to lure buyers. | Business, general | Cathleen Egan |
| Axys abandons work on drug for asthma. | Business, general | Ralph T. King |
| BankAmerica merger is complete, creating behemoth U.S. bank. | Business, general | |
| Bankers express confidence in loans to REITs. | Business, general | |
| Bankers Trust shares decline 7.9% as Fitch lowers debt rating. | Business, general | |
| B.A.T. merger plans approved by court; insurer is set back. | Business, general | |
| Battle of the Housatonic pits GE against EPA. | Business, general | |
| Beijing orders brokerage firms Guotai Securities, J&A to merge. | Business, general | |
| Bell Atlantic and union seek quick end to strike. (Communication Workers of America and International Brotherhood Electrical Workers unions) (dispute affecting Virginia to Maine) (Company Operations) | Business, general | |
| Bell Atlantic, GTE hold merger talks. | Business, general | |
| Bentley is awarded $2.1 million in suit against former CEO. | Business, general | |
| Big brewers find price war seems to have no end. | Business, general | |
| Biggest hotel in Texas opens its doors.(the Adam's Mark hotel in Dallas opens)(Abstract) | Business, general | Neal Templin |
| Board of Competitive Technologies setting independent review. | Business, general | |
| Boeing considers more financing to some hard hit Asian carriers. | Business, general | |
| Boeing Co. to phase out production of MD-11 aircraft over next 20 months. | Business, general | |
| Boeing says Givan, top financial officer, is planning to retire. | Business, general | |
| Boeing to sell its production of helicopters. | Business, general | |
| Borders Group names Pfeffer CEO; results swing to a loss of $800,000.(Philip M. Pfeffer)(Who's News)(Abstract) | Business, general | Pat Reilly |
| Boston Scientific cleared to market coronary stents. | Business, general | James S. Hirsch |
| Boston Scientific to acquire Pfizer unit. | Business, general | |
| BP's pullout may delay sale of Russia's Rosneft. | Business, general | Bhushan Bahree, Mathew Brzezinski |
| Brazil's Telebras sell-off is a ringing success. | Business, general | |
| British Airways AMR set pact with 3 airlines | Business, general | Helene Cooper |
| British Airways moves closer to being 'virtual airline'. | Business, general | Frederic Biddle |
| Browning-Ferris unit to pay $1.5 million in pollution settlement. | Business, general | |
| BSkyB to launch digital-TV service in United Kingdom. | Business, general | Steve Stecklow |
| BT, in Asian expansion, to buy stake in Binariang. | Business, general | |
| Buffet's Berkshire to buy General Re. | Business, general | James P. Miller, Leslie Scism |
| Business buyers catch a break with PC prices; average cost is sinking; supply, demand woes plague many markets. (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Mark Boslet |
| Buying power: according to John Hagel, the Web is turning business on its head.(The Internet: Selling Points )(Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | |
| Cable-equipment firms get medicine needed to boost profits from upgrades. (2nd qtr 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Anthony Palazzo |
| Call-Net Enetprises to buy Fonorola for $1.21 bil in cash and stock. | Business, general | Larry Greenberg |
| Canada banks may get boost in merger plans. | Business, general | John Urquhart |
| Canada's Nova to pay $920 million for most of Huntsman's styrene lines. | Business, general | Tamsin carlisle |
| Canada to promote pact to curb U.S.'s cultural exports. | Business, general | |
| Canadian National seeks deal approval. | Business, general | |
| CBOT and Chicago Merc discuss merger but no announcement is expected soon. | Business, general | Terzah Ewing |
| CellularVision USA says its financial chief leaves the company. | Business, general | |
| Cendant investigates ex-chairman's spending. | Business, general | |
| Cendant's McLeod leaves two positions at marketing concern. | Business, general | |
| Channell Commercial expects to post net flat with year earlier. | Business, general | |
| Chase hopes to profit from new European currency, big U.S. bank plans to adopt the Euro on Jan. 1 for international operations. | Business, general | Nicholas Bray |
| Chevron sees permit on Caspian pipeline. | Business, general | Hugh Pope |
| Chip maker Terayon rakes in $35 million with initial offering. | Business, general | |
| Chrysler Corp. names Xerox COO Thoman to seat on its board. | Business, general | |
| Chrysler, Daimler focus on value of stock. | Business, general | |
| Chrysler posts redord profit of $1 billion: earnings exceed forecasts as a number of factors offset incentive costs. | Business, general | |
| Chrysler to hold line on Grand Cherokee prices for 1999 model. | Business, general | |
| CHS Electronics reaches accords to buy Vobis, a German retailer of Computers. | Business, general | Mathew Rose |
| Ciba Specialty swings to $525.2 million loss and plans job cuts. | Business, general | |
| Cincinnati Bell warns second-quarter profit to be hurt by start-up. | Business, general | |
| Citibank, Indian banks are sued on limits in sale of bond issue. | Business, general | |
| Citibank sets big credit line for Japan group. | Business, general | Jason Sapsford |
| Citicorp deal with Travelers gets opposition. | Business, general | |
| CKS Group will reduce its businesses to 4 from 10 and revamp management. (Company Operations) | Business, general | Sally Goll Beatty |
| Claire's Stores holds stake totaling 11.8% in retailer Gadzooks. | Business, general | |
| "Clicking" coupons on-line has a cost: Privacy. | Business, general | Paulette Thomas |
| Closure of Gitic is China's first step in tighter control of financial industry. | Business, general | Ian Johnson |
| Columbia Sportswear expands into Europe with mother's help; outfitter hopes quirky ads starring chairwoman Boyle help tap promising region.(Chairwoman Gertrude Boyle is mother of CEO of the firm, Timothy P. Boyle)(Abstract) | Business, general | Paula L. Stepankowsky |
| Compaq reports small profit before charges. | Business, general | Evan Ramstead |
| Computer Sciences Corp. defenses against takeover to be probed. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | |
| Conoco expects to trim jobs, spending in '99.(Abstract) | Business, general | Susan Warren, Anne Marie Borrego |
| Consultant's call; Lawrence Vanston makes some pretty bold predictions for the future of telecommunications. He has been right before. (president of Technology Futures, a consulting firm) (Telecommunications) (Industry Trend or Event)(Interview) | Business, general | G. Christian Hill |
| Continental AG to buy ITT Industries unit for $1.93 billion. | Business, general | cacilie Rohwedder |
| Conviction is vacated by judge in collapse of Colonial Realty Co. | Business, general | |
| Court dismisses suit against Bear Stearns. | Business, general | Michael Siconolfi |
| Court voids settlement in GM pickup-truck suit. | Business, general | |
| Cruising Web's fast lane via cable. (MediaOne's cable-modem Internet access) (On-Line) (Company Business and Marketing)(Column) | Business, general | Steve Stecklow |
| C&W to buy MCI Internet assets, easing way for WorldCom deal. (Cable and Wireless) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Stephanie N. Mehta, Jared Sandbeg |
| Daimler net rose steeply in 1st half. | Business, general | Brian Coleman |
| Dairy assails bill to alter marketing. | Business, general | Marc Lifsher |
| Dancing to a new tune: Is the Web a godsend for music clubs? Columbia House and BMG may soon find out. | Business, general | Michael Broadhurst |
| Data General expects $125 million charge for restructuring. | Business, general | |
| Davel to buy PhoneTel, plans swap of stock. | Business, general | Dan Morse |
| Deaths after taking Viagra are confirmed to total 69 Americans. | Business, general | |
| DecisionOne reports loss in 4th quarter caused by slow sales. | Business, general | |
| Dell to build plant to boost Latin presence. | Business, general | Pamela Druckerman, Evan Ramstaad |
| Delta, pilots' union reach tentative pact on pay for new 737s. | Business, general | |
| Deutsche Bank plans to keep DaimlerChrysler. | Business, general | |
| Devon to buy Northstar for $565 million in stock, boost holdings in Canada. | Business, general | |
| Dianon launches bid of $80 million to buy competitor UroCor. | Business, general | |
| Dillard's beats estimates with increase of 8% in 2nd-quarter profit. | Business, general | |
| Domtar Inc. to buy E. B. Eddy units of George Weston | Business, general | Christopher J. Chipello, Solange De Santis |
| Donaldson Lufkin to sell stock to parent companies. | Business, general | |
| Dow Jones names Lehner as publisher of the Asian journal. | Business, general | |
| Dow Jones reports loss for 2nd period reflecting unit sale. | Business, general | |
| Dow Jones's Burenga plans to retire as president, chief operating officer.(Abstract) | Business, general | |
| Dow Jones to expand newswire availability on Bloomberg screens. | Business, general | |
| Dow Jones to spend $230 million to boost journal's pages, color. | Business, general | |
| Dunlap faces a fight over his severance pay. | Business, general | Martha Brannigan, JoAnn S. Lublin |
| Easy Latin loand dry up as underwriting dims: Mexico's Grupo Bimbo finds it must spruce up terms to obtain new financing. | Business, general | Pamela Druckerman |
| Elf Aquitaine delays plans to invest in Russian oil firm. | Business, general | |
| Enron to acquire Wessex Water for $2.2 billion. | Business, general | |
| Equifax buys stakes in Brazilian concerns totaling $150 million. | Business, general | |
| Esco says it may sell defense operations, issues profit warning. | Business, general | |
| EU panel clears MCI plan to sell Internet assets. | Business, general | Jared Sandberg, Jennifer L. Schenker |
| EU Panel clears MCI plan to sell Internet assets. | Business, general | Jared Sandberg, Jennifir L. Schenker |
| EU panels clears MCI plan to sell Internet assets. | Business, general | Jared Sandberg, Jennifer L. Schenker |
| EU regulators urge denial of airline alliance program. | Business, general | |
| Europe's technology outlays expected to soar even after Euro's debut Jan 1.(Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Karen Chan |
| Ex-Globe columnist Barnicle takes leave to clear name. | Business, general | |
| Expansion is set by Dominion Resources Inc. | Business, general | |
| FAA to require Boeing jets to be inspected | Business, general | |
| Falling Yen creates painful dilemma for U.S. marketers in Japan. | Business, general | |
| FCC allows Telmex to operate in U.S. through a joint venture with Sprint. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Scott Ritter, Jonathan Friedland |
| FCC to ease rules on local phone firms for data networks. | Business, general | |
| FDA allows large-scale trial of AIDS vaccine. | Business, general | Ralph T. King Jr. |
| FDA approves Medtronic defibrillator; speed of clearance surprises industry. | Business, general | Thomas Burton |
| FDA gets a cautious recommendation to approve vaccine for Lyme disease. | Business, general | Otesa Middleton, Rochelle Sharpe |
| FDA is putting the squeeze on makers of fresh juice | Business, general | Eleena De Lisser |
| Finding your way in the tangled world of wireless service. (Personal Technology) (Technology Information)(Column) | Business, general | Rich Jaroslovsky |
| First Brands profit fell below estimates; weak demand cited. | Business, general | |
| Flow International will meet estimates for quarterly profit. | Business, general | |
| Ford Argentina to cut output over sales drop. | Business, general | |
| Ford bids for debt-laden Kia Motors, causing some to second guess the move. | Business, general | Fara Warner, Michael Schuman |
| Ford names Paillart to lead credit union; Whipple to step down. | Business, general | |
| Ford, Republic Industries to organize dealership network in Rochester, NY | Business, general | Robert L. Simison, Greg Jaffe |
| Ford rolls out a plan to resolve identity crisis for its six brands.(Advertising)(Abstract) | Business, general | Robert l. Simison |
| Ford's better idea: incentives for agencies. | Business, general | Gregory White |
| Former Corning unit to pay $15 million to settle U.S. lawsuit. | Business, general | |
| Former Stratton officers face charges of fraud. | Business, general | |
| Founders deny dual records at Livent Inc. | Business, general | Lisa Gubernick |
| Four lawsuits are resolved by KPMG Peat. | Business, general | MacDonald Elizabeth |
| Four U.S. fund firms are chosen by Korea for its mutual funds. | Business, general | |
| Fox and ESPN bolster sports web sites. | Business, general | David Sweet |
| FoxMeyer trustee sues consulting firm. | Business, general | |
| FPA Medical to get additional funds from creditors. | Business, general | |
| Galvin must show a Motorola recovery before dismissal pressure grows intense. | Business, general | |
| Galvin must show a Motorola recovery before dismissal pressure grows intense. (CEO Christopher Galvin) (Company Operations) | Business, general | Joann S. Lublin, Scott Thurm, Leslie Scism |
| Gannett's earnings increase 16%, helped by classified-ad sales. | Business, general | |
| GE Capital Services agrees to acquire Kemper subsidiary. | Business, general | |
| GE Capital Services reaches agreement to buy Lake of Japan. | Business, general | |
| Genentech earnings jump 70% on launch of lymphoma drug. | Business, general | |
| Geon sees profit hurt by prices for rest of '98. | Business, general | Ralph E. Winter |
| GE profit rose 13% in 2nd period; high-margin services are stressed. | Business, general | William M. Carley |
| Germany's Bosch auto-parts makers in Japan team up. | Business, general | |
| GM faces a sales collapse due to strike that may force firm to slash more jobs. | Business, general | |
| GM foils UAW as truck output starts. | Business, general | Rebecca Blumenstein, Joseph B. White, Angelo B. Henderson |
| GM is expected to step up recruiting of minority dealers in wake of pressure. | Business, general | Angelo B. Henderson |
| GM settles lawsuit involving misplacing of airbag stickers. | Business, general | |
| GM's Saturn, UAW reach an agreement, ease walkout threat. | Business, general | |
| Granada's pretax profit rises 13% to $1.22 billion. | Business, general | |
| Greenwich plays matchmaker in Hong Kong. | Business, general | Yu Wong |
| Guardian Royal to acquire U.S. insurance unit from ING. | Business, general | Sara Calian, Robert Bonte-Friedheim |
| Gunther International can't file results; stock trading halted. | Business, general | |
| Halliburton to cut jobs, take 4th-quarter charge.(Abstract) | Business, general | Anne Marie Borrego |
| Hearst-Argyle to buy broadcast unit from Pulitzer for $1.15 billion in stock. | Business, general | Gordin Fairclough |
| Hearst-Argyle to pay $520 million in deals for two TV stations. | Business, general | |
| Hexcel to acquire Clark-Schwebel for $453 million. | Business, general | |
| 'Hi, Barbie! I'm Samantha. Can I boost your sales? | Business, general | Lisa Bannon |
| High stakes: as a public company, Prudential may find pay scales draw fire: top 100 executives average $820,000 as firm prepares to end its mutual status. | Business, general | Scot J. Paltrow |
| hi. is yr office turning into a chat rm? fone me!! | Business, general | Bebecca Quick |
| Hilton Hotels to acquire Grand Casinos and split hotel, gambling operations. | Business, general | |
| Hoechst, Rhone-Poulenc congfirms talks on affiliate. | Business, general | Kamm, Thomas; Moore, Stephen D. |
| Hollywood's plunge into German TV looks like flop. | Business, general | Eben Shapiro, Cacilie Rohwedder |
| Home Depot tests expanded home services. | Business, general | |
| Home-run heroes bring in few endorsements.(Advertising)(Abstract) | Business, general | Sam Walker |
| Hot Rod publisher Petersen is in talks on possible purchase by Britain's Emap.(Abstract) | Business, general | Erik Portanger |
| Houston Industries, PowerGen break off their merger talks. | Business, general | |
| How a stager of glitzy events lost luster. | Business, general | Dan Morse |
| Huffy to close its largest U.S. factory, idle 950, to combat Asian competition. | Business, general | Carl Quintamilla |
| IBM battles start-up over 'e-business'. | Business, general | |
| IBM to unveil Aptiva PC aimed at schoolchildren. | Business, general | |
| IBM unit admits to illegal sale to Russian lab. | Business, general | |
| IBM wins $3 billion pact for CWC Computer Services. | Business, general | |
| ICN Pharmaceuticals to record a charge totaling $172 million. | Business, general | |
| Icos strikes deal with Eli Lilly to develop Viagra-like drug with fewer side effects. | Business, general | Ralph T. King |
| In an industry where loyalty means little, it pays to get around; experience with start-ups makes Matthew Szulik a hot hire in software; getting little Brendan's OK.(Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Bernard Wysocki Jr. |
| Infonautics Inc. stock surge spawns doubts. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Carrie Lee |
| In high-tech war rooms, giant is born; Daimler Chrysler: inside the megamerger.(Abstract) | Business, general | Brian Coleman, White Gregory L. |
| Injunction looms as showdown for Microsoft. (Government Activity) | Business, general | Margaret A. Jacobs |
| Intel likely to keep pace despite expected FTC action. | Business, general | Lee Gomes, sddsd |
| Intel likely to keep pace despite expected FTC action. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Bryan Gruley, Lee Goes |
| Intel profit exceeds analysts' estimates: earnings third quarter totaled $1.56 billion, driven by chip demand. | Business, general | |
| Intel profit warning rattles markets; technology stocks decline, but big drop in demand for PCs isn't expected. (1st qtr 1998) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | |
| Intel wins delay for trial with FTC until January 5. | Business, general | |
| Internet brokerage firms break into banking. | Business, general | |
| Interneuron agrees on settlement of lawsuits. | Business, general | Laura Johannes, Richard B. Schmitt |
| Interstate Brands unit faces fine by OSHA over asbestos charge. | Business, general | |
| In the battle for allies, Aliant and Alliant are fighting words. | Business, general | |
| In this carpet mill, the best laid plans are rolled out daily.(innovative production scheduling ideas of Les Shipman help Mohawk Industries' Dublin, GA carpet factory)(Column)(Abstract) | Business, general | Thomas Petzinger Jr. |
| ITT Industries' net expected to be below analysts' estimates. | Business, general | |
| Ivax weighs spin-offs of its generic units and other businesses. | Business, general | |
| iVillage discusses selling a stake to Hearst, CBS. | Business, general | |
| Jeep's challenge: stay rugged but add room for golf clubs. | Business, general | |
| Johnson & Johnson drug may pose risks. | Business, general | |
| Judge adopts sliding scale to set lawyers' fees in big settlement. | Business, general | Frances A. McMorris |
| Judge prods GM and UAW into arbitration. | Business, general | Fara Warner, Sara Kehaulani Goo |
| Judge refuses to dismiss charges in Microsoft case. | Business, general | |
| Just what goes into a Viagra ad? Dancing couples. | Business, general | Sally Goll Beatty |
| KFC chief resigns; duties are to be split between two officials. | Business, general | |
| King World agrees to pay $150 million in 'Oprah' deal. | Business, general | |
| KKR's $1.79 billion deal to purchase a Hoeschst unit is being renegotiated. | Business, general | Steven Lipin, Jeffrey Hiday |
| Klein to resign executive post at L.A. Times.(Jeffrey S. Klein)(Abstract) | Business, general | Peter Gumbel |
| Kodak net jumped 72% in 3rd quarter, but stock price slides on weaker sales. | Business, general | Alec Klein, sdfsdfsd |
| Komag sees charge of over $135 million and plans layoffs. | Business, general | |
| Korean bank deal is no cure-all for bad debt. | Business, general | |
| Korn/Ferry Board approves plans for IPO, promotes 3 executives. | Business, general | |
| Lehman wins decision to freeze foreign assets of big Russian bank. | Business, general | Andrew Higgins |
| Lessons learned.(The Internet: selling point.)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | Timothy Hanrahan |
| Livent names Haimes as artistic director, succeeding Drabinsky. | Business, general | |
| Local presence is key to European deals: Bombardier finds business goes to firms on the scene. | Business, general | |
| Lockheed's Northrop purchase is dealt legal blow over access to documents. | Business, general | Jeff Cole |
| Lockheed terminates Northrop merger. | Business, general | Frederic M. Biddle, Thomas E. Ricks |
| Loral satellites for Globalstar Network lost in explosion after Russian launch. | Business, general | |
| LSI Logic agrees to acquire Symbios from Hyundai in a $760 million deal. | Business, general | |
| Lyme-disease vaccine is 76% to 92% effective. | Business, general | Micheal Waldholz |
| Madrid exchange forges alliance with Latin Bolsas. | Business, general | Carlta Vitzthum, Silvia Ascarelli |
| Makeup brands take note as day spas sell cosmetics. | Business, general | Anne Marie Chaker |
| Manville CEO helped banish lawsuit trauma; after long asbestos battle, goal set of doubling growth within 5 years.(Johns Manville Corp.)(Abstract) | Business, general | Tom Locke |
| Marketers taking all roads to Scotland.(Accounts)(Abstract) | Business, general | Suzanne Vranica |
| Markham to head Aventis pharmaceuticals unit.(Richard Markham)(Who's News)(Abstract) | Business, general | Stephen D. Moore, Thomas Kamm |
| Matsushita Digital TVs to debut in US stores. | Business, general | |
| Mattel cuts forecast for yearly profit in wake of Toys 'R' Us restructuring. | Business, general | Lisa Bannon |
| Mattel reports profit fell by 20% in second period. | Business, general | |
| McDonald's to announce first layoffs this week. | Business, general | |
| MCI offers to sell assets to speed deal. | Business, general | Jared Sandberg, dsfdsf |
| MCI to sell Internet assets; merger wins an approval. | Business, general | |
| Medicare billing by Vencor Inc. probed by U.S.(Justice Department investigation) | Business, general | Chris Adams, Michael S. Moss |
| Medtronic agrees to buy Physio-Control in a stock deal valued at $538 million. | Business, general | |
| Merill's settlement in discrimination case is approved by judge. | Business, general | |
| Merrill agrees to settle with SEC over Orange County charges. | Business, general | Charles Gasparino, John R. Emshwiller |
| Merrill Lynch to pay $437.1 million to resolve claims by Orange County. | Business, general | |
| Mexico's Tribasa wins concession for rail line. | Business, general | |
| Michigan to probe FirstPlus' soliciting of second mortgages. | Business, general | |
| Microsoft and Compaq align strategie in the corporate computing market. | Business, general | |
| Microsoft aquires firm in bid to bolster Windows NTabilities. | Business, general | |
| Microsoft invests $200 million in Qwest.(Qwest Communications International Inc.)(Abstract) | Business, general | |
| Microsoft to offer more local versions of Microsoft Network. | Business, general | |
| Mita padded profit, says its overseer. | Business, general | David P. Hamilton |
| Mobil and Shell plan a refining venture by Australian units. | Business, general | |
| Mobil, Royal Dutch quit project in Peru to supply natural gas. | Business, general | |
| Monsanto agrees to acquire Unilever wheat-seed line. | Business, general | |
| Monsanto loses suit against two rivals over patent for plant. | Business, general | |
| Monsanto's tender for rest of Dekalb is extended again. | Business, general | |
| Monsanto to buy Cargill foreign seed business. | Business, general | |
| More U.K. power generators weigh buying electricity-supply businesses. | Business, general | |
| Motor-oil merger could be poised on slippery slope. | Business, general | Chistopher Cooper |
| Motorola and Lucent planning to develop technology for chips. | Business, general | |
| Motorola to slash staff, take big charge; radical move to cut 10% of work force is meant to end profit erosion. (Company Operations) | Business, general | Don Clark, G. Christian Hill |
| Murdick sells TV Guide to an affiliate of TCI. | Business, general | Eben Shapiro, dfsdf |
| Murdoch's bid for U.K. team kicks up a fuss. | Business, general | Robert (Swiss photographer) Frank |
| Nascar gets coup with Anheuser deal.(Nat'l Assn. of Stock Car Auto Racing gets Anheuser-Busch sponsorship)(Advertising)(Abstract) | Business, general | Sam Walker |
| National Cellular plans with flat rates stir up industry; competition gives consumers lower prices, but regional phone companies take a hit.(Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Nicole Harris |
| National Power plant sale fuels concern. | Business, general | Anthony Dovkants |
| Nations Bank, First Chicago post earnings gains. | Business, general | Rick Brooks, sdsd |
| Nationwide files suit against allied group, begins tender offer. | Business, general | |
| NBC to sell stake in Cable's Court TV; format to remain. | Business, general | |
| NEC Corp. to hold controlling stake in Packard Bell. | Business, general | David P. Hamilton |
| Netscape releases upgrade of its Internet software. | Business, general | |
| Networking firms to post mixed results. (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Joelle Tessler |
| Networks launch a rival to Nielsen service. | Business, general | |
| New China-U.S. pacts total $1.1 billion. | Business, general | |
| New drug mix would simplify HIV therapy. | Business, general | |
| News Corp. holds talks with Kirch on buying stake in German media firm. | Business, general | John Lippman, Cacilie Rohwedder, Carl Quintanilla |
| News Corp. to spin off 20% of Fox in IPO. | Business, general | |
| New 'sophisticated' computer virus attacks MCI networks, is contained.(Company Operations) | Business, general | Ann Grimes |
| Newspaper in Detroit are ordered to rehire workers from strike. | Business, general | |
| New technology serves up some aces for TV spectators of tennis matches. (Lucent Technologies, IBM, US Open) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Carmen Fleetwood |
| Nike, Coke ads poke fun at NBA lockout.(Advertising)(Abstract) | Business, general | Jonathan B. Weinbach |
| Nomura sets acquisition of Thorn. | Business, general | Sara Calian |
| Norfolk Southern plans to cut service, delay for months breakup of Conrail. | Business, general | |
| Nortel agrees to acquire Bay Networks. | Business, general | Lee Gomes, Stephanie N Mehta |
| Northeast Utilities is cleared to start unit at Millstone. | Business, general | |
| Northeast Utilities says it may not meet credit-accord terms. | Business, general | |
| Northrop set to cut jobs, restructure. | Business, general | Frederic Biddle |
| Northwest, changing its mind again, boosts some leisure fares 4%. | Business, general | |
| Ocean Energy, Seagull plan to merge in accord valued at about $1.1 billion.(Abstract) | Business, general | C.D.H. Cooper, Paul M. Sherer |
| OfficeMax discusses likely 'combination'; shares increase 23%. | Business, general | |
| Ohio Supreme Court allows suit to proceed against Met Life. | Business, general | |
| One company's moving tale of overcoming turmoil. | Business, general | G. Bruce Knecht |
| Orange PLC expects sales rise; will offer mobile-services deals. | Business, general | |
| OrthoLogic agrees to pay US$1 million in lawsuit settlement. | Business, general | |
| Oxford outlines plan to improve its performance. | Business, general | Ron Winslow, Nance Ann Jeffrey |
| Pacific Exchange's stock operations may be sold to a private enterprise. | Business, general | Phyllis Plitch |
| Packard Bell to name Couder to its top post. | Business, general | |
| PaineWebber offers customers $7 each in settlement of switching-fee dispute. | Business, general | Ruth Simon |
| Pakistan, IMF reach deal to free up $1.3 billion. | Business, general | |
| Paris to sell 87% stake in GAN to the French insurer Groupama. | Business, general | |
| Patriot American, unit complete acquisition of interstate hotels. | Business, general | |
| PC makers push ahead on Windows 98; antitrust lawsuit spurs a debate on Internet, doubts by economists. (Technology) (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | |
| PC sales slowed sharply in second period. | Business, general | |
| PC titans bet on funky Tut for networks.(Tut Systems' Home Run modem technology for creating household networks)(Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Scott` Thurm |
| Pearson PLC reports its pretax profit increased 54% during the first half. | Business, general | Bill McIntosh |
| Pennzoil set to pay $6.75 million to settle racial-bias lawsuit.(Abstract) | Business, general | |
| Perelman strengthens Sunbeam grip in accord. | Business, general | Martha Brannigan, Ellen Joan Pollock |
| Person to person.(The Internet: selling point.)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | Jason Fry |
| Petco adopts plan of shareholder rights against potential bids. | Business, general | |
| Pet project: Biotechs switch from drugs for man to drugs for man's best friends. | Business, general | Thomas Granahan |
| Philips, Lucent plan their venture's end. (Philips Electronics NV, Lucent Technologies joint venture in cellular telephones) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Gautam Naik, Stephanie N. Mehta, Martin du Bois |
| Pianist Jamal sues MCA over reissues of song. | Business, general | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred says '98 results to trail estimates. | Business, general | |
| Playcore, planning to expand with help of purchases, sees double-digit growth.(Abstract) | Business, general | Christopher Bowe |
| Polaroid revamps management team, shifting roles of two top executives. | Business, general | Laura Johannes, sdfsf |
| Polaroid's earnings for period and year to trail projections. | Business, general | |
| Power Co. filing lists $236 million in claims against trading firm. | Business, general | |
| Premier Laser to post an inventory reserve totaling $5 million. | Business, general | |
| Prepaid pager-service cards to be sold at 7-Eleven stores. | Business, general | |
| Price-fixing inquiry into leaf tobacco is expanding by US. | Business, general | |
| Prudential HealthCare and Humana, citing safety, won't pay for Viagra. | Business, general | Nancy Ann Jeffrey |
| Psion profit is flat as palm-top line posts a drop in sales. | Business, general | |
| Regulators in Argentina organize Banco Mayo sale. | Business, general | |
| Remington Oil & Gas enters pact to acquire S-Sixteen Holding Co. | Business, general | |
| Republic Services gets mild response in public offering. | Business, general | |
| Reservation system suffers second outage in less than a week. | Business, general | |
| Revamped PepsiCo still needs to conquer Wall Street. | Business, general | |
| R.H. Donnelley, split off from D&B, looks to Internet to protect yellow pages. | Business, general | |
| Rite Aid faces profit challenge with PCS Health. | Business, general | Thomas M. Burton, Rebecca Berner |
| Rock-Tenn aims to increase its earnings by cost-cutting after two tough years.(Abstract) | Business, general | Gaston F. Ceron |
| Rockwell to spin off chip operations, cut work force. | Business, general | |
| Russia discloses plans to sell 5% of Gazprom; stake, valued at $500 million, may fetch more. | Business, general | |
| Russia's banks planted seeds of their own problems. | Business, general | Betsy McKay |
| Safety first; unless consumers feel secure online, sales will never boom. But hackers aren't making it easy.(The Internet: selling point.)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | |
| SangStat wins FDA approval to market drug for use after organ transplants.(SangStat Medical Corp.'s SangCya approved)(Abstract) | Business, general | Ralph T. King Jr. |
| SangStat wins patent for cyclosporine, setting stage for a battle with Novartis. | Business, general | Ralph T. King Jr. |
| SAP says pretax net hurt by costs, Asia: stock declines 5.6%. | Business, general | |
| SBC backs out of pursuing stake in Romanian firm. | Business, general | |
| Schlumberger to buy Camco International. | Business, general | Kemba Dunham |
| Scotts agrees to buy part of Monsanto unit in a $300 million deal. | Business, general | |
| Seagate reports net of $22 million, first after three quarters. | Business, general | |
| SEC launches probe into IPO flipping; state regulators fire 1st volly in matter. | Business, general | Micheal Siconolfi |
| SEC mulls formal look at exposure. | Business, general | Charles Gasparino |
| Senate adopts no-smoking standard for both US and foreign airlines. | Business, general | |
| Senate Republicans agree on tax cut for tobacco bill, breaking impasse. | Business, general | Jeffrey Taylor |
| Serta lawsuit claims Simmons infringed on mattress patent. | Business, general | |
| Simware expects net will be much higher due to Salvo product. | Business, general | |
| Small firms face tighter credit due to Y2K threat; banks walk thin line in warning of risk but not angering borrowers.(Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Jeffrey A. Tannenbaum |
| Smith Corona to cut work force by 44% as part of restructuring. | Business, general | |
| SmithKline's Collum to become chairman of Chiroscience Group. | Business, general | |
| Software is easing expense-form headaches.(Technology Information) | Business, general | Alexandra Lynch |
| Some firms, let down by costly computers, opt to 'de-engineer'; with its software clashing, Chrysler chucks NeXT and rediscovers phones: memories of the robot craze. (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Bernard Wysocki Jr. |
| Some wonder if Ciena will keep old business and land AT&T after merger with Tellabs. | Business, general | Linda Sandler |
| South Korea wants incentives for North. | Business, general | Robert S. Greenberger |
| Split decision; a debate on the merits of freeing up the networks. (University of Southern California Professor A. Michael Noll, e.spire Communications CEO Jack Reich) (Telecommunications) (Industry Trend or Event)(Interview) | Business, general | Thomas E. WEber |
| Star Banc and Firstar agree to merge in deal valuing Firstar at $6.88 billion. | Business, general | |
| Star Banc and Firstar near merger. | Business, general | |
| Start-up offers new power route for artificial heart. | Business, general | John Urquhart |
| Start-up urban-apparel maker declares peace mission; Zero Casualties Inc. says it will donate 7% of its profits to inner-city charities.(Abstract) | Business, general | Rodney Ho |
| State Street discloses SEC is investigating records' safeguards. | Business, general | |
| Steering wheels are lap desks in scary mobile offices. | Business, general | Sara K. Goo |
| St. Joe, NFL decide to abandon plans for theme centers. | Business, general | Ann Carrns, Stefan Fatsis |
| Stock market likely overreacted to Vesta's problems, officials says. | Business, general | Greg Jaffe |
| Storming the OJ wars, Pepsi to buy Tropicana. | Business, general | Vanessa O'Connell, Nikhil Dogun |
| St. Paul Cos. expects catastrophe losses to reach $175 million. | Business, general | |
| Stratton Oakmont's former principals are barred by SEC. | Business, general | |
| Styles, strategies of chiefs differ like oil, water.(Lee R. Raymond of Exxon and Lucio A. Noto of Mobil)(Abstract) | Business, general | Neal Templin, Allannna Sullivan |
| Suit claims heart attack was caused by Viagra. | Business, general | |
| Sumitomo to pay out $42.5 million to settle copper class action. | Business, general | |
| SunAmerica seen posting higher profit. | Business, general | |
| Sunbeam discussing waiver of covenants on large bank loans. | Business, general | |
| Sunbeam to provide U.S. pension agency with letters of credit. | Business, general | |
| Swiss Reinsurance to buy Life Re for $1.8 billion. | Business, general | Margaret Studer, Deborah Lohse |
| Taiwan takes control of Taichung Bank. | Business, general | |
| Tales from the front: the internet.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | John Buskin |
| Tamoxifen's use for some women being questioned. | Business, general | |
| TCI increases ownership stake in USA Networks. | Business, general | |
| Technology managers start to gain status as information rules. (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Hal Lancaster |
| Tel-Save plans to pick Battista chairman, CEO.(Gabriel Battista at Tel-Save Holdings Inc.)(Who's News)(Abstract) | Business, general | Thomas E. Weber |
| Tenet plan to buy 8 hospitals is dealt a serious setback. | Business, general | Ronda L. Rundle |
| The ballet shoe gets a makeover, but few yet see the pointe. | Business, general | Michele Higgins |
| The new chief is ordering up changes at McDonald's. | Business, general | Kevin Helliker, Richard Gibson |
| The (new) hidden persuaders: the Internet.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | Gene Koprowski |
| This time, it's the barbarians at the Web: Zapata makes surprise bid for search firm | Business, general | Evan Ramstad, Robert Tomsho |
| This time, it's the Barbarians at the Web; Zapata makes surprise bid for search firm. (Excite) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Evan Ramstad, Robert Tomsho |
| Thomson Multimedia, Microsoft agree to TV pact. | Business, general | G. Pascal Zachary, Douglas Lavin |
| Thomson Multimedia, Microsoft agree to TV pact. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | G. Pascal Zachary, Douglas Lavin |
| Toa Steel of Japan to dissolve. | Business, general | Norihiko Shirouzu |
| Toys 'R' Us net tumbles by 63% on lack of 'hits.' | Business, general | William Bulkeley |
| Trial date is set for a landmark tobacco case in Britain. | Business, general | |
| Two brokerage executives step down in China probe. | Business, general | |
| Two Ucar executives are leaving concern in 'realignment' plan. | Business, general | |
| Tyco to buy U.S. Surgical for $3.3 billion in stock. | Business, general | Mark Maremont, sdfdsd |
| Tyson recalls chicken supplied to Wendy's, primarily in Midwest. | Business, general | |
| UAW strikes key GM plant in Flint, Mich. | Business, general | Gregory L. White, sdfsdfd |
| UBS plans to sell two of its units to Italy's Generali. | Business, general | |
| United HealthCare to acquire Humana: plan to form U.S.'s biggest managed-care concern is valued at $5.38 billion. | Business, general | Thomas M. Burton, sdfsdfsd |
| Unocal calls a halt to Caspian pipeline after Afghan raids. | Business, general | |
| Upstart Teligent to enter more markets this year and next than it expected.(phone services in 1998 and 1999) (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Brian Steinberg |
| US Airways is about to order Airbus A-330s. | Business, general | |
| USA Networks unit, CitySearch to merge. | Business, general | Gregory Zuckerman |
| U.S. Bancorp to buy $2.5 billion in stock by end of March 2000. | Business, general | |
| U.S. charges Microsoft seeks limits in trial. | Business, general | |
| U.S. is wrestling over limits on high-tech exports to India. | Business, general | Michael M. Phillips |
| U.S. Judge rules foreigners may donate 'soft money.' | Business, general | |
| U.S. may add charges to Microsoft case: continuing investigation could pick up states' allegation on pricing. | Business, general | John R. Wilke, sfsf |
| U.S. Office Products posts loss in quarter, after taking charges. | Business, general | |
| U.S. prosecutors win an appeal to shield trade-secrets data. | Business, general | |
| U.S. says securities firms may share information on the Year 2000 problem. | Business, general | |
| U.S.'s Cargill acts to save Toshoku of Japan. | Business, general | Norihiko Shirouzu |
| U.S. sues Microsoft on antitrust grounds; software giant is accused of curbing competition; states also bring action. (Government Activity) | Business, general | John Wilke |
| U.S. wary on talks with Seoul's Kim over lifting sanctions on North Korea. | Business, general | Robert S. Greenberger |
| U.S won't block Windows 98 software. (Justice Dept) (Government Activity) | Business, general | John Wilke |
| UtiliCorp proposes doubling its stake in power New Zealand | Business, general | |
| Utilities are finding a surge of interest in power plants; as industry restructures, buyers snap up generating facilities.(Abstract) | Business, general | Kathrun Kranhold |
| Venator reports loss totaling $13 million on sales drop of 2.3%. | Business, general | |
| Vencor is bruised by government health-care changes. | Business, general | |
| Vencor nursing homes face expanding probes. | Business, general | Michael S. Moss |
| Vendex seen as good bet after KBB deal. | Business, general | |
| Venture Capital, Blackstone to buy small steelmaker. | Business, general | |
| Vesta investigating accounting issue, may restate profit. | Business, general | Ann Carrns |
| Vietnam pullout: This time, investors pack up gear, stymied by bureaucracy, lack of reforms. | Business, general | |
| Virtual 'Net' banks offer real savings: on-line services with lower overhead, fees proliferate. (Internet/Web/Online Service Information) | Business, general | Jane J. Kim |
| VLSI plans to unveil technology to speed work on chip design. | Business, general | |
| Volkswagen to buy Lamborghini, confirms it is interested in Bugatti. | Business, general | Dagmar Aalund, Maureen Kline |
| VW-Volvo talks suggest success ins't enough to ensure independence in automotive industry. | Business, general | |
| Wal-Mart to acquire control of 4 stores, 6 sites in South Korea. | Business, general | |
| Warner Bros. told to pay Coppola $60 million more. | Business, general | |
| Water utility reaches accord on acquisition. | Business, general | Allanna Sullivan |
| Web firms start tussling as L.A. market heats up. (Company Business and Marketing) | Business, general | Sheila Muto |
| Wells Fargo and Northwest near a merger: with a $31.5 billion vallue, pact would produce a western bank giant. | Business, general | Steven Lipin, dsfsd |
| Wendt, head of GE Capital, to step down; despite success, unit's CEO had stormy relationship with chairman of parent.(Gary C. Wendt resigns )(Abstract) | Business, general | Matt Murray, Lublin Joann S. |
| When they build a better cell phone, less is usually more; guys gaga about StarTAC might soon be salivating over a Motorola model. (Industry Trend or Event) | Business, general | Sterphanie N. Mehta |
| Who needs college? Three students sell stake in Web site to CMG Information. | Business, general | Jason Anders |
| Wiley is president of Atlantic Richfield, as Wade steps down. | Business, general | |
| With American flair, Hasso Plattner leads Europe's tech revival: His software and his style influence a generation of young entrepreneurs. | Business, general | |
| Worthington says rival's ad campaign lifted sales of its own meat-free foods. | Business, general | Ralf E. Winter |
| Wrong turns: How a chip maker lost its way. | Business, general | |
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