| Wall Street Journal. Europe 1998 |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
|---|
| ABB and Gazprom sign cooperation agreement. | Business, international | |
| Accor, Compass plan Australian venture. | Business, international | |
| Acer's net fell 60% in quarter amid continued losses at unit. | Business, international | Russell Flannery |
| Acer's purchase of Siemens PC unit encounters unexpected problems. | Business, international | Russell Flannery, Wayne Arnold |
| Acer to computerize schools in Turkey. | Business, international | |
| Adidas-Salomon 9-mo earnings could weigh on shares. | Business, international | |
| Aegon may seek acquisition in U.S.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Aerospatiale aims to form alliance of missile firms. | Business, international | Yves Michot |
| Agusta, Bell Helicopter enter construction pact. | Business, international | |
| Ahold to acquire rest of Thai venture. | Business, international | Pichayaporn Utumporn |
| AIG agrees to acquire SunAmerica. | Business, international | Deborah Lohse |
| Airbus chief shifts focus to profitability. Price war with Boeing hits a turning point. | Business, international | |
| Airbus director says listing isn't needed. | Business, international | |
| Airbus nears an accord with Singapore Airlines. | Business, international | Frederic M. Biddle, Diane Brady |
| Airbus takes a direct shot at Boeing with 100-seat jet, 3% price increase. | Business, international | |
| Aircraft sales boost earnings at SAS. | Business, international | |
| Air France posts rise in net profit to $317.5 million for its fiscal year. | Business, international | |
| Air France readies profit data. | Business, international | |
| Air France re-evaluates cost of strike. | Business, international | |
| Akzo has agreed to buy remaining Akcros stake. | Business, international | |
| Akzo Nobel launches one billion mark Eurobond. | Business, international | |
| Alcatel will reorganize telecommunications unit. | Business, international | David Gauthier Villars |
| Alenia, Aerospatiale may build 100-seat jet. | Business, international | |
| Aliant acquisition could help Alltel expand in U.S. and improve service. | Business, international | |
| Alitalia, KLM will sign accord; British Airways to buy City Flyer.(Italian and Dutch airlines will combine several operations; local carrier will be acquired by British Airways)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Allders expects earnings to fall short of estimates. | Business, international | Gene Colter |
| Alliance & Leicester leads Eurobond market issues. | Business, international | |
| Allianz, building Asian business, seeks acquisition. | Business, international | Camille Klass |
| Allianz expects AGF consolidation to raise full-year premium income.(Acquisition of French company seen as profitable)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Allianz to buy 70% of Pimco for $3.3 billion.(Abstract) | Business, international | Vanessa Fuhrmans, Pui-Wing Tam |
| Allied Carpets' problems result in resignations. | Business, international | |
| AlliedSignal offers to acquired AMP. | Business, international | |
| Alphatec debt plan may hold the key to Thai future. | Business, international | Jon E. Hilsenrath, Pichayaporn Utumporn |
| AmerBank issue is oversubscribed. | Business, international | |
| AMMB to talk with Fortis on stake sale. | Business, international | Leslie Lopez |
| Analysts back share-exchange ratio for merger of three Norwegian banks. | Business, international | Fredrik Tangeraas |
| Analysts fault Pakhoed for failed merger. | Business, international | Heleen de Graaf |
| Analysts leave Deutsche Bank to join CSFB. | Business, international | Sean Davis |
| Analysts say D'Ieteren stock is to pricey. | Business, international | Grainne Hehir |
| Andersen Consulting chooses Forehand to be chief executive.(Abstract) | Business, international | Elizabeth MacDonald |
| AOL Bertelsmann chief to head Bertelsmann's electronic commerce. | Business, international | Kimberly Strassel |
| AON will acquire Italy-based Nikols. | Business, international | |
| APP gets nod on restructuring of terms of debt. | Business, international | Jon Hilsenrath, G. Pierre Goad |
| Applied Power to acquire Rubicon for $347.8 million. | Business, international | |
| Argentine health-care reform lures U.S. firms. | Business, international | Craig Torres |
| Asda cuts liquor prices in U.K. | Business, international | |
| Asia crisis propmpts Boeing to slash output, cut jobs.(Abstract) | Business, international | Andy Pasztor, Frederic M. Biddle |
| Asian woes fail to damp the outlook for Porsche. | Business, international | |
| Astra sells chip factory to U.S. group. | Business, international | Richard Borsuk |
| AT&T agrees to buy US cable giant, TCI, for $37.3 billion. | Business, international | Leslie Cauley |
| Audi to pay $190.9 million for Cosworth of the U.K. | Business, international | Ellen Thalman |
| Avesta Sheffield shows signs of recovery. | Business, international | Ross M. Stewart |
| Axa denies talks for Seagram brands. | Business, international | |
| BA, American unveil Oneworld alliance. | Business, international | Helene Cooper |
| Baan says chairman will step down. | Business, international | |
| BAA says it will keep retail prices low even after end of duty-free sales in EU. | Business, international | |
| BAA shares rise as sales stop sliding. | Business, international | |
| Bad connection: Telecom struggles to get through to an Asian partner. | Business, international | Henny Sender |
| Banca di Roma is being pursued for merger by BCI. | Business, international | |
| Banco Popular's 9-month net profit increased by 3.7% to $360.6 million. | Business, international | |
| Barclays Capital unit cuts some 250 jobs. | Business, international | |
| BASF posts rise in profit but warns of difficult '99. | Business, international | Stephen Moore |
| BASF reports profit growth but fears stay. | Business, international | Uta Harnischfeger |
| Bass reiterates its commitment to Czech brewery. | Business, international | Douglas Lytle |
| Battle between BMW, unions threatens plants. | Business, international | |
| BA won't comment on aircraft report. | Business, international | |
| Bayer plans to regroup its chemicals operations. | Business, international | |
| Bayer pledges to go it alone for now, plays down drag from Asian crisis. | Business, international | Uta Harnischfeger |
| BCI shares seen rising after cost-cuttig program. | Business, international | Heather O'Brian |
| Belgian utilities create company for Nordic area. | Business, international | Jonathan Stearns |
| Benetton family buys a stake in Pirelli & Co. | Business, international | |
| Ben & Jerry's ends Dreyer's link and allies with Diageo unit. | Business, international | Laura Johannes |
| Ben & Jerry's hopes to whip its sales in France into shape. | Business, international | |
| Bertelsmann's sales expected to stay steady, according to magazine report. | Business, international | |
| Bertelsmann Targets Breaking Impasse Over Pay-TV Venture. | Business, international | |
| Bertelsmann to broaden its multimedia offerings. | Business, international | Jennifer Schenker |
| BG Bank, Realkredit mull joint holding firm. | Business, international | Lauren Madsen |
| BG Bank, Realkredit say they will merge. | Business, international | Lauren Madsen |
| Bidding starts for French airline, amid rescue of credit Lyonnais. | Business, international | |
| Bids for Telekom Austria exceed $1.62 billion each. | Business, international | |
| Big Board aims for greater global role. | Business, international | Gregory L. White, Greg Ip |
| BMC Software in deal to buy Boole & Babbage. | Business, international | Gary McWilliams |
| BMW board bears down on Rover.(Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and subsidiary Rover Group PLC)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| BMW plans new models to boost Rover.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| BNL chairman leaves post, citing tensions. | Business, international | |
| BNL's core share-holding group set. | Business, international | |
| BNP says it wants to buy a stake in Credit Lyonnais. | Business, international | |
| Boeing plans to buy back stock for the first time. | Business, international | |
| Books Online signs deals with Internet providers. | Business, international | |
| Borders' Bookstore thrives in Singapore; U.K. is next. | Business, international | Chen May Yee |
| Bosch, three auto-parts makers in Japan join in marketing deal. | Business, international | Lisa Shuchman |
| Bougues alters estimate for unit's loss.(Forecast for mobile telecom operation revised to 1.3 billion francs)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Bouygues warns of suit in shareholder dispute. | Business, international | |
| BP Amoco merger wins U.S. approval; but Exxon's acquisition of Mobil could face harsher antitrust test.(British Petroleum Company PLC, Amoco Corp., Exxon Corp., Mobil Corp.)(Abstract) | Business, international | John R. Wilke, Steve Liesman |
| BP-Amoco to set standard for oil-industry mergers. | Business, international | Steve Liesman, C.D.H. Cooper |
| Brazil's Telebras sale breaks up behemoth and revives reform. | Business, international | Peter Fritsch |
| Brisa A-E privatization rolls along. | Business, international | |
| Brisa finds offer 19 times subscribed. | Business, international | |
| Brisa maintains its steady course as privatization efforts gather speed. | Business, international | Sarah J. Rhydderch |
| British Air sees ruling soon on alliance. | Business, international | |
| British Biotech earnings play up worries over research program. | Business, international | |
| British-Borneo to acquire Hardy Oil. | Business, international | Karen Chan, Angela MacDonald-Smith |
| British exchange seeks permission from SEC to operate in the U.S. | Business, international | Greg Ip |
| British inns fail to serve tourists' needs. | Business, international | Michael M. Phillips |
| British Midland secures options on long-haul jets. | Business, international | |
| British Nuclear Fuels group leads buyers for CBS unit. | Business, international | Timothy Aeppel, Steven Lipin |
| BSkyB sale nets Granada $725.3 million. | Business, international | Erik Portanger, Gene Colter |
| BSkyB tries new fashion to lure women; magazine ads push digital TV as a gotta-have product.(Abstract) | Business, international | Tatiana Boncompagni |
| BT to cut cost of calls to some mobile phones. | Business, international | |
| BT, Yahoo unit to offer new Internet service. | Business, international | |
| Bus makers Dennis, Henlys plan merger. | Business, international | |
| Cable & Wireless sues MCI over Internet pact. | Business, international | John J. Keller |
| Cable & Wireless unit, IBM to enter partnership. | Business, international | Raju Narisetti, McIntosh |
| California drug firm seeks to cure its ills in Eastern Europe. | Business, international | Betsy McKay, Rhonda L. Rundle |
| Callaway Golf to lay off 700 workers. | Business, international | |
| Canada rejects mergers of big banks.(Mergers between Bank of Montreal and Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce rejected) | Business, international | Larry M. Greenberg, John Urquhart |
| Canadian mines financier digs for Tinseltown gold. | Business, international | John Lippman |
| Canal Plus is set to launch national phone venture. | Business, international | Jennifer Schenker |
| Canal Plus would sell Vox stake. | Business, international | |
| Carlson, Thomas Cook to form venture in U.K. | Business, international | |
| Carlton and Nimbus agree to combine. | Business, international | |
| Carlton drops bid for Arsenal club and diversification.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Caspian pipeline member nations to sign building deal on Nov. 24. | Business, international | |
| Cathay expected to enter alliance with American, British Air, Qantas. | Business, international | Erik Guyot, Hal Lipper |
| CDC makes provisions to cover German exposure. | Business, international | David Gauthier-Villars |
| Central bank of Russia annuls Inkombank permit. | Business, international | Andrew Higgins |
| Cereal makers find marketing in Europe yields mixed results. | Business, international | Ernest Beck, Rekha Balu |
| Ceska Sporitelna widens full-year loss prediction. | Business, international | Jana Dorotkova |
| CGU says merger savings to be 'very significant.' | Business, international | |
| Chancellor buys 50% of Grupo Radio. | Business, international | Alejandro Bodipo-Memba |
| Chase to take bold approach on Euro. | Business, international | Nicholas Bray |
| Chemapol's chief says group will likely restructure. | Business, international | Jana Dorotkova |
| Chevron expects pipeline permit from Russia. | Business, international | |
| Citibank plans to expand its operations in Ireland. | Business, international | |
| CKS Group to be acquired by USWeb in deal valued at about $340 million. | Business, international | Sally Beatty, Kara Swisher |
| Cliveden backs acquisition bid by group including Bill Gates. | Business, international | |
| Close Brothers buys into German firm advising on mergers. | Business, international | |
| CLT pursues half ownership of pay channel. | Business, international | |
| CNP aims to redefine itself but skeptics remain. | Business, international | Paul Meller |
| Coca-Cola Beverages has strong debut in London. | Business, international | |
| Coke expects sales in China to stay strong. | Business, international | Craig S. Smith |
| Compaq tells 5,000 employees of layoffs. | Business, international | Evan Ramstad |
| Conoco to slash its costs amid depressed oil prices.(Abstract) | Business, international | Susan Warren, Anne Marie Borrego |
| Consortium to run Gdansk Yard. | Business, international | |
| Cooper Group surrenders to Wassall in takeover bid showdown for TLG. | Business, international | |
| Cost-cutting helps lift Telefonica's profit. | Business, international | |
| Creditanstalt is rejecting a Nazi gold ultimatum. | Business, international | |
| Creditanstalt seeks a complete review of its wartime past. | Business, international | |
| Credit Lyonnais plans to reduce loan portfolios, not sell units. | Business, international | |
| Credit Suisse First Boston plans to pursue stake in BNL. | Business, international | |
| CrestCo to offer rebate of 15% on 1998 fees. | Business, international | |
| CRO to invest gains from offers in data network. | Business, international | |
| Curbs on German growth-stock trading rejected. | Business, international | |
| Cyber auctioneers are drawing bids of U.S. investors. | Business, international | Aaron Lucchetti |
| Czech Central Bank announces rate cut. | Business, international | Douglas Lytle |
| Daimler-Benz takes on Mexican bank. | Business, international | Joel Millman |
| DaimlerChrysler expected to pull plug on Plymouth.(Abstract) | Business, international | Jeff Ball |
| Daimler, Chrysler split management spoils of deal. | Business, international | |
| Daimler debates building M-Class in Chrysler plant. | Business, international | |
| Daimler, Nissan discuss link focused on Asia. | Business, international | |
| Dance Music Struts Its Stuff for Mainstream. Big Record Labels Hustle to Find Hip, Techno Partners. | Business, international | Eric R. Drosin, Amy Marrett |
| Data signal a continued demand for French industrial products. | Business, international | |
| Day Runner starts bid to acquire U.K.'s Filofax. | Business, international | |
| DeBeers, ARS extend diamond sale agreement. | Business, international | |
| Debenhams reports 16% rise in profit. | Business, international | |
| Delhaize looks to future with new Brussels store. | Business, international | |
| Dell to build 3rd plant in Ireland. | Business, international | |
| Demand spurs IXOs to issue more shares. | Business, international | |
| Depfa offers mark deal to globalize Pfandbrief brand. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Bank AG to buy Bankers Trust in $9.5 billion deal.(Abstract) | Business, international | Christopher Rhoads, Paul Beckett |
| Deutsche Bank aims to price securitized issue. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Bank denies it held US bank talks. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Bank is keen to expand its U.S. presence. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Bank is negative about BfG bid's outcome. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Bank plan may shake Germany. | Business, international | Brian and Dagmar Aalund Coleman |
| Deutsche Bank threatens focus with U.S. Deal.(Acquisition of U.S. bank could harm its European business)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Telekom equals Mannesmann price cuts. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Telekom slowed by competition. | Business, international | Daniel Schwammenthal |
| Deutsche Telekom spinoff prohibits majority partner. | Business, international | |
| DLJ takes analytical approach; firm offers issuers bond-tracking system. | Business, international | Gregory Zuckerman, Craig Karmin |
| Dole to pay $90 million for 60% of Saba Trading. | Business, international | |
| Dorling Kindersley shuffles managers, divides two roles. | Business, international | |
| Dresdner, CAIB to advise Bulgari on tobacco sale. | Business, international | |
| ECB officials split on rate convergence. | Business, international | G. Thomas Sims |
| Ecia-Bertrand chief forecasts growth. | Business, international | |
| Electronics giants square off over videodisk standards. | Business, international | Steve Homer |
| Elektrim unit wins Warsaw phone-service concession.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Emap focuses on niches with Petersen Cos. purchase.(Abstract) | Business, international | Wendy Bounds |
| Emap lifts first-half profit 16% and seeks to reassure investors. | Business, international | Panagiotis Pylas |
| EMI considers acquiring Seagram's PolyGram unit. | Business, international | |
| Endesa powers up for sale of 30% government stake. | Business, international | Carlta Vitzhum |
| ENEL, Entergy abandon joint venture. | Business, international | Mathias Wildt |
| ENEL now shows profit for last year. | Business, international | |
| Energy Group is leaving Taiwan electricity sector. | Business, international | |
| Enso to take 19.9% stake in Advance Agro. | Business, international | |
| Equities division of Banco Santander cuts jobs in Asia. | Business, international | |
| Ericsson is top maker of digital phones in U.S. | Business, international | |
| Erste's conservative approach pays off. | Business, international | Geoffrey Smith |
| Estonia Telecom to wait out turmoil in markets before launching IPO. | Business, international | Paul Hannon |
| EU confirms plans to ask BA, AMR to cede 267 slots. | Business, international | |
| EU expected soon to rule on air pacts. | Business, international | |
| EU imposes fine on shipping cartel. | Business, international | |
| EU imposes new sanctions on Serbia. | Business, international | Neil Jr. King |
| EU panel recommends approval of Pfizer's Viagra. | Business, international | |
| Eurobond market awaits KfW's deal. | Business, international | |
| Eurofighter combat plane is rechristened Typhoon. | Business, international | |
| Euro issue drives asset-backed market. | Business, international | |
| EuroMTS trade government bonds. | Business, international | Susannah L. Gold |
| European markets rise despite Ericsson rumors. | Business, international | Angela MacDonald-Smith, George Matlock |
| European unlock encryption market, thanks to U.S. rules. | Business, international | Kimberley Strassel |
| Europe's aerospace firms proceed on consolidation. | Business, international | |
| EU sets conditions for BA, American. | Business, international | Charles Goldsmith, Susan Carey, Scott McCartney, Julie Wolf |
| EVN says it has 10% stake in Verbund. | Business, international | |
| Excel reaches agreement to merge with Teleglobe. | Business, international | Steven Lipin, Christopher J. Chipello |
| Exchanges in cross-membership pact. | Business, international | |
| Exploiting success, Mannesmann increases its big stake in Arcor. | Business, international | Thomas G. Sims |
| FDA approves machine to detect breast cancer. | Business, international | |
| Fiat gives some details of Romiti's retirement. | Business, international | Maria Sturant |
| First U.K. miner's strike in 15 years faces RJB. | Business, international | |
| First Union REIT names new CEO and managers. | Business, international | |
| Fitch IBCA cuts ratings of some Russian banks. | Business, international | |
| Flexicom develops its plan to trade on stock markets. | Business, international | |
| FLS Aerospace suspends talks on Aer Lingus's Team. | Business, international | |
| Following pack, Finacor to cease floor trading in bond futures. | Business, international | Henry E. Teitelbaum |
| Ford's U.K. plants cited by chairman for productivity lag. | Business, international | |
| Ford venture set to tighten control on British market. | Business, international | |
| Ford, ZF Friedrichshafen form automatic-transmission venture. | Business, international | Andrea Puchalsky |
| For Italian shipyard, Disney liner is not a Mickey-Mouse job. | Business, international | Daniel Machalaba, Daniel Orwall |
| Fortis AG, Fortis Amev shares to be split. | Business, international | |
| France asks Aerospatiale to sell stakes, list shares. | Business, international | |
| France to sell 75% of Credit Lyonnais. | Business, international | |
| Fund's partners face financial peril for raising long-term capital stakes. | Business, international | Anita Raghavan, Michael R. Sesit |
| Gains abroad help avert steep fall in Barlow's net profit for fiscal year. | Business, international | Michael Wang |
| GasNatural, Repsol mull challenging Mexican deal. | Business, international | |
| GEC Plan to separate its business is seen as precursor to defense a deal.(Alliance with another defense contractor seen immanent)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| General Re will acquire DP Mann Holdings. | Business, international | |
| German bank deal set for Jan. 1 fails; talks to continue. | Business, international | |
| German Bank's issue in drachmas dominates quiet Eurobond trading. | Business, international | |
| German telecom shares decline as MobilCom unveils price cuts.(MobilCom AG)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| German venture buys Cargill's seed operations. | Business, international | |
| GE's net rose 13% in quarter to record total. | Business, international | William M. Carley |
| GE unit to buy Elscint imaging divisions. | Business, international | |
| GIB, Saudi International Bank agree to merge but terms are undisclosed.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| GKN says it is considering merging defense-vehicles business with Alvis. | Business, international | |
| Global Crossing poised to unveil grid's timetable. | Business, international | Stacy Kravetz |
| Goldman IPO gives Sumitomo golden chance. | Business, international | Khanh T.L. Tran |
| Grolsch deflects takeover bid from Interbrew; shares gain 15% | Business, international | |
| Grupo BBV remains committed to Latin American investments. | Business, international | Keith David Huang |
| Grupo Televisa delays its Univision stake offering. | Business, international | Pamela Druckerman, Jonathan Friedland |
| Halifax names Crosby to head mortgage lender. | Business, international | |
| Hansol paper agrees deal to sell newsprint business for $1 billion. | Business, international | Shin Jung Won |
| HBK, Mercator plan insurance venture. | Business, international | |
| Heinz to put ketchup business into one global account. | Business, international | Rekha Balu |
| Henlys is unfazed by bid by rival for Dennis Group. | Business, international | |
| Hilfiger alleges Tesco sold fake versions of its goods. | Business, international | |
| Hitachi forecasts a pretax loss of $1.67 billion. | Business, international | David P. Hamilton |
| Hoderbank buys Siam City stake. | Business, international | Paul M. Sherer |
| Hoechst and Rhone-Poulenc move on to advanced stage in talks on merger. | Business, international | |
| HomeGrocer.com raises funds to expand in U.S. | Business, international | |
| Hoogovens doesn't expect profits to increase in 1998. | Business, international | |
| Hoover prevails in four lawsuits tied to free-travel promotion. | Business, international | |
| HSBC's net sags on bad-debt provisions. | Business, international | Erik Guyot |
| Human cloning in South Korea fuels debate: fertility experts push for discussion on consequences. | Business, international | |
| HypoVereinsbank settles dispute over provisions. | Business, international | |
| ICA Handlarnas, Hakon Gruppen to merge into holding firm ICA. | Business, international | |
| ICI advances restructuring with unit's sale. | Business, international | |
| In Brazil, Usinor takes control of a steelmaker. | Business, international | |
| In compromise, BA, American will delay deal. | Business, international | Scott McCartney |
| ING Groep says net rose 42% in 9-month span.(Dutch banking and insurance company's profits higher than expected)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| ING per-share net is seen increasing 30% to 35% in 1998. | Business, international | |
| Insider Trading Alleged Against Ex-CEO in U.S. | Business, international | Frances A. McMorris |
| Insurance holds key to operations of airlines in 2000. | Business, international | |
| Interbrew aims to buy Russian brewer Rosar. | Business, international | |
| Interbrew ends its joint venture in South America. | Business, international | |
| Introverted Russian oil major may need to change its ways. | Business, international | Paivi Munter |
| Iridium delays commercial phone links, expects full launch of service Nov. 1. | Business, international | Quentin Hardy |
| Iridium's orbit: for a world phone, pitch plays on fears of being isolated. | Business, international | Quentin Hardy |
| Irish Life sees no place like home for growth. | Business, international | Damien Lynch |
| Italian banks get ready to discuss huge merger. | Business, international | Fred Kapner |
| Italian banks look to consolidate. | Business, international | Heather O'brian |
| Italy approves opening electricity to competition. | Business, international | |
| Italy revs up asset-backed loans. | Business, international | Cecile Gutscher, Susannah L. Gold |
| Italy says offer of BNL shares begins Nov. 16. | Business, international | |
| Italy's Class Editori sets a price of $2.49 for shares in offering.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Italy's power sector prepares for rivals. | Business, international | Mathias Wildt |
| iXOS's low-priced IPO illustrates tough market. | Business, international | Sylvia Ascarelli |
| Jalaprathan Cement plans to sell stock to Ciments Francais. | Business, international | |
| Japan's government will sell up to one million NTT shares.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Japan takes control of Nippon Credit.(Nippon Credit Bank Ltd. declared insolvent by Japanese government) | Business, international | Norihiko Shirouzu, Jathon Sapsford |
| J&J is told it can't sell Benecol as dietary aid. | Business, international | Vanessa O'Connell, Rochelle Sharpe |
| Johnson Matthey gets nice surprise from metals' rise. | Business, international | Neil Behrmann |
| Judge rejects Knoll Drug deal over lawyer fees. | Business, international | G. Christian Hill |
| Kerkorian may purchase more MGM Grand shares. | Business, international | |
| Key hurdle nearly passed in BSkyB soccer-club bid. | Business, international | |
| Kia auction is canceled as bidders are averse to assume firm's debt. | Business, international | Michael Schuman, Namju Cho |
| Kim offers to step down as chairman of Daewoo.(Abstract) | Business, international | Jane L. Lee |
| Kingfisher's strong half boosts full-year forecasts. | Business, international | |
| KKR is renegotiating deal to buy Hoechst paint unit. | Business, international | Steven Lipin, Jeffrey Hiday |
| KLM pilots can't strike in solidarity, judge rules. | Business, international | |
| Koc hopes changes boost share offer. | Business, international | James Dorsey |
| Kollert ses great potential to revamp Komercni Banka, tackle problem loans. | Business, international | David Rocks, Paul Hofhenz |
| KPN drops RomTelecom bid. | Business, international | |
| KPN-Orange Group gets Belgian license. | Business, international | |
| KPN raises stake in SPT Telecom.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Kvaerner suffers a loss after major write-downs. | Business, international | |
| Lafarge buys cement unit in South Africa. | Business, international | |
| Lafarge invests in Korea buying Wallboard plants. | Business, international | |
| Last bids submitted for BancPost. | Business, international | |
| Learning Co. to buy Broderbund in stock deal valued at $416 million. | Business, international | Jon G. Auerbach |
| Lehman cancels demand for early redemption. | Business, international | |
| Levi's to close four plants in Europe, trim work force in U.S. by nearly 1,000. | Business, international | Wendy Bounds |
| Lexington Fund to focus on stocks in technology area. | Business, international | |
| LME aluminum rally reflects shift of view on Russian exports. | Business, international | Vanya Dragomanovich |
| Lockheed may be taking $500 million in charges. | Business, international | |
| Loews will shift management. | Business, international | |
| Logica seeks buys in U.S., posts 49% jump in profit. | Business, international | |
| Long-Term Capital rejects Buffett. | Business, international | Steven Lipin, Mitchell Pacelle, Leslie Scism |
| Losing Jasztel may mar Matav's position. | Business, international | Jack Grone |
| Lost Porsche sales won't affect year goal. | Business, international | |
| Lucas Varity moves to U.S. as industry consolidates. | Business, international | Robert L. Simison |
| LucasVarity will shuffle its automatic activities. | Business, international | |
| Lufthansa's Reid will join Delta in key position as marketing chief. | Business, international | Martha Brannigan |
| Lukoil crude exports up 40% this year. | Business, international | |
| Lukoil, Onexim Bank team up for investment, energy projects. | Business, international | Paivi Munter |
| Lyondell to stall building of plant in Netherlands. | Business, international | |
| Mannesman says Esser will become chairman.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| MAN's net jumps 75% for year. | Business, international | |
| MAN weighs big purchase, says sales fell. | Business, international | Ellen Thalman |
| Marconi gets a $44 million order from Telepar. | Business, international | |
| Marquette deal strengthens unit of U.S.-based GE. | Business, international | Ron Winslow |
| Marsh agrees to buy Sedgwick. | Business, international | Ernest Beck, Deborah Lohse |
| Matsushita and Philips to sell cards enabling PCs to get digital-TV signals. | Business, international | Evan Ramstad |
| Matthew Clark PLC agrees to an offer from Canandaigua. | Business, international | |
| McDonalds, Diageo plan U.K. expansion.(McDonald's Corp., Diageo PLC, Burger King Corp.)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| McKesson will buy Novartis' Red Line. | Business, international | |
| Meat firm Pick looks appetizing to some analysts. | Business, international | Margit Feher, Jack Grone |
| Medeva gains as cancer drug gets U.S. approval. | Business, international | |
| Mediobanca, Iran banks agree to open credit line. | Business, international | |
| Merger mania comes to Central Europe.(Focus of investors shifts from Russia)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| MG to take over Billiton Metals. | Business, international | Adam Aljewicz, Stuart Penson |
| Michilin's half-year net declined13% | Business, international | |
| Microsoft battles pirates and apathy in Europe. | Business, international | Daniel Michaels, Mattew Rose |
| Microsoft, ICL to make range of products. | Business, international | |
| Microsoft interactive chief resigns. | Business, international | David Bank, Kara Swisher |
| Microsoft seeks dismissal of case. | Business, international | |
| Milken, Ellison bolster their presence in consulting with another acquisition. | Business, international | Timothy D. Schellhardt |
| Mirror Group shares show little reaction to surprise departure. | Business, international | |
| Mitsubishi Heavy incurs big loss, plans job cuts.(Abstract) | Business, international | Maki Aoto |
| Mobistar will launch IPO on Brussels bourse. | Business, international | |
| Moody's places ratings of BBV under review. | Business, international | |
| More U.K. power generators weigh buying supply businesses. | Business, international | |
| More workers join strike at Disneyland Paris. | Business, international | |
| MPGE acquires Coral from Ladbroke Group.(Private equity company now owns third lagest betting chain in the U.K.)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| MTV pulls plug in Amsterdam on channel-sharing stipulation. | Business, international | |
| Mueller says regulators hurt Deutsche Telekom. | Business, international | |
| Munich Re, Allianz swap holdings in strategic move to clarify structure.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| National Grid, Sprint focus on Brazil.(National Grid Holdings PLC and Sprint Corp.)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Netcom expected to recover pace after tax stumble. | Business, international | Frederik Tangeraas |
| Newcastle United shares rally on takeover talk. | Business, international | |
| New cellular pact forged by AT&T and BellSouth. | Business, international | |
| New gas pipeline links U.K. to Continental European market. | Business, international | Sumi Sastri |
| New research raises hope for treatment of asthma. | Business, international | |
| News Corp. reports annual profit surged. | Business, international | |
| News Corp. seeks stakes in Kirch, Italian TV unit. | Business, international | John Lippman, Maria Sturani, Cacilie Rohwedder |
| New U.S. work bolsters orders for Holzmann. | Business, international | Virginia Rosa |
| Nike aims to tackle soccer on its Tour de France. | Business, international | Stefan Fatsis |
| Nordic gas grid could become viable with 10 years, study says. | Business, international | Rod Stone |
| Norilsk Nickel to merge two unprofitable plants. | Business, international | |
| Norsk, EVC sign petrochemical deal. | Business, international | |
| Northwest lays off staff amid strike. | Business, international | |
| Oerlikon-Buehrle drops its plan to spin off Bally. | Business, international | |
| Oil giants may join European refineries. | Business, international | |
| Oil giants target Alberta's vast heavy-crude source. | Business, international | Tamsin Carlisle |
| Oliman ownership faces change. | Business, international | |
| Olivetti to sell 24.9% stake in Oliman one year early. | Business, international | |
| Olivetti trims its loss, expects profit for year. | Business, international | |
| OM Gruppen makes bid to buy PmI. | Business, international | |
| Omnitel unit helps Olivetti reduce losses. | Business, international | |
| Opel shake-up tests GM efforts to unite world-wide units. | Business, international | Joseph B. White |
| Oracle, Sun plan software-license deal.(Sun Microsystems Inc. and Oracle Corp. agree to co-license software products ) | Business, international | Lee Gomes, Don Clark |
| Orange shares soar 9.8% on forecast of sharp rise in sales over 5 years. | Business, international | |
| Origin is likely candidate for next Philips sell-off. | Business, international | |
| OTP would invest in Postabank if asked. | Business, international | |
| Ovitz Group drops Polygram bid; Seagram remains. | Business, international | Bruce Orwall, Ben Shapiro |
| Owners are considering offers for The European. | Business, international | |
| Pace Micro Technologies posts loss for latest year amid flagging sales. | Business, international | |
| Pachin has investors' attention in Egypt: sale of stake may help hone competitiveness. | Business, international | |
| Packard Bell NEC plans Scotland plant. | Business, international | |
| PaineWebber may be sold to Dresdner. | Business, international | Anita Raghavan, Michael R. Sesit, Silvia Ascarelli |
| Palladium prices surge to record on concern for Russian exports. | Business, international | Vanya Dragomanovich, Samantha Shields |
| Paribas embarks on campaign to a better image. | Business, international | Mia Trinephi |
| Pension funds in U.S., U.K. to join forces.(Abstract) | Business, international | Joann S. Lublin, Sara Calian |
| Personnel-services business buoys Hay's pretax profit. | Business, international | |
| Petronas aims to buy 27% stake in Proton. | Business, international | |
| Peugeot Citroen considers buying stake in Proton. | Business, international | |
| P&G unveils big restructuring, including shift in its top spot. | Business, international | Joann S. Lublin, Tara Parker Pope |
| Philips expects a dismal year for global electronics sector. | Business, international | G. Pierre Goad |
| Philips, Lucent are likely to abandon joint phone venture after steep losses. | Business, international | Gautam Naik, Stephanie N. Mehta, Martin du Bois |
| Pinault-Printemps sets up Kertel. | Business, international | |
| PizzaExpress to invest $126 million to expand. | Business, international | |
| PLN cancels power pact with Suharto-linked firm. | Business, international | Jay Solomon |
| Poland picks Dresdner Kleinwort to advise on sale of national airline. | Business, international | |
| Poland's AmerBank talks to German, other investors. | Business, international | |
| Polish bank president lists concerns over planned retirement system. | Business, international | |
| Powell, NatWest settle power-project dispute. | Business, international | |
| PowerGen to acquire East Midlands PLC for $1.41 billion. | Business, international | |
| PowerGen to sell 2 plants to avoid antitrust study. | Business, international | |
| Premier Oil confirms its intent to sell some noncore assets. | Business, international | Panagiotis Pylas |
| Profit of some $14 billion expected at Bundesbank. | Business, international | Helen Fessenden |
| Promodes says sales on target. | Business, international | |
| Rabobank to boost provisions for Asia. | Business, international | |
| Randstad to buy Strategix for $850 million in cash. | Business, international | |
| Regus, consortium target Asia and U.S. | Business, international | Yu Wong |
| Renault sees Dacia of Romania as ally. | Business, international | John Carreyrou, Cristi Cretzan |
| Renters choice to acquire Thorn's U.S. operations. | Business, international | Alejandro Bodipo-Memba |
| Researchers indicate flu medicines from Roche, Glaxo show promise. | Business, international | Michael Waldholz |
| Research shows new HIV strains resist drug-combination AIDS treatment. | Business, international | Michael Waldholz |
| Robeco will seek Europe acquisitions. | Business, international | |
| Robobank's 2 offers appeal to the cautious. | Business, international | |
| Roche hints at pleasant profit surprise. | Business, international | Dennis Baker |
| Rockwell to spin off its chip unit, cut work force by 9%, take charges. | Business, international | Frederick Rose |
| Rolls-Royce in 2 leasing deals.(with GATX Capital and Pembroke Capital Ltd.)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Rolls-Royce reads from big order book. | Business, international | |
| Rolls-Royce suffers for Boeing's cutbacks. | Business, international | |
| Romania likely to delay Bell helicopter project. | Business, international | |
| RomTelecom faces a delay in sale of stake. | Business, international | Cristi Cretzan |
| Ruling disappoints Hoechst unit. | Business, international | |
| Russia outlines Gazprom, Rosneft sales. | Business, international | Leos Rousek, Mark Whitehouse |
| Russia sets bid dates for Gazprom stake. | Business, international | |
| Russia's IMF loan boosts Eastern Europe. | Business, international | |
| Russia to get $22.6 billion in loans tied to economic-reform pledge. | Business, international | Andrew Higgins, Matthew Brezezinski |
| Russia urges preparation for Gazprom's auction. | Business, international | |
| RWE says it won't bid for London Electricity. | Business, international | |
| Saab-Embraer talks may yield contract. | Business, international | Rod Stone |
| Sainsbury agrees to buy Star Markets in the U.S.(British company will become the second largest supermarket chain in New England)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| SAirGroup confirms interest in LTU stake. | Business, international | |
| Saks executive is named chief of DFS. | Business, international | Yumiko Ono |
| Sakura Bank looks to affiliates for help | Business, international | Bill Spindle |
| Sales decline at Glaxo, rebound seen this year. | Business, international | Stephen Moore |
| Sales, restructuring lift Peugeot's net. | Business, international | John Carrreyrou |
| Sandvik's profit falls 1.5% despite 33% gain in sales. | Business, international | |
| SAP plans to revise pricing strategy. | Business, international | Don Clark |
| SAP to establish beachhead on Wall Street. | Business, international | Matthew Rose, Suzanne McGee |
| Saudi Arabia posts big budget deficit.(Abstract) | Business, international | Daniel Pearl |
| Schwab customers to receive access to deals by CSFB. | Business, international | |
| Scor supports listing of Coface unit. | Business, international | Matthew Curtin |
| Scottish Media offers $52.1 million for VCI. | Business, international | |
| Scottish Power reviewing potential deals in U.S. | Business, international | |
| Scotts to acquire European businesses. | Business, international | |
| Seagram's revenue rises 1.5% as Tropicana sale boosts net. | Business, international | Christopher J. Chipello |
| S-E-Banken seeks to boost its stake in Hansapank. | Business, international | |
| S-E-Banken unit hires 3 executives in bid to be top European equity firm. | Business, international | |
| SEB's operating profit drops 32%. | Business, international | |
| Securicor, Deutsche Post form parcel joint venture. | Business, international | |
| Sema takes Olympic business jump to become games technology sponsor.(Anglo-French computer services and defense company Sema Group PLC)(Abstract) | Business, international | Matthew Rose, A. Craig Copetas |
| Semiconductor plants aren't as safe or clean as billed, some say. | Business, international | Bill Richards |
| Series of airline strikes sparks deep-seated anxiety for fliers. | Business, international | Diane Brady |
| SES sets price of $160 a share for its IPO. | Business, international | |
| Shell launches rare issue; central banks, Swiss buy. | Business, international | |
| Shell pulls out of group seeking big Rosneft stake. | Business, international | |
| Siebel may face challenge as SAP expands scope. | Business, international | Leslie Scism |
| Siemens nears deal to sell 10% of Vobis to Metro of Germany. | Business, international | |
| Siemens profit development still unsatisfactory, chief says. | Business, international | |
| Siemens's chip division might consider tie-ups. | Business, international | |
| SKF replaces chief executive. | Business, international | Jan Lindroth |
| SKF seen trading sideways for now. | Business, international | Anette Jonsson |
| SmithKline Beecham gets Lyme vaccine approval. | Business, international | |
| Societe Generale expects increase in Asia provisions. | Business, international | |
| Societe Generale in talks on unit sale. | Business, international | |
| Societe Generale may opt to set aside additional provisions for Asian losses. | Business, international | |
| Societe Generale places earthquake swap. | Business, international | Joe Niedzielski |
| Some Caspian wells unexpectedly run dry. | Business, international | C.D.H. Cooper, Hugh Pope |
| Some PSINet operations will move from Germany; US company's decision is prompted by ruling on Internet pornography. | Business, international | Kimberley A Strassel |
| South Korean union may foil Hyundai pact. | Business, international | Namju Cho |
| Spanish group buys remaining shares of Brazil bank unit. | Business, international | |
| Standard Chartered divides up duties of promoted Talwar. | Business, international | |
| Standard Chartered shifts in Singapore. | Business, international | Camille Klass |
| Standard Chartered taps Talwar as CEO. | Business, international | |
| Standard Life strikes deal for India mutual funds. | Business, international | |
| Stone Group unit to buy Internet firm.(Abstract) | Business, international | Peter Wonacott |
| Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux agrees to buy out its Argentine partner. | Business, international | |
| Swedbank wins control of Hansapank. | Business, international | |
| Sweden's 4.1% repo rate likely to remain for year. | Business, international | |
| Sweden's AssiDomaen plans to spin off forest assets sooner than expected. | Business, international | Anette Jonsson, Polly Stewart |
| Swedish bank, Freddie Mac sell Eurobonds. | Business, international | |
| Swisscom loses steam after much-heralded IPO. | Business, international | Dennis Baker |
| Swisscom sets deal to acquire big UTA stake. | Business, international | |
| Swisscom soars, but Fortis Amev grounds its issue. | Business, international | Sylvia Ascarelli |
| Swiss Life CEO hints acquisitions. | Business, international | |
| Swiss Life targets expansion abroad. | Business, international | |
| Taylor & Francis plans to purchase Routledge. | Business, international | |
| Telebras auction is seen leading to uncertainty. | Business, international | Pamela Druckerman |
| Telecom Italia chief will seek accord with RAI, BSkyB. | Business, international | |
| Telecom Italia revenue could fall this year. | Business, international | |
| Telecom Italia wants a 25% stake in Telemar. | Business, international | |
| Telefonica says net rose 16% in first half. | Business, international | Carlta Vitzthyum |
| Telefonica to invest $3.8 billion in its brazilian holdings in 1999.(Telecommunications group plans expansion in its largest Latin American market)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Telekom says a merger may be key to strategy.(Deutsche Telekom AG)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Telepiu seeks accord with its pay-TV rivals in Italy. | Business, international | Amy Barreyy |
| Temperature rises as Astra and Zeneca mull $35 billion deal.(Astra AB and Zeneca Group PLC)(Abstract) | Business, international | Steven Lipin, Stephen D Moore |
| Tenaga Nasional to sell TNB Janamanjung. | Business, international | |
| Textron will buy David Brown Group for $326.6 million. | Business, international | |
| The world's 25 largest securities firms. | Business, international | |
| The world's largest banks. | Business, international | |
| The world's largest insurers. | Business, international | |
| Thistle ends talks with possible buyer. | Business, international | |
| Thomas Cook plans new unit to fix customer-service problems. | Business, international | Thomas Goetz |
| Thomson-CSF moves to private sector. | Business, international | |
| Thyssen's interest lifts Cockerill. | Business, international | Paul Meller |
| Tobacco talks to resume after Massachusetts quits. | Business, international | Milo Geyelin |
| Tomkins says pretax profit rose 16% for year. | Business, international | |
| Top Bulgarian banks. | Business, international | |
| Top Czech banks. | Business, international | |
| Top Elektrim officials quit over scandal.(Secret promise of unethical deal revealed)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Top Estonian banks. | Business, international | |
| Top Hungarian banks. | Business, international | |
| Top Latvian banks. | Business, international | |
| Top lithuanian banks. | Business, international | |
| Top Polish banks. | Business, international | |
| Top Romanian banks. | Business, international | |
| Top Russian banks. | Business, international | |
| Top Slovak banks. | Business, international | |
| Toy giant Mattel to buy Learning Co.(Learning Co. acquired by El Segundo, Calif.-based Mattel Inc. for $3.8 bn) | Business, international | Jon G. Auerbach, Stacy Kravetz |
| Tractebel joins its parent in bid for water plant. | Business, international | |
| Turkey says it will pinch oil flow via the Bosporus. | Business, international | Hugh Pope |
| UBS is considering buying LTCB's share of joint ventures. | Business, international | |
| UBS is seeking full ownership in LTCB deal. | Business, international | |
| UBS to assume control of ventures with LTCB. | Business, international | Margaret studer |
| U.K. Cable Group CWC posts gains in sales, profit. | Business, international | |
| U.K., China to sign agreement that will extend air services. | Business, international | |
| U.K. holders of LucasVarity stops U.S. move. | Business, international | |
| U.K. refers Cendant proposal to MMC. | Business, international | |
| U.K.'s DTI set to clear British Airways alliance. | Business, international | |
| U.K.- U.S. venture to buy business from CBS Corp. | Business, international | Steven Lipin, Tomothy Aeppel |
| U.K. Yellow Pages, Equifax will supply new IT products. | Business, international | |
| Undrwriters and nice timing aid iXOS. | Business, international | Aaron Lucchetti |
| Unidentified investor purchases 5% of unit of Cable & Wireless. | Business, international | |
| Unigate's pretax profit rose slightly in 1st half. | Business, international | |
| Unilever's net rise shows resilience. | Business, international | Heleen de Graaf |
| UNIM details reserves to benefit shareholders. | Business, international | |
| Unisem's IPO may restore lost magic. | Business, international | Douglas Appell |
| United Airlines' parent to start paying stock dividends in 2000.(Abstract) | Business, international | Susan Carey |
| United Assurance's profit rises, despite decline in new business. | Business, international | |
| Units of Lockheed, British Aerospace to bid on project. | Business, international | |
| UPM's profit rose 62%; firm sees tough quarter. | Business, international | |
| US Airways places order to buy 30 wide-body jets from Airbus. | Business, international | |
| U.S.-German firms end drug venture. | Business, international | Laura Johannes |
| Usinor's profit this half won't match earlier pace. | Business, international | |
| U.S. ruling backs Daimler-Chrysler deal. | Business, international | |
| U.S. says Microsoft pressured rivals. | Business, international | |
| U.S.-U.K. tiff delays hearing on British Airways-American tie. | Business, international | Anna Wilde Matthews |
| U.S. utility, PowerGen end merger talks. | Business, international | Helene Cooper |
| Van Kampen completes closed-end IPO. | Business, international | Robert McGough |
| VA Stahl joins Vossloh in takeover of VAE AG. | Business, international | |
| Veba confirms plan to sell unit's 9% stake in Iridium. | Business, international | |
| Venator to sell its 357 Woolworth stores in Germany. | Business, international | Yumiko Ono |
| Vendex raises KBB bid; merger likely to succeed. | Business, international | |
| Vendex will need special license for KBB merger. | Business, international | |
| Viag aims to sell its logistics division. | Business, international | Monica Houston-Waesch |
| Virgin Atlantic scraps plans for U.S. airline. | Business, international | |
| Vodafone posts pretax-profit rise of 21% for year. | Business, international | |
| Volkswagen's earnings show the road is rough.(Abstract) | Business, international | Scott Miller |
| Volvo may take a role in fight to control Dennis. | Business, international | |
| Volvo refutes talk it plans to dispose of auto division | Business, international | |
| Weaker dollar squeezes Ciba's nine-month sales. | Business, international | |
| Wolters Kluwer agrees to buy Plenum Publishing. | Business, international | |
| WPP, Asatsu announce advertising partnership. | Business, international | Houtan Bassiri |
| Zastava plant shows extent of wounds crippling Yugoslavia. | Business, international | Neil Jr. King |
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