| Wall Street Journal. Europe 1999 |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
|---|
| ABB's net increases 31% as Asia, Europe rebound. | Business, international | |
| A bitter pill: German drug giants gear up for Web sales, but face legal barriers.(E-commerce special section) | Business, international | |
| ABN Amro might seek to buy Gartmore; NatWest, Bank of Scotland moves are awaited. | Business, international | |
| Abu Dhabi says it will invest in financial hub.(A $730 mn investment in Emirates Global Capital Corp. by Abu Dhabi will create trading center)(trading centers) | Business, international | Daniel Pearl |
| Accounting firm boosts fund business. | Business, international | |
| Acea's IPO orders far exceed shares. | Business, international | |
| ADC to acquire Saville Systems in stock swap.(Abstract) | Business, international | Alan Paris |
| Adidas predicts fall in 1st-quarter profit. | Business, international | |
| Advice and dissent; be glad Greenspan ignoes IMF urgingsl critics wonder how agency can help poor countries if it can't get U.S. right. | Business, international | Michael M. Phillips |
| Aegon profit for 9 months climbed 22%. | Business, international | |
| Aerospace merger news lifts shares of principals in mostly weak session.(DaimlerChrysler Aerospace and Aerospatiale Matra merger)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Nicole Heidemann |
| Aerospace sector faces a bumpy ride.(Heard in Europe) | Business, international | |
| Aerospatiale Matra's offer price values company at $8.4 billion.(Abstract) | Business, international | Peter Goldstein |
| Agency considered suspending license of Hongkong Telecom.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Agfa IPO faces a slow start on low interest.(Abstract) | Business, international | Grainne Hehir, Angela Cullen |
| Ahold cancels purchase of Pathmark. | Business, international | John and James M. Dorsey Carreyrou |
| AHP ready to close Fen-Phen diet-drug chapter.(Abstract) | Business, international | Robert Langreth, Laura Johannes, Richard B. Schmitt |
| AIDS vaccine tests set for Africa, Asia (Rhone-Poulenc, VaxGen plan separate trials).(Abstract) | Business, international | Michael Waldholz, Ralph T. Jr. King |
| Airbus lands order to supply Spanair with up to 45 planes.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Airbus sees bigger jets as Boeing begs to differ.(Paris Air Show market forecasts)(includes table of aircraft demand projections) | Business, international | |
| Airbus to taxi jet plan toward runway.(Project to result in largest commercial plane.)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Prada, Paulo; Cole, Jeff. |
| Air Canada reports 23% rise in income. | Business, international | |
| Air France IPO will be unveiled soon, chief says.(Abstract) | Business, international | Alan R. Katz |
| Air France proceeds with IPO, despite recent labor row.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Akzo sets '99 as time for consolidation.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Akzo's net falls 7% but beats estimates. | Business, international | |
| Alcatel first-half profit fell 21% on increased research spending. | Business, international | |
| Alcatel's profit is expected to fall.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Alcatel to acquire Xylan; has other targets.(Deals raise French company's profile in the U.S. market.) | Business, international | Gautam Naik, Kevin Delaney |
| Alcoa, Reynolds merger probe to be extended. | Business, international | |
| Alcoa's earnings rise 19% in quarter on cost cuts, aluminum price rise.(Abstract) | Business, international | Patricia Davis |
| Alitalia operating loss blamed partly on Kosovo. | Business, international | |
| Allianz faces hurdle to sale of stocks.(Abstract) | Business, international | Anita Raghavan, Greg Steinmetz |
| Allianz to pay $540 million for Life USA.(Abstract) | Business, international | Anne Colden |
| Allied Domecq denies merger rumors. | Business, international | |
| Allied Domecq issues profit warning.(1998 profits expected to not reach earlier estimates)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| AlliedSignal, Honeywell cited in overlap probe.(Abstract) | Business, international | Brandon Mitchener, Craig Karmin |
| AlliedSignal lifts net 13% on savings, turbine sales. | Business, international | |
| Allied Waste's shares decline 9.8%. | Business, international | Christopher C. Williams |
| Alpha Bank profits on Russia's bad debt: buying, collecting loans pays off S&P says. | Business, international | Richard Barley |
| Alpha Credit plans Euro note program. | Business, international | |
| Alyeska's internal problems persist. | Business, international | |
| Amazon.com taps Wilke to be operations chief. | Business, international | |
| Amer Group returns to profit on strength of its Wilson unit.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| American cancels flights in pilot dispute.(Abstract) | Business, international | Scott McCartney |
| America West averts strike by attendants.(Abstract) | Business, international | Scott McCartney |
| Ameritech to buy 20% of Bell Canada.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Amgen boost profit outlook for 1999, shows progress on new arthritis drug.(Abstract) | Business, international | Rhonda L. Rundle |
| AMR expects nearly half of flights to be grounded in further job action.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| An about-face on life-sciences model; Novartis, AstraZeneca to spin off agrochemicals.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Analysts see strong year for Akbank.(Abstract) | Business, international | Selim Atalay |
| An internal memo written 26 years ago is costing GM dearly; revelations fan settlement in fuel-tank fire case; huge sums now at risk; a jury comes away livid. | Business, international | Milo Geyelin |
| AOL plans to restructure, cut up to 1,000 positions.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Arnault raises his stake in Bouyges to vover 10%.(Chairman of LVMH Moet has been buying share throughout the year)(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| As big changes roil markets, some ask: where is the SEC?(Securities and Exchange Commission trying to respond to changes in investment environment) | Business, international | Greg Ip, Michael Schroeder, Scot J. Paltrow |
| Ashtead says it may merge or sell assets. | Business, international | Lynda Dugdale |
| Asia Pulp & Paper to seek listing for China business.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Richard Borsuk, Sara Webb |
| As Lovtsov pays the piper, some smell a rat: critics blame the EBRD for Gutta founder's downfall. | Business, international | Benjamin Smith |
| ASML gets Samsung, Motorola orders and says chip industry may rebound.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| AstraZeneca, Novartis said to be close to merger of agrochemical businesses. | Business, international | |
| Atlas Copco suffers 37% drop in profit; stock skids 7.5%. | Business, international | |
| At last., Murdoch spans the Channel; BSkyB to take a 24% stake in Kirch pay TV. | Business, international | |
| AT&T Canada, MetroNet will merge.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| AT&T, Dobson to acquire American Cellular. | Business, international | |
| Attractive Volvo keeps suitors hanging: merger rumors swirl, but firm is in no hurry.(Volvo AB)(Abstract) | Business, international | Almar LaTour |
| AT&T will reach out with wireless tracking stock; Move couild gentate as much as $10 billion in biggest U.S. IPO yet. | Business, international | |
| 'Austin Powers' gives boost to Time Warner earnings. | Business, international | |
| Australia's BHP plans to sell about half of its steel division.(Abstract) | Business, international | Andrew Trounson |
| Australia's Colonial posts strong profit, plans to expand business in the U.K.(Abstract) | Business, international | Damien Lynch |
| Austria's Fabasoft rides software boom.(Fabasoft AG's shares double.) | Business, international | |
| AutoNation spinoff of rental unit set. | Business, international | |
| Avesta Sheffield shares retreat 4.2% after company posts $142.8 million loss. | Business, international | |
| Avondale poised to accept Litton bid. | Business, international | |
| AXA's revenue increases 5.8% in first half. | Business, international | |
| Axel Springer to give up its 10% of AOL Germany. | Business, international | |
| Azerbaijan's gas hopes spur confidence.(State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic) | Business, international | Hugh Pope |
| BAA beats off 3 rivals to run Eurotunnel's retail business.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Baan shares tumble on poor earnings for third quarter. | Business, international | |
| BAA shares dive 17% on profit warning. | Business, international | |
| BAe-GEC proposal appears to be set for EU clearance. | Business, international | |
| BAE Systems sets integration deadline.(Chief says cost savings will exceed target.)(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Bak Leumi reportedly seeking to sell Koor stake. | Business, international | |
| BA may seek stake in Polish air carrier. | Business, international | |
| Banca Intesa forecasts rise in return on equity. | Business, international | |
| Banca Intesa to offer floating-rate note. | Business, international | |
| Banca Intesa wins holders' approval to acquire BCI.(Abstract) | Business, international | Fred Kapner |
| Bank Austria-led group assists Austrian Airlines.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Bankers stand behind Swiss secrecy law. | Business, international | |
| Bankers Trust pays 56.3 million euros fine in funds diversion. | Business, international | |
| Banking, insurance fuel gain of 18% in KBC's profit. | Business, international | Martin Boer |
| Bank of Japan's assets fell 13% in latest year. | Business, international | |
| Barclays, 3i Group back GVC Management buyout.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Barclays names finance head, sparking rumors of new CEO. | Business, international | |
| Barclays revamps retail bank unit; shares advance. | Business, international | |
| Barnesandnoble.com posts narrower loss. | Business, international | |
| BASF doesn't see stake in Russia move. | Business, international | |
| BAT to buy remaining stake in Imasco.(Abstract) | Business, international | Michael R. Sesit, Larry M. Greenberg |
| Bausch and Lomb, Luxottica agree on sale of business.(Rival acquires sunglasses business) | Business, international | |
| Bayer becomes partner with Morphosys; German firms target monoclonal anitbodies. | Business, international | |
| BBVA gets tepid hello in trading. | Business, international | |
| BBV, Argentaria conclude merger; share swap valued at Euro10.46 billion. | Business, international | |
| BBV's net profit rose 25% last year. | Business, international | |
| BBV to acquire Argentaria, forming Spain's No. 2 bank; more than euro 11 billion deal joins two strong players in Latin American markets; Unicredito put on hold.(Banco Bilbao Vizcaya; Argentaria Caja Postal y Banco Hipotecario S.A.) | Business, international | |
| BBV to boost share capital for purchases. | Business, international | |
| BBV will spend 102.2 million euros to upgrade its computers for Y2K. | Business, international | |
| Bear Stearns's 4th-quarter earnings top forecasts.(Abstract) | Business, international | Sean Davis |
| Behind the Books; Holzmann's woes can't all be tagged on former managers; audits, board minutes show company had problems besides 'criminal activity;' Deutsche Bank's special role. | Business, international | |
| Bell Atlantic, Bell South earnings rise.(Abstract) | Business, international | Maria V. Georgianis |
| BellSouth, KPN discuss partnering to buy E-Plus.(Deal for German carrier may block earlier bid from France Telecom.) | Business, international | Mehta, Stephanie N; Deogun, Nikhil. |
| Benetton's Group may win Autostrade. | Business, international | |
| Benetton unveils new dividend plan providing for big boost in payouts. | Business, international | |
| Berkshire Hathaway posts 44% increase in bond holdings. | Business, international | |
| Bernabe takes over global operations.(Abstract) | Business, international | Nicole Bullock |
| Beyond.com agrees to buy software seller BuyDirect.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| BG restructuring entails bond issue, holding company. | Business, international | |
| BHP beats expectations with 1st-quarter profit. | Business, international | |
| BHP has bad news to report, but investors are looking ahead.(Abstract) | Business, international | Andrew Trounson |
| BICC board rejects bid by Wassall PLC.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Bio-Rad Labs to acquire Pasteur Sanofi in France. | Business, international | |
| Birds of Play: Americans Flock to Sport Invented By the Aristocrats.(pheasant hunting)(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| BMC Software to acquire firm for $650 million.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| BMW plans to step up its operations in Russia. | Business, international | |
| BMW shares jump 8.7% on rumors.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| BNL profit soared to 175.6 million euros in the first half. | Business, international | |
| BNP appoints Paribas officers to key posts.(Banque Nationale de Paris) | Business, international | |
| BNP is seen as better buy than SocGen.(Heard in Paris; Banque Nationale de Paris, Societe Generale)(Abstract) | Business, international | Genevieve Oger |
| BNP net rose 78% in quarter, beating rivals.(France's Banque Nationale de Paris S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Bodson resigns from Tractebel; Hansen is CEO. | Business, international | |
| Body Shop's makeover bolstered pretax profit in the first half. | Business, international | |
| Boeing agrees to big investment in Skybridge plan.(Plans to launch satellites for European telecommunications system.) | Business, international | Jeff. Cole |
| Boeing will join Matra-BAe in project.(U.S.-European alliance raises industry stakes.) | Business, international | |
| Boris Jordan steps down from Sidanko's top jobs.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Bouygue's net hurt by telecom unit. | Business, international | |
| BP Amoco backs planned Caspian pipeline. | Business, international | |
| BP Amoco takes a hit in battle over Sidanko.(BP Amoco's $571 million Russian investment is further undermined by Tyumen Oil Co.'s purchase of OAO Sidanko subsidiary.) | Business, international | |
| BP Amoco to sell assets to satisfy Alaska's concerns. | Business, international | John R. Wilke, Steve Liesman |
| BP confident of its Arco deal, despite objections.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Brandes is told to cut DBS Bank stake.(Brandes Investment Partners Inc.) | Business, international | Richard Borsuk |
| Brazil's Universo weighs IPO in U.S. | Business, international | Margareta Palatnik |
| Brewer May Shift Ownership Structure.(Denmark's Carlsberg A/S will reorganize ownership structure as sales flatten) | Business, international | Xueling Lin |
| Brief encounter; ING calls off bid for CCF, leaving both sides perplexed.(After two-day courtship, French feel rushed and Dutch feel duped; just delaying the inevitable.) | Business, international | |
| Britannic shares fall despite profit gain.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| British Steel, Hoogovens to merge.(Koninklijke Hoogovens NV merges with British Steel PLC) | Business, international | Robb M. Stewart, Heleen de Graaf |
| Brokat to buy software firm in net banking.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Bronnercom files for IPO of $200 million. | Business, international | Alec Klein, Daniel Golden |
| Bronnercom files for IPO of $200 million. | Business, international | Alec Klein, Daniel Golden |
| BSkyB and Canal Plus end merger talks.(Abstract) | Business, international | Robert (Swiss photographer) Frank, John Lippman |
| BSkyB charges result in loss at News Corp.(Abstract) | Business, international | John Lippman |
| BSkyB Is Stymied by Regulator In Bid for Manchester United.(Abstract) | Business, international | Jeffery L. Hiday |
| BSkyB's Ian West resigns, signaling step to merge units. | Business, international | |
| BT is expected to lift profit for year by 30%. | Business, international | |
| BT is pleased about chances for EU approval of AT&T deal.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| BT to acquire 20% of ImpSat in move to Latin America.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Buhrmann buys U.S.'s Corporate Express.(Abstract) | Business, international | Konstantin Richter, Erik Siemers |
| Burmah Castrol warns 53 million euros charge.(Abstract) | Business, international | Nisha Gopalan |
| Business Groups in U.S. Launch Offensive Backing Free Trade.(Major U.S. corporations support govenmental efforts to promote international free trade) | Business, international | Helene Cooper, Michael Phillips |
| CA agrees to acquisition of Platinum.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Cable & Wireless weighs deal with rival Telewest; Asset-merger proposal could leave Britain just 2 cable-TV firms. | Business, international | |
| Cadbury is scaling back its deal with Coca-Cola. | Business, international | |
| Cadbury's profit tumbles 5.6%. | Business, international | |
| Caisses d'Epargne closes deal on CFF. | Business, international | |
| Canal Plus confirms loss of $30.8 million for 1998.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Cargill, citing suit, postpones sale of seed business to AgrEvo.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Carnival-P&O talks aren't continuing. | Business, international | |
| Carrefour-Promodes deal worries unions, regulators. | Business, international | |
| CASA to further consolidation by joining EADS.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Casa to join Eads, forming leading aerospace firm. | Business, international | |
| Cathay Pacific posts 1998 loss, sees no relief.(Abstract) | Business, international | Kirsti Hastings |
| Cathay returned to profit in 1st half. | Business, international | |
| CCF holds course as bid talk continues.(Abstract) | Business, international | Heleen De Graaf, Simon Clow |
| Cedel merger may represent clearing leap.(Cedel International and Deutsche Bourse Clearing) | Business, international | |
| Celsius plans defense firm with partner. | Business, international | |
| Cendant ends deal to buy Royal Automobile Club.(Abstract) | Business, international | J.C. Conklin |
| Cendant reaches early accord in suit.(Abstract) | Business, international | Charles Gasparino, Mitchell Pacelle |
| Change at the IMF?(International Monetary Fund Director Michel Camdessus resigns)(Editorial) | Business, international | |
| Chase, Deutsche Bank accept Russian debt deal.(Chase Manhattan Bank and Deutsche Bank AG break ranks with other Western banks)(Abstract) | Business, international | Mark Whitehouse, Carol S. Remond |
| Chechnya is a microcosm of Russia.(Column) | Business, international | G.K. Kasparov |
| Chemical reaction: ICI pretties up image.(U.K. industrial icon is shifting focus to paint, perfume.) | Business, international | |
| Chernogorneft creditors deal blow to BP Amoco investment. | Business, international | |
| Chernomyrdin is named chairman of Gazprom. | Business, international | |
| Chevron expects drain on profit from continuing refinery woes.(Abstract) | Business, international | Alexei Barrionuevo |
| Chevron-Texaco merger discussions stall.(Abstract) | Business, international | Steve Liesman, Paul M. Sherer, Chris Cooper |
| Chevron to pay $95 million in U.S. suit.(Oil firm to resolve charges of royalties shaving) | Business, international | |
| China Continues on Path to Privatization.(China will permit sharholders to sell shares in listed firms as part of privatization strategy) | Business, international | Karby Legget |
| China mulls a foreign Internet ban. | Business, international | Leslie Chang, Michelle Levander |
| ChinaNow offers glimpse of mainland's Web pioneer.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Jesse Wong |
| China to let Hubei issue 82 million euros in shares.(Abstract) | Business, international | Karby Leggett |
| China wraps up a deal with U.S. to join the WTO.(World Trade Organization)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Ian Johnson, Bob Davis, Cooper, Helene; |
| Chip foundry in Taiwan posts rise of 60% in net.(Abstract) | Business, international | Dermot Doherty |
| Christies names Dolman CEO, replacing Davidge. | Business, international | |
| Ciba posts 6% sales rise but outlook remains grim.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Cisco purchases GeoTel for $1.9 billion.(Abstract) | Business, international | Don Clark |
| Cisco says Pirelli purchase rounds out product line. | Business, international | |
| Citing U.S. growth, Bertelsmann appoints Olson to global post. | Business, international | |
| CIT to buy Newcourt for $4.2 billion.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Clorox warns it will miss profit targets. | Business, international | Ralph T. King Jr. |
| CMGI to acquire Flycast in a deal set at $689 million. | Business, international | |
| CMGI to buy 83% stake in Compaq's AltaVista site.(Abstract) | Business, international | Gary McWilliams, Jon G. Auerbach |
| CMG's earnings spur upgraded forecasts, endorsement of stock.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Coca-Cola Enterprises posts loss of $61 million.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Commerzbank idea does not interest Banca Intesa CEO. | Business, international | |
| Commerzbank said to lift to near 10% its Handlowy stake.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Continental's sales soared to $2.3 billion in quarter. | Business, international | |
| Corning will buy units from Siemens. | Business, international | Timothy. Aeppel |
| Credit Agricole lifts profit 24% in first half. | Business, international | |
| Credit Lyonnais eyes online trading pacts. | Business, international | |
| Credit Suisse buys an ABN Amro team. | Business, international | |
| Credit Suisse unit starts bond fund. | Business, international | |
| Crown Cork & Seal sees lower quarterly profit.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Cruise ships rivals are on land.(Cruse lines compete with hotels, casinos and theme partks) | Business, international | |
| Cyprus and Asarco shares decline on merger deal.(Abstract) | Business, international | J.C. Conklin |
| Czech bank CSOB posts 32% tumble in 1st-half profit. | Business, international | |
| Daewoo Motor is set to ber sold at auction.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Daewoo's Korean creditors accept restructuring plan.(Abstract) | Business, international | Jane L. Lee |
| Daewoo to quit car panel tied to Ukraine venture. | Business, international | |
| DaimlerChrysler agrees on TAG McLaren Option. | Business, international | |
| DaimlerChrysler German bosses want partial pay taxed in U.S.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| DaimlerChrysler Predicts 4% sales rise. | Business, international | |
| DaimlerChrysler rejects EU antitrust claims.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| DaimlerChrysler says it will recall 2 million minivans. | Business, international | |
| DaimlerChrysler will revamp management board, report says. | Business, international | |
| Daiwa predicts big loss on foreign units' revamp.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| DASA, Aerospatiale may deal, but BAe still holds the cards.(DaimlerChrysler AG, Aerospatiale Matra SA; British Aerospace PLC) | Business, international | Jeff Cole, Anne Marie Squeo, Dan Michaels |
| Data defender; can Russian technical skills and Dutch marketing savvy vault TrustWorks into the network-security stratosphere?(Central European Economic Review) | Business, international | Jeanette Borzo |
| De Beers boosts prices of low-grade diamonds.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Neil Behrmann |
| Debenhams' sales decline, as analysts cut forecasts. | Business, international | |
| Deere's 2nd-quarter net fell 59%. | Business, international | |
| Deere to buy Timberjack of Finland to expand in nonfarm operations. | Business, international | |
| Delancey Estates makes hostile bid for Greycoat.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Delta sells stake in Singapore Air. | Business, international | |
| Den Norske Bank reports increase in 1st-half profit. | Business, international | |
| Despite earnings slip, Intel expects a good 2nd half. | Business, international | |
| Despite online trading threat, securities firms go on hiring spree.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Randall Smith |
| Deutsche Bank gains control of Piaggio SpA. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Bank outperforms expectations. | Business, international | Christopher Rhoads |
| Deutsche Bank takes Unicredito stake.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Telecom forecasts weak 1999.(Disposal of cable TV unit runs into obstacles)(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Telekom girds for future with Sommer. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Telekom is set back in Poland; Elektrim is cleared to control mobile operator. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Telekom plans capital increase for June. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Telekom rises on offering despite rumors. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Telekom's Internet operations are focus of EU antitrust investigation.(AOL Europe alleges discriminatory practices)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Telekom to buy assets from MediaOne. | Business, international | |
| Diller, Viacom clash in Italian battle of pop vs. shop.(Barry Diller and Viacom Inc. battle Italian regulators for broadcasting rights.) | Business, international | |
| Directors prepare to give first nod to BCI, Intesa Union. | Business, international | |
| Dixons overhauls its structure to reflect business changes.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Dixons posts solid results ahead of Freeserve float. | Business, international | |
| DLJ-Scudder alliance highlights Web scramble.(Scudder Kemper Investments folds brokerage business into that of DLJdirect Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Dow Jones earnings jumped in quarter. | Business, international | |
| Dow Jones reports net income rose 4.5% in quarter. | Business, international | |
| Dresdner Bank set aside funds for Daewoo losses. | Business, international | |
| Drug firms agree to settle U.S. suit for $176 million.(Abstract) | Business, international | Ralph T. King Jr. |
| Drug Maker Protests Dispensing on Web, But It Still Takes Off.(New York, NY-based Pfizer Inc. unable to halt online Viagra sales) | Business, international | Laurie P. Cohen |
| DSM chairman hunts for acquisitions. | Business, international | |
| DSM posts better-than-expected net.(Abstract) | Business, international | Linawati Sidarto |
| DTE Energy to buy MCN in $2.6 billion deal.(Abstract) | Business, international | Rebecca Smith, Joseph B. White |
| Ducati plans IPO and placement. | Business, international | |
| Duisenberg says EU prospects need to strive for Euro adoption.(European Central Bank President Wim Duisenberg) | Business, international | |
| Dun & Bradstreet issues gloomy outlook.(Abstract) | Business, international | Dean Starkman |
| Dutch boom in mortgages draws banks. | Business, international | |
| Dutch Oven: game pits nine players against 24 cameras.(Big Brother) | Business, international | |
| ECB is expected to raise rates despite tame info. | Business, international | |
| ECB seems to be poised for first rate increase.(European Central Bank, short term interest rates)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | G. Thomas Sims, David Wessl |
| ECB signals possible interest rate rise.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Dagmar Aalund, Thomas Sims |
| EFG Eurobank pretax profit soared in 1st half.(Abstract) | Business, international | Kakia Papadopoulou |
| EFG Eurobank signs pact to conclude merger deal. | Business, international | |
| Eichel defends bailout of Holzmann by Germany.(Finance Minister refuses to rule out even more rescues of ailing firms.)(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Elbit Systems Ltd. begins merger talks with El-Op. | Business, international | |
| Electra lifts net asset value 23%.(Abstract) | Business, international | Cecile Gutscher |
| Electra offers shareholders buyback.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Elektrim's advance buoys Poland's stock market.(Polish stocks surge, following Elektrim's gains.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| EMI, Launch have deal for music on the Internet.(Launch Media Inc. makes deal with EMI Recorded Music for video rights.) | Business, international | |
| ENEL to pay treasury extra dividend. | Business, international | |
| English China Clays agrees to raised bid. | Business, international | |
| English China Clays rebuffs Imetal bid.(English China Clays PLC reject acquisition by France's Imetal SA)(rejected an acquisition bid from France's Imetal SA) | Business, international | |
| ENI may target Portuguese firm.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Enterprise Oil looks to buy oil giants' assets. | Business, international | |
| Ergo expects rise in pretax profit, premium income. | Business, international | |
| Ericsson challenges rival with new hand-held PC. | Business, international | |
| Ericsson's profit is expected to drop 34%.(Abstract) | Business, international | Anette Jonsson |
| Estonian IPO puts spotlight on the Baltics.(Abstract) | Business, international | Silvia Ascarelli, Matthew Kaminski |
| Estonian telecoms link to Nordic legacy.(The popularity of mobile phones in Estonia is linked to the Nordic mentality.) | Business, international | |
| EU car-price gap shrank in 1998, Commission says. | Business, international | |
| EU Commission starts legal action against Portugal. | Business, international | |
| EU Edges closer to harmonization of legal systems.(European Union) | Business, international | Geoff Winestock |
| Eurobank weighs improving offer for Ergobank.(Abstract) | Business, international | Jenny Paris |
| Euroclear plans new bank to run house operations. | Business, international | Martin Boer |
| Eurofighter news seen lifting British Aerospace.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| European missile firms cement alliance; joint venture shoots to become world's No. 1. | Business, international | |
| European shares rally on AXA acquisition. | Business, international | |
| European shares slip, but Ericsson soars 12% on venture with Microsoft. | Business, international | George. Matlock |
| European wireless network is elusive.(Vodafone AirTouch PLC;)(Mannesmann AG)(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Europe hopes to ride its own Internet wave.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Chip Cummins |
| Europe interest in stock funds grows.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Sara. Callan |
| Europe's best defense.(Editorial) | Business, international | Elizabeth Pond |
| EU to examine aid offered to Rover.(European Union.)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Philip Shishkin |
| EU to open in-depth probe of Linde's Aga deal. | Business, international | |
| Exxon's net income slides 44%, weighed down by low oil prices.(Abstract) | Business, international | Gaston F. Ceron |
| FDX's 3rd-quarter earnings top forecasts.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Federated exceeds forecast for quarter. | Business, international | |
| Ferraris belong to the road, not in the garage.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | A. Craig Copetas |
| Fiat denies merger talk, rejects Olivetti overture. | Business, international | |
| Fiat says net estimate by analysts is "optimistic".(Fiat SpA)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Fiat suspends workers in Argentina as soft Brazil demand damps outlook.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Fidelity plans 719.8 million euros in debt.(Abstract) | Business, international | John Hechinger |
| Fininvest SpA says profit may double in 1999. | Business, international | |
| Finmeccanica awaits Airbus invitation.(Finmeccanica SpA thinks its aerospace subsidiary will be able to join Airbus Industrie.) | Business, international | |
| Firms look to scoop up Ben & Jerry's. | Business, international | |
| First Pacific's profit in first half fell 74% to 106.6 million euros. | Business, international | |
| First part of the ENEL-stake sale is likely by November. | Business, international | |
| Fletcher to offload paper, energy units.(Abstract) | Business, international | Alan Wood |
| Flextech posts loss, falls behind in digital market. | Business, international | |
| Flextech posts pretax loss of $8.3 million for 1998. | Business, international | |
| Ford reports record sales for August, 8.1% gain. | Business, international | |
| Ford's September car sales beat expectations. | Business, international | |
| Formula One scales down bond offer. | Business, international | |
| For Telenor, a crossroad draws near. | Business, international | |
| France is putting the Atlantic alliance at risk. | Business, international | Michael Gonzalez |
| France's EDF picked to build Egypt plants.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| France sets high price for Lyonnais. | Business, international | |
| France Telecom's rival wins a cut rate. | Business, international | |
| Free newspapers ignite media war in Cologne. | Business, international | |
| French meddling forces Elf's hand in TotalFina fight.(France's Elf Aquitaine SA makes 50 bn Euro dollars acquisition counterbid for TotalFina SA) | Business, international | David Woodruff, Brushan Bahree |
| French parties jab at Michelin over job cuts. | Business, international | |
| French regulator clears TotalFina's bid for Elf. | Business, international | |
| Frontier earnings plummet 19% on intense price competition.(Abstract) | Business, international | Rebecca Quick |
| Gains in underwriting help DLJ beat earnings forecast in quarter.(Abstract) | Business, international | Lynn Cowan |
| Gambro pretax profit rose 19% in half.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Gannett cable-TV assets sold for 2.53 billion euros. | Business, international | |
| Garban-Intercapital expects staff cuts of at least 10%. | Business, international | |
| Gazprom posts net loss, citing Russian crisis. | Business, international | |
| GEC sees upturn, gets takeover approval. | Business, international | |
| Gemplus's earnings rose strongly in '98.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| General Cigar strikes Swedish match deal. | Business, international | |
| Generali shares may climb on INA deal.(Acquisition of Istituto Nazionale delle Assicurazioni.) | Business, international | Ralph. Traviato |
| Generic drug industry sues U.S. government.(Abstract) | Business, international | Rochelle Sharpe |
| George Lucas chosen to develop Presidio park in San Francisco.(Lucasfilm Ltd. wins contract to build firm at Presidio national park) | Business, international | Jim Carlton |
| Georgia-Pacific to buy Unisource Worldwide.(Abstract) | Business, international | Dan Morse |
| German auto output may top 400,000 vehicles. | Business, international | |
| Germany sets local telecom access fee.(Competiors will now challenge Deutsche Telekom for local service.)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Germany's Metro plans to enter U.S. but timing unclear. | Business, international | |
| Germany to seek 200 million marks for cell license. | Business, international | |
| Getting wired.(Internet access and e-commerce statistics)(E-commerce special section)(Illustration) | Business, international | |
| Gillette earnings rise slightly in quarter.(Abstract) | Business, international | Mark Maremont |
| GIO Australia's shares plummet 26%. | Business, international | |
| Glaxo expects strong growth in year.(Abstract) | Business, international | Ron Winslow |
| Global Crossing results meet analysts' estimates. | Business, international | |
| Glynwed's profit falls 13% as U.K. firm rebuilds.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| GM buys 20% stake in Fuji Heavy; firms pans to extend presence in Asia.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| GM keeps commitment despite Olympics scandal.(Abstract) | Business, international | Stefan Fatsis |
| GM sees quarterly charge offset by one-time gain. | Business, international | |
| Going, gone? Europe's fast-growing auction sites brace for battle with the U.S. online giants.(E-commerce special section) | Business, international | Kristi Essick |
| Goldman Sachs Beats Forcasts On Earnings. | Business, international | Allison Bisbey Colter |
| Goldman Sachs's net income jumps 31%. | Business, international | |
| Goldman's IPO nets $3.2 billion at $53 a share.(New York, NY-based Goldman, Sachs and Co. earns about $3.2 bn with IPO) | Business, international | Dunstan Prial |
| Gold mines' share values are obscured by hedges.(Gold-mining firms should not hide their derivatives exposure if they want their shares to attract investors.) | Business, international | |
| Goodyear net profit fell 67% in quarter to 63.2 million euros. | Business, international | |
| Goodyear's Sharp to head North American tire unit. | Business, international | |
| Greece's Intracom expects big jump in quarterly profit.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Greece's Piraeus says profit surged during first half. | Business, international | |
| Greek bank to join big board soon. | Business, international | |
| Greek government completes OTE offer, cutting stake to 51%. | Business, international | |
| Greek ministry says EMU entry is nearly certain.(Abstract) | Business, international | Jenny Paris |
| Group seeks Italian cell-phone license.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Grupo Televisa owners shore up control with debt restructuring.(Abstract) | Business, international | Joel Millman |
| GTE expands cellular-phone operation; Wireless assets are purchased from Ameritech. | Business, international | |
| Gucci's move puts suitor-rival LVMH on pins and needles.(An emplyee stock ownership plan dilutes the stake of the company seeking a "gentle" takeover)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| GUS reports 12% pretax profit decline.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| GUS tops forecast despite profit fall; shares advance. | Business, international | |
| Handlowy shareholders approve merger plan. | Business, international | |
| Heading into Iran's winter of discontent.(Column) | Business, international | Elahe Sharifpour-Hicks |
| Healtheon says it plans to merge with WebMD.(Abstract) | Business, international | Steven Lipin, Ann Carrns, Kara Swisher |
| Heinz plans to eliminate up to 9% of work force. (H.J.Heinz Co.). | Business, international | Rekha Balu |
| Heinz's earnings beat estimates.(Abstract) | Business, international | Kevin Helliker |
| Hicks, Muse wins battle for Hillsdown Holdings. | Business, international | |
| Hilton says profit held fairly steady. | Business, international | |
| Hilton swings to a profit for the quarter.(Abstract) | Business, international | Christina Binkley |
| HIV drug induces immune response. | Business, international | |
| Hochtief agrees to buy Turner for 350.1 million euros. | Business, international | |
| Hochtief's profit rose 8.9% in '98; revenue fell 6%. | Business, international | |
| Hoechst faces wobbly support for Rhone-Poulenc deal.(from shareholder Kuwait Petroleum Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Holder hesitates on Lycos-USA deal.(Abstract) | Business, international | Jon G. Auerbach |
| Hong Kong Garment Firm Tailors Fabric of E-Commerce to Fit Traditional Business.(Lee Hung Fat Garment Factory Ltd.) | Business, international | |
| How Sony turned skinny laptop into unlikely success.(Sony Corp.)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Evan Ramstad, Guth, Robert A.; |
| HSBC abandons its dual listings for U.S. dollars.(Abstract) | Business, international | Alen Mattich |
| HSBC Bank Malaysia reports 1st-half loss. | Business, international | |
| HSBC considers India, China for more moves. | Business, international | |
| HSBC posts 21% decline in net for '98.(Abstract) | Business, international | Erik Guyot, Christina Mungan |
| HSBC USA posts 2.3% first-half rise in its pretax income. | Business, international | |
| Hutchison considers overseas spinoffs. | Business, international | |
| Hutchison Whampoa sets its sights on Euro market.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Iberia's planned IPO may get delayed. | Business, international | |
| IBM enters $16 billion pact with Dell in largest PC-equipment supply deal.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| IBM's 1st-quarter earnings rise 42%, beating estimates. | Business, international | |
| ICI's pretax profit beats expectations.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| ICI to sell coatings businesses to PPG; Groups debt drops after $687.6 million sale. | Business, international | |
| ICN's Yogoslav subsidiary is seized by Serbian police.(Govenrment claims ownership of a majority stake in the company)(Abstract)(Advertorial) | Business, international | |
| IDEM signs training deal with CBOE. (Chicago Board Options Exchange). | Business, international | |
| IG Metall launches German auto strikes in pay bid. | Business, international | |
| Ikea plans to open Moscow store, its first in Russia.(Abstract) | Business, international | Leo Rousek |
| IMF seeks Russian Central Bank details; draft report finds no irregularities in affiliates. | Business, international | |
| Impala Platinum's net surges. | Business, international | |
| In a battle to remain innovative, J. Crew chief gets her ideas from unexpected places.(Emily Woods)(Interview) | Business, international | Rebecca Quick, Wendy Bounds |
| INA is allowed to defend itself against rival. | Business, international | |
| Income rises at Merrill, PaineWebber.(Abstract) | Business, international | Allison Bisbey Colter |
| Independent sees profit rise. | Business, international | |
| Individuals to receive more Air France shares.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Indonesia's uncertainty undermining economy. | Business, international | Henny Sender |
| Ingram Micro shares fall 31% as CEO says he'll quit.(Abstract) | Business, international | Khanh Tran |
| Innocent abroad? Natasha Kagalovsky built Russian business at Bank of New York. | Business, international | Paul Beckett, Ann Davis |
| Innogenetic's loss widened to 9.3 million euros in quarter. | Business, international | |
| Insurers set payour on Holocaust.(European insurers will pay between $1 bn and $4 bn to Holocaust victims) | Business, international | |
| Intel's profit leaps 57% in quarter.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Intel to acquire Dialogic in U.S. for 749 million euros. | Business, international | |
| Intel to acquire U.S. Internet firm IPivot. | Business, international | |
| Internet deals should lift Class Editori.(Class Editori SpA) | Business, international | |
| Investcorp deal boosts shares of Jostens 31%. | Business, international | |
| Investcorp deal boosts shares of Jostens 31%. | Business, international | |
| Investors interested in Hoechst consider the effects of merger.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Investors line up for shares of TPI. | Business, international | |
| Investors prepare for giant oil IPO on Polish market. | Business, international | |
| Ireland plans to sell 50.1% in phone IPO.(Telecom Eireann) | Business, international | |
| Irish Life & Permanent readies lower first-half profit data.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Israel's Mer & Co. plans IPO in second quarter. | Business, international | |
| Israel stock regulator backs simpler rules for dual listings. | Business, international | |
| Italy's ENEL to seek damages over Wind. | Business, international | |
| JAL, Cathay increase cooperation agreement.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Janus hires sales chief for Germany.(Abstract) | Business, international | Sara Callan |
| Japanese auto sales expected to rise. | Business, international | |
| Japanese steel makers raise earnings forecasts. | Business, international | Yumiko Nishitani |
| Japan Inc. goes bust.(Column) | Business, international | David Roche |
| Japan's Sanwa Bank to buy stake in Dai-Ichi from LTCB affiliate. | Business, international | |
| Japan steel firms warn of loss.(Abstract) | Business, international | Audrey McAvoy |
| Jospin appeases the left.(Lionel Jospin of France)(Review)(Editorial) | Business, international | |
| Julius Baer posts 22% drop in profit for the first half. | Business, international | |
| Kansas City Southern spinoff advances.(Abstract) | Business, international | Aaron Lucchetti |
| Kaufman & Broad may sell part of French affiliate.(Abstract) | Business, international | Frederic M. Biddle |
| KBC is expected to raise stake of CSOB to 90%. | Business, international | |
| Kimberly-Clark to buy Safeskin in stock deal.(Abstract) | Business, international | Dean Starkman |
| Kinepolis plans April capital increase.(Abstract) | Business, international | Matthew Newman |
| KPN's results sag in deregulated market; Dutch telecom firm's net profit falls 22%. | Business, international | |
| Kwik-Fit's profit jumped 17% for year; share price rises 8.6%.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Labeling urged on food topping 1% `GM' content. | Business, international | |
| Lagardare's revenue rose 7.2% in 9 months. | Business, international | |
| Lagardere bids to buy full control of Europe 1.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Lain, Obrascon-Huarte nail down merger accord.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Lands' End shares plunge on grim sales outlook. | Business, international | |
| Laptop lapses get travelers' goats on business routes; even first class is no place to let your secrets fly; highly paranoid in Paris. | Business, international | Eleena de Lisser |
| Law merger points to international trend; U.S.-British linkup may spark similar deals. | Business, international | |
| Lehman's earnings rocket past estimates, boosted by trading. | Business, international | |
| Lehman to name CEO for Europe; bank seeks to boost regional revenue. | Business, international | |
| Lernout and Hauspie to reorganize.(Abstract) | Business, international | Kimberly A. Strassel |
| Lernout & Hauspie fuels concern about structure.(financial links between two affiliated companies)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Letizia Moratti is ending News Corp. involvement. | Business, international | |
| Liberty Media's net loss widens. | Business, international | |
| LIG unveils merger offer and its shares soar 28%.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Limited's net drops 58% on spinoff. | Business, international | |
| Litton wins Avondale Industries with 511.2 million euros cash bid.(Abstract) | Business, international | John R. Emshwiller |
| Lloyds will buy Scottish Widows. | Business, international | |
| LME stumbles in silver futures, but it's a learning experience.(London Metal Exchange )(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Peter A. McKay |
| Lockheed Martin unit plans job cuts. | Business, international | |
| Lockheed pursues Asian cellular market.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Logica profit surges, but stock can't keep up. | Business, international | |
| Logica's pretax profit jumped 52% in fiscal year. | Business, international | |
| Lone Star agrees to be bought by Dyckerhoff, lifting shares 42%.(Abstract) | Business, international | Rebecca Lowell |
| Lonmin in takeover talks with Ashanti. | Business, international | |
| Lonrho's fiscal-year results get a lift from platinum division.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Loss at Fortune Brands is narrowed on revision. | Business, international | |
| Lowrie is leaving posts at BP Amoco in unexpected move.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Lucent launches $1.36 billion issue in global debut.(Abstract) | Business, international | Michael R. Sesit, Catherine Valenti |
| Lucent to acquire Kenan for $1.5 bn.(Kenan Systems Corp. acquired by Lucent Technologies Inc. for about $1.5 bn) | Business, international | Shawn Young |
| Lufhansa seeks British Midland stake. | Business, international | |
| Lufthansa hit with fine, faces scrutiny on fares. | Business, international | |
| Lufthansa posts dive in operating profit. | Business, international | |
| Lufthansa's profit expanded 40% in '98 amid cost-cutting.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Lufthansa warns it might cut estimate for '99 profit, sending stock down 1.8%. | Business, international | |
| LVMH builds watch division by acquiring Ebel and Chaumet. | Business, international | |
| LVMH revenue grew 16% in first half raised by champagne, perfume sales. | Business, international | |
| LVMH sales gain, deals in sector boosts stock 3.7%.(Abstract) | Business, international | Simon Clow |
| Lycos is plannin IPO for European venture.(Lycos Europe in $2 billion offering) | Business, international | Staff Reporter. |
| Lycos results top forecasts on rise in Web traffic.(Abstract) | Business, international | Peter Loftus |
| Magneti Marelli aims to firm core via 2 deals.(Italian firm buys auto lighting company and sells its lubricants division) | Business, international | |
| Mannesmann chief offers to talk to Vodafone head.(After rejecting a takeover offer.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| Mannesmann deal gets chilly greeting; Orange's Euro30.65 billion price tag called high. | Business, international | |
| Mannesmann's '98 net doubled, led by Telecom, engineering.(Abstract) | Business, international | Daniel Schwammenthal |
| Mannesmann's defense fails to sway some investors.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| MAPO loses designers in restructuring protest.(Aircraft designers quit VPK MAPO.) | Business, international | |
| Material girls just love the fine art of haggling.(Madonna's art buyer, Darlene Lutz, bargains for art works for her clients.) | Business, international | Daniel Costello |
| Mattel tops Mansour for top post. | Business, international | |
| Maytag chairman to retire from business he remade. | Business, international | |
| Maytag expects to miss targets for quarter, and stock skids 26%.(Abstract) | Business, international | Carl Quintanilla |
| McHistory Lesson: for East German pair, McDonald's serves up an economic parable; the Wall fell, the Voigts got a franchise, but it isn't all buns and games; seeing green in Red habits. | Business, international | Roger Thurow |
| MCI bid for Sprint comes under closer U.S. scrutiny. | Business, international | |
| MCI Worldcom acquires SkyTel for 1.21 billion euros.(Abstract) | Business, international | Cecilia M. Kang |
| McKesson HBOC fires officials over accounting improprieties. | Business, international | |
| McKesson net disappoints Wall Street. | Business, international | |
| Media Planning agrees to team up with Havas.(Media Planning S.A. of Spain and Havas Advertising S.A. of France)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| MedPartners posts a wider net loss for second-quarter. | Business, international | |
| MeritaNordbanken's 1st-half results fall short of analysts' expectations.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| MeritaNordbanken targets Polish bank. | Business, international | |
| Merrill CEO's salary, bonus fell 32%.(Abstract) | Business, international | Randall Smith |
| Merrill takes backstage role at Mercury. | Business, international | |
| MertiaNordbanken launches bid of 2.96 billlion for Christiania. | Business, international | Alamar Latour |
| Metallgesellschaft shares soar on plans to buy GEA.(Abstract) | Business, international | Ina Bauer |
| Metro expects to post higher earnings.(Abstract) | Business, international | Stephan Kueffner |
| Microsoft accused in suits that echo landmark trial.(Abstract) | Business, international | John R. Wilke, Keith Perine |
| Microsoft antitrust trial helped shape digital era; software giant's dominance is tempered, but its strength is intact. | Business, international | David Bank |
| Microsoft launches new Internet strategy.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Microsoft to buy stake in Brazil's Globo.(Abstract) | Business, international | Matt Moffett |
| Microsoft to invest $500 million in NTL.(Abstract) | Business, international | Gautam Naik, Jr. King Ralph T. |
| Military recruiters face a tough sell in job-rich U.S.(Military Spending, part 2)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Greg Jaffe |
| Milosevic plays waiting game to keep a grip on power.(Column) | Business, international | Robert Block |
| Mobile attack; Mannesmann races to put together Europe's WorldCom.(German cellular company confirms Orange talks; deal valued at $30 billion.) | Business, international | |
| Mobile phones head for the Information Superhighway; for wireless firms, access to Internet is a prime focus.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Mobile phones head for the Information Superhighway; red message sends text from the Web to mobile phones. | Business, international | |
| Modern alchemists seek profit, energy in garbage.(Industry Overview) | Business, international | John J. Fialka |
| Modest WTO talks still manage to fail; Protesters celebrate. | Business, international | |
| Monsanto offers to sell unit to finance buying spree.(Abstract) | Business, international | Andrea Puchalsky |
| Monsoon's weak 1st half sends shares falling 16%.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| More U.S. cities are banning trade-ins, resale of old police guns.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Paul M. Barrett, Vanessa O'Connell |
| More U.S. investors bullish on Canadian markets.(Heard on the Street)(Column) | Business, international | Julian Beltrame |
| Motorola may take special charge in 3rd quarter on Iridium revamp. | Business, international | |
| Motorola will join Cisco to purchase Bosch unit.(Cisco Systems Inc. and Motorola Inc. jointly acquire Bosch Telecom Inc. for undisclosed terms) | Business, international | Scott Thurm, Quentin Hardy |
| MPS kicks off its road show for IPO.(Abstract) | Business, international | Mathias Wildt |
| National Grid Group advances on plan to buy 2 U.S. firms.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| NatWest unveils Legal & General bid. | Business, international | |
| NBC is close to acquiring 32% of Paxson in $400 million deal. | Business, international | Kyle Pope |
| NCL seeks higher bid from Carnival; cruise operator's chief willing to weigh offer.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Nehaus issue seeks to raise $11.6 million.(Abstract) | Business, international | Grainne Hehir |
| Nestle plans campaign in U.S. for Nescafe brand.(Goal is to increase sales with revamped image of its instant coffees.) | Business, international | Janet Whitman |
| Neuberger panel votes to revive IPO.(Abstract) | Business, international | Aaron Lucchetti |
| New ABB shares drop on first day on profit-taking. | Business, international | |
| Newbridge races to beat rivals to wireless network. | Business, international | Joel A. Baglole |
| New England Electric to buy Eastern Utilities. | Business, international | |
| New Holland to acquire case in $4.01 billion deal.(Abstract) | Business, international | Anita Raghavan, Carl Quintanilla |
| New loans to Daewoo are denied by creditors. | Business, international | Jane L. Lee |
| New products boost earnings at Dassault.(Abstract) | Business, international | Alan R. Katz |
| News Corp. posts an 8.3% net rise for the first half.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Nextel would pay over $6 billion for Radio Spectrum.(Abstract) | Business, international | Kathy Chen, Nicole Harris |
| NFC sells Allied to U.S. investment group. | Business, international | |
| Nibley quits longtime job at Reuters.(Abstract) | Business, international | Jennifer L. Rewick |
| Nickel prices in Lonson rise amid speculative fund buying. | Business, international | Adam and Jamie McGeever Aljewicz |
| Nissan concedes DaimlerChrysler could take stake.(Nissan Motor Corp.)(DaimlerChrysler AG)(Abstract) | Business, international | Lisa Shuchman |
| Nokia may ring up more gains.(Abstract) | Business, international | Gautam Naik, Almar LaTour |
| Nomura invites brewers to tap the Czech market.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| Norfolk Southern net dives 59% on Conrail woes.(Abstract) | Business, international | Daniel Machalaba |
| North Face shares plunge 21% on withdrawal of buyback offer.(Abstract) | Business, international | Calmetta Y. Coleman |
| Norwich records improved results on new business. | Business, international | |
| Nouveau Riche: Societe Generale, Paribas join forces in $17.2 billion deal. | Business, international | |
| Novo Nordisk unveils plan for splitting businesses. | Business, international | |
| Novo's pretax profit fell in quarter, but results still exceeded forecasts. | Business, international | |
| NTL to proceedon deal with Cable & Wireless.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| NTT Mobile's net jumps 70% in year. | Business, international | |
| Numico agrees to acquire GNC for 1.76 billion euros. | Business, international | |
| Nuovo Mercato in Milan sees its star rise.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Tomaso Eridani |
| Nycomed Amersham posts 12% rise in pretax profit.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Nycomed Amersham sells unit. | Business, international | |
| Oak Hill agrees to buy 48.5% of American Skiing. | Business, international | Nikhil Deogun, Dan Golden |
| Offerings of UPC, Equant shares elicit demand.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Olicom shares plunge 37% on weak results for half. | Business, international | |
| Olivetti completes with Mannesmann CCIL share tender.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Olivetti considers spinoff of Telecom Italia Mobile. | Business, international | |
| Olivetti gains in bid to sell Oliman stake.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Olivetti, Mannesmann are mum on suit.(Abstract) | Business, international | Nicole Bullock |
| Olivetti names candidates for Telecom Italia board. | Business, international | |
| Olivetti plans bank financing of $7.28 billion. | Business, international | |
| Olivetti sets mark with launch of 1.25-billion-Euro bond issue.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Olivetti, Telecom Italia fight heats up. | Business, international | Deborah Hall |
| Olympic Airways chief submits his resignation.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| OM Gruppen's pretax profit climbs 9.8%.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Omnicom creates new global unit to monitor advertising effectiveness. | Business, international | |
| Omnitel appoints new board members. | Business, international | |
| Onex drops Canadian Airline bid. | Business, international | |
| OPEC Won't Lift Output Despite Iraq's Export Halt.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| Opel says it may contirbute to ex-Nazi slave laborers.(Parent GM would become the first U.S. company to offer compensation.) | Business, international | |
| Operating profit at SEB declined 45% in first half. | Business, international | |
| Oracle shares surge on strong results.(Abstract) | Business, international | Lee Gomes |
| Orange shares get a lift after jump in number of cellphone subscribers. | Business, international | |
| Osaka regional banks plan merger. | Business, international | |
| Packing them in: EasyJet's founder aims to shake up the Internet Cafe.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| Pact moves Renault toward control of Dacia.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Pakhoed warns of profit decline in '99. | Business, international | |
| PAL expects to report quarterly loss. | Business, international | |
| PAL is on track to post a profit in second quarter. | Business, international | |
| Paribas executive leaves job in wake of takeover fight. | Business, international | |
| Paribas reported to be exploring merger.(Talks are said to underway with one of two commercial banks)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Partners back IPO proposal for Goldman.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| PC users, worry not about Y2K: some solutions are already in hand.(personal computers) | Business, international | Walter S. Mossberg |
| PDVSA, as big payout looms, prompts oil-output concerns.(Abstract) | Business, international | Thomas T. Vogel Jr. |
| P&G puts two new products on marketng fast track.(Abstract) | Business, international | Tara Parker Pope |
| Pharmacia cancer drug is approved by U.S. | Business, international | |
| Phelps Dodge lifts bid for copper firms. | Business, international | |
| Philip Morris' earnings rose slightly in quarter.(Abstract) | Business, international | Cathleen Egan |
| Philip Morris faces 2 trials this week.(Abstract) | Business, international | Milo Geyelin |
| Philip Morris posts gain in earnings. | Business, international | |
| Philip Morris raises prices, other firms follow suit. | Business, international | |
| Philips' earnings show improvement. | Business, international | |
| Philips net income fell 28% in quarter. | Business, international | |
| Philips' operating loss halts recovery, raises questions about CEO's future.(Abstract) | Business, international | Martin Du Bois |
| Pilot 'sick' calls ground flights at Cathay Pacific.(Abstract) | Business, international | Christina Mungan |
| Pioneer agrees to buy Third Avenue fund. | Business, international | |
| Pipeline plumber; Alyeska chief tries to patch relations with whistleblowers; BP Amoco's Alaska venture struggles with questions over safety, harassment; the complaints don't stop. | Business, international | Jim Carlton |
| Pirated CDs from Asia pour into West; Hong Kong is asked to better curb offenders.(compact discs) | Business, international | Michael Flagg |
| Pirelli announces factory closures and job losses.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Pirelli's net profit increased by 4.3% to $297 million in '98.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Pirelli unveils new tire-making process. | Business, international | |
| Placement pricing hurts Repsol's shares. | Business, international | |
| PLDT aims to buy time for cellular-phone unit.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Plunge or dip, investors feel for the bottom: Europeans see things turning their way as growth gap shrinks.(European Market Outlook) | Business, international | |
| Poland narrows bidders for Polska Kasa. | Business, international | |
| Polish stocks rise on gains by Elektrim. | Business, international | |
| Polo Ralph Lauren swung to loss in fourth quarter. | Business, international | |
| Porsche SUV goal may hurt earnings.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Scott. Miller |
| Portugal has no plans to privatize CGD. | Business, international | |
| Posco profit defies fall in exports.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Powderject's shares decline by 16%.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| PowerGen plans to take charge.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| PowerGen pretax profit exceeds forecasts. | Business, international | |
| PPR launches e-commerce initiative. | Business, international | |
| Praxair, BOC Group consider merger. | Business, international | |
| Pretax profit slides at Cookson Group.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Preussag leaves steel behind to become tourism titan. | Business, international | |
| Preussag looks to sell stakes.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Preussag shares fall 7% on weak earnings report.(Abstract) | Business, international | Virginia Rosa |
| Primus to buy some assets of Telegroup.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Procter & Gamble will buy Iams and aim to expand its global sales. | Business, international | |
| Profit at Edison International disappoints.(Abstract) | Business, international | Kruti Trivedi |
| Prudential Asia takes 40% stake in K.R. Precision. | Business, international | Jon E. Hilsenrath |
| Prudential of U.K. to cut 4,000 jobs. | Business, international | |
| Psion lifts profit just 4.4% but raises Symbian hopes.(Abstract) | Business, international | Kimberly A. Strassel |
| Psion's profit slid 98% in half. | Business, international | |
| Punch is expected to lift bid for Allied's 3,500 pubs. | Business, international | |
| Qualcomm, Ericsson are close to pact to end long-running patent dispute.(Abstract) | Business, international | Quentin Hardy |
| Rabobank, DG Bank plan joint venture.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | John Carreyrou, Christoher Rhoads |
| Rascal nears agreement to sell telecom business. | Business, international | Stephanie N. and Anita Raghavan Mehta |
| Reed Elsevier NV to buy back shares.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Reforms put drag on Russian output.(results of McKinsey and Company study show Russian industry less productive) | Business, international | Jeanne Whalen |
| Regulator rules INA a takeover target. | Business, international | |
| Regulators propose ending dominance by BT of local phone network in U.K.(Abstract) | Business, international | Stephanie Gruner, Sara Callian |
| Regulatory bill goes to panel in Hong Kong.(Abstract) | Business, international | Laurie Lande |
| Rejecting Airtours' concessions, EU is set to halt planned merger.(Abstract) | Business, international | Paul Meller |
| Renault plans to invest $400 million in Mexico. | Business, international | Joel Millman |
| Renault reassures market after drop in its revenue. | Business, international | |
| Renault to enter luxury market with three models in Europe.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Repsol's results slightly beat estimates in quarter, despite low crude prices. | Business, international | |
| Repsol to sell stock to help finance its offer for YPF. | Business, international | |
| Resort mixes haute cuisine, hot adventure; Mexican chain sees competitive edge in vines, wines. | Business, international | |
| Revlon shares tumble 18% on Coty's rumoured retreat. | Business, international | |
| Rhineland capitalism's last hurrah.(Germany) | Business, international | Stefan Baron |
| Rhone-Poulenc antibiotic wins approval in the U.S.(Abstract) | Business, international | Chris Adams |
| Riding better IBM performance, Gerstner gets big increase in pay.(Abstract) | Business, international | John Hechinger |
| Ripplewood to the rescue.(Ripplewood Holdings and the Japanese economy)(Editorial) | Business, international | |
| Rise in Old Navy, Banana Republic sales fills gap. | Business, international | |
| RJR to sell foreign cigarette business to Japan Tobacco under breakup plan.(Abstract) | Business, international | Suein L. Hwang, Paul M. Sherer |
| Road test; as VW cranks out more models, they start to look alike. | Business, international | |
| Roche says it will sell up to 17% of Genetech. | Business, international | |
| Roche's group sales rose by 4% in the first quarter.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Rockefellers prepare sale of Wayfarer to TAG unit. | Business, international | Thomas Knipp |
| Rostelekom may face lose-lose situation.(Abstract) | Business, international | Paivi Munter |
| Rover launches two new car models; BMW struggles to make British unit profitable. | Business, international | |
| Royal Bank may sweeten NatWest bid on sell-off.(Royal Bank of Scotland may sweeten offer for National Westminster Bank.)(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Ruble moves aid Sibneft's profit flow.(Abstract) | Business, international | Jeanne Whalen |
| Rude awakening; Telia-Telenor mounts $1.59 billion bid for Irish partner Esat.(Hostile attempt shows just how cutthroat post-Olivetti world is.) | Business, international | |
| Ruling by U.S. Supreme Court favors BPAmoco in gas dispute.(Amoco Corp. defeats Colorado Indian tribe with U.S. Supreme Court ruling) | Business, international | Robert S. Greenberger |
| Russia is said to grant Norilsk Nickel long-term palladium export quota.(Abstract) | Business, international | John Ryan |
| Russian political feuds heat up on the Net.(Contentious words on Web spin some virtual assaults.)(Brief Article) | Business, international | Guy. Chazan |
| Russia sells 9% stake in Lukoil to a Cyprus-registered firm.(Abstract) | Business, international | Andrew Higgins |
| Russia steps up military activity in Chechnya; as tension builds in region, Moscow faces a dilemma. | Business, international | Guy Chazan |
| RWE, VEW plan Euro19 billion merger; German deal would create top energy firm. | Business, international | |
| RWE, VEW set to open merger talks. | Business, international | |
| Ryanair's profit soared 12% in quarter. | Business, international | |
| Saatchi's chief says firm isn't discussing a merger.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| SAB's operating profit climbed by 3% in year. | Business, international | |
| Sainsbury's could find itself as a sale item; failure to watch old and new rivals may prove fatal. | Business, international | |
| Saipem posted rise in profit, sales for '98; will raise dividends.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| SAirGroup says net fell 32% in half. | Business, international | |
| Sale of William Hill ends flotation plans.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Sales double at Taiwan Semiconductor. | Business, international | |
| Sale urged by more D&B shareholders. | Business, international | Erin White |
| Salomon planning a Dublin office for equity sales. | Business, international | |
| Sampo to buy stake in rival Pohjola. (Finland's Sampo Insurance Group Oyj buys 23.6% of Pohjola Oyj). | Business, international | Vanessa Furhrmans |
| Samsung unit seeks debt protection.(Abstract) | Business, international | Michael Schuman |
| San Paolo, INA to work rapidly on merger. | Business, international | Fred Kapner, Heather Prentice |
| Sanwa plans to purchase 30% stake in Universal Securities from Daiwa.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| SAP America names president and COO. | Business, international | |
| SAP's third-quarter net falls on weak sales; group scrambles to catch up with e-commerce wave. | Business, international | |
| SAP to announce business-portal deals: software firm races for e-commerce market.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| Sara Lee net drops as food poisonings still hurt profits. | Business, international | |
| SAS profit tumbles 41% in half as demand slows. | Business, international | |
| SBC is expected to accelerate high-speed push.(SBC Communications Inc.; digital subscriber lines) | Business, international | |
| SBS awards net contract to Alcatel. | Business, international | |
| Schneider finds a new source of capital.(Schneider SA issues fixed-rate bond.)(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Schottenstein in expected to make bid for Burnham.(San Diego, Calif.-based Burnham Pacific Properties Inc. may be acquired Ohio-based Schottenstein Stores Corp.) | Business, international | Barbara Martinez |
| Schroeder gives blessing to Italian-German merger.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Schroeder Plans Effort To Save Holzmann.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| Schroeder Sounds Alarm Over Crises Facing Germany Inc.(Gerhard Schroeder) | Business, international | Christopher Rhoads, David Wessel |
| Schwab unit unveils portfolio software. | Business, international | |
| Scottish & Newcastle confirms Greenalls talks. | Business, international | |
| ScottishPower closes merger of PacifiCorp.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Seagram readies $2.5 billion equity sale.(Abstract) | Business, international | Eben Shapiro |
| Seagram's loss in quarter is held in check by liquor, music units.(Abstract) | Business, international | Raju Narisetti |
| SEB seeks partners in Europe expansion. | Business, international | |
| Securitas to buy Pinkerton's Inc. for $384 million.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Seita chairman hints of merger with Tabacalera.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Sema is optimistic after 35% profit gain. | Business, international | |
| Sempra Energy set to buy KN Energy in $1.9 billion deal.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Service Corp. skids on profit warning. | Business, international | |
| SGS's 1998 loss narrower than originally forecast.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Shandong Power shares rise 11%. | Business, international | |
| Shareholders reject end to double votes at Societe Generale. | Business, international | |
| Shares of BT leap 11% on sales rise.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Shares of Tyco are hit hard by SEC probe.(Abstract) | Business, international | Mark Maremont |
| Shares of Waste Management fall 37% on forecast. | Business, international | |
| Shell to sell international coal assets. | Business, international | |
| Shifting sands: Microsoft wades into wireless wars with Ericsson deal.(Agreement to jointly develop Internet-based applications)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Naik, Gautam; Latour, Almar; Delaney, Kevin J. |
| Siberian smelter aims for modern approach; ambitious plans pit company against Russia's top producers. | Business, international | |
| Sidanko's overhaul gets underway as bankruptcy administatator is named.(BP Amoco's investement seems at risk)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Siemens crows at dawn of fiscal year.(CEO exults in continuing transformation.) | Business, international | |
| Siemens expects sales to grow 10%-17% in '99, with profit advancing even more. | Business, international | |
| Siemens net climbed 17% in first half.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Siemens section to become a separate firm on April 1.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Siemens, Yaskawa of Japan agree to form venture. | Business, international | |
| Silicon Valley, where conversation comes with a caveat; nondisclosure forms invade dates and dinner parties; NDA-ing the rabbi's wife.(nondisclosure agreements) | Business, international | Peter Waldman |
| Simply Superlative: School Boy Climbs Tall Tower on Toes.(Guiness world record) | Business, international | |
| Singapore Airlines to merge stock, buy back shares. | Business, international | |
| Singapore Press Holdings weighs move to take web unit public. | Business, international | Sara Webb |
| Singapore Raises Contributions To Pension Plans.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| Skandia reports huge profit increase in core business, but nonlife struggles. | Business, international | |
| Skansa-MasTec enters deal with RCN. | Business, international | |
| Skoda Plzen to continue restructuring.(Abstract) | Business, international | Douglas Lytle |
| SmithKline chief will step down in April 2000. | Business, international | |
| SmithKline shares fall on Avandia blow; EU panel fails to approve antidiabetes drug. | Business, international | |
| Smiths shares dive despite strong half.(Smith Industries PLC) | Business, international | |
| Smooth operator; Olivetti pulls off Telecom Italia coup, but trouble looms. | Business, international | |
| S&N profit falls 3%, but brewer remains upbeat. | Business, international | |
| Societe Generale may pare gain in net with charge.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Sogecable sets price of IPO at 23.50 euros. | Business, international | |
| Solutia agrees to acquire Vianova for $640 million. | Business, international | |
| Somerfield to sell stores after 6.3% fall in sales. | Business, international | |
| Sonera Group's pretax earnings soar 12% on foreign businesses.(Abstract) | Business, international | Jari Tanner |
| Sony antes up its chips in bet on new game system.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Sotheby's net falls 6%, hurt by Internet costs. | Business, international | |
| Spain's Endesa to appeal ban on its deal in Chile.(Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Spain's Telelfonica jolts Latin America with tough tactics.(Compania Telefonica Nacional de Espana S.A.)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Craig Torres, Moffett, Matt; |
| Speaking now: Pfizer tries to snatch Warner-Lambert from rival AHP; record $82.4 billion bid is aimed at a cash cow and a research bull; letters fall on deaf ears.(American Home Products)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Gardiner Harris, Steven Lipin, Robert Langreth, Ron Winslow |
| S&P lowers credit rating for Vivendi. | Business, international | |
| Sprint's earnings rise; stock split planned at unit.(Abstract) | Business, international | Edward Harris |
| Sprint's net rose 13% in 4th quarter, yet misses target.(Abstract) | Business, international | Shawn Young |
| Standard Bank, Liberty Life unveil ties.(Abstract) | Business, international | Michael Wang |
| Standard Chartered to buy Nakornthon. | Business, international | Nick Cumming-Bruce |
| Starbucks expects spending to rise 15%. | Business, international | |
| Statoil's privatization plan is aimed at boosting profit and global role. | Business, international | |
| St. James's Place profit soars.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Strong quarter gives Adidas shot at goal. | Business, international | |
| Suez Lyonnaise is set to buy Nalco Chemical; water-treatment concern will make French firm leader in the industry.(Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Sukhoi likely won't be hurt by fighter crash. | Business, international | |
| Sulzer CEO quits, lifting shares.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Sunbeam says losses narrowed in 2nd quarter. | Business, international | |
| Svyazinvest, Rostelcom weigh merger, Soros says.(Abstract) | Business, international | Paul Hofheinz |
| Swedish protests fuel Hermansen's fire.(Telia-Telenor headquarters spurs dispute.) | Business, international | |
| Swissair beats its rivals for stake in Poland's lot. | Business, international | |
| Swissair to divest its 4.6% stake in Delta Air Lines.(Abstract) | Business, international | Kim Frick |
| Swisscom pulls out of India, Malaysia.(Abstract) | Business, international | Laura Dietrich |
| Swiss firm set to market `smart' guns. | Business, international | |
| Swiss insurer expands reach across the U.S. | Business, international | |
| Tabacalera, Seita to merge, forming tobacco giant. | Business, international | |
| Tariff cuts are set to erode ENEL's sales revenue. | Business, international | |
| Tarmac rejects takeover offer from bidder it won't indentify. | Business, international | |
| Tarmac's heavy-materials unit to lead way in U.K. breakup.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Telecom Eireann faces hurdles before IPO.(Ireland's Telecom Eireann's initial public offering.) | Business, international | Damien Lynch |
| Telecom Eireann sets IPO shares at 3.90 euros each.(Abstract) | Business, international | Debra Marks |
| Telecom Italia alters bid for rest of mobile unit. | Business, international | |
| Telecom Italia attempts to win back investors. | Business, international | |
| Telecom Italia names Colaninno. | Business, international | |
| Telecom of New Zealand shares fall as net meets diminished expectations.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Tele Danmark 1st-half pretax profit seen lackluster.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Telekom Malaysia's chief quits amid row. | Business, international | |
| Telewest to launch digital services as cable-TV subscriptions increase.(Abstract) | Business, international | BIll McIntosh |
| Telia, Telenor to proceed with original merger plan. | Business, international | |
| Telmex offers record debt deal.(Abstract) | Business, international | Elliot Spagat, Jennifer Ablan |
| Telstra is aiming to boost sales, business in Asia. | Business, international | |
| Tenet swung to loss in fiscal 4th quarter, hurt by Medicare cuts. | Business, international | |
| Tesco reports rise in pretax earnings, plans for more jobs.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Tesco still has cold feet on a Marks and Spencer deal.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Anita Raghavan, Ernest Back |
| Thai Oil creditors to vote on restructuring plan. | Business, international | Nick Cumming-Bruce |
| The jury is still out on banks' staff cuts.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| The price of oil has doubled this year; What no recession? | Business, international | |
| The U.S. needs a more honest Russia policy.(Column) | Business, international | Bill Bradley |
| The yen puzzle.(Editorial)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| This washer cleans -- and thinks; Merloni's new machine utilizes Net.(Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA launches digital washers.) | Business, international | |
| Thomson MultiMedia says net profit rose in 1st half. | Business, international | |
| Thomson Travel seeks more deals.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Thomson unit puts digital TV in picture.(Company post profits for 1998) | Business, international | |
| TI Group plans to buy Walbro of U.S.(Company will offer one-stop shopping to car makers for fuel systems) | Business, international | |
| TI Group reports 17% drop in profit. | Business, international | |
| Time Warner book unit may merge.(Abstract) | Business, international | Patrick M. Reilly |
| Tiremaker Continental reports 29% increase in 1998 net profit.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| TNT post group's net rose 18% in '98 but fell short of forecasts.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Tokyo, U.S. lead Asian prices lower.(includes brief articles on Asian countries)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| Topdanmark warns profits will be hurt by storm damage. | Business, international | |
| Toyota to raise prices next year. | Business, international | |
| Toyota to raise prices next year. | Business, international | |
| Traveling overseas? Remember to take your skin stapler; neurotic tourists bring along some truly odd gadgets; smoke hoods, air purifiers. | Business, international | Wendy Bounds |
| TRI of Malaysia Defaults on Debt.(Malaysia's Technology Resources Industries Bhd. defaults on bonds) | Business, international | Henny Sender |
| TRW chief to quit in wake of deal with LucasVarity.(Abstract) | Business, international | Jeff Ball |
| Two German banks shed risk to build capital for acquisitions.(Abstract) | Business, international | Cecile Gutscher |
| Two REITs in U.S. plan to combine.(Abstract) | Business, international | Barbara Martinez |
| Tyco's earnings boosted by acquisitions, growth. | Business, international | |
| UAW, DaimlerChrysler agree to a deal.(Abstract) | Business, international | Gregory L. White, Fara Warner, Sholnn Freeman |
| UBS feels no pressure to merge.(Abstract) | Business, international | Kim Frick |
| UK Government to help BMW maintain factory. | Business, international | |
| U.K. law to recognize telecom, broadcasting link. | Business, international | |
| U.K.'s Hays to acquire France Partner Group.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| UK's Sun Life posts strong sales for the first half. | Business, international | |
| Unaudited net falls 39% at Framatone.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Uncloaking the Soviet spy effort.(Column) | Business, international | Allen Weinstein |
| Uneximbank defaults on its Eurobond debt.(Abstract) | Business, international | Andrew Higgins |
| Uneximbank near debt deal with creditors. | Business, international | Guy Chazan |
| Unicom, Peco announce plans to merge. | Business, international | Rebecca Smith, Steven Lipin |
| Unicredito may merge with BBV. | Business, international | Yaroslav and Carla Vitzthum Trofimov |
| UniCredito reports 27% rise in 1H profit. | Business, international | |
| Unigate faces tough choices as Terranova rallies on its bid.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Unilever names new chairman; plans dividend. | Business, international | |
| Union Miniere stock gets boost as outlook on profit improves.(Abstract) | Business, international | Matthew Newman |
| Union opposes Holzmann rescue plan. | Business, international | |
| United Biscuits to sell frozen-foods unit. | Business, international | |
| United Technologies deal lifts Sundstrand shares.(Abstract) | Business, international | Scott Eden |
| Unocal pays 2.95 million euros to settle price-fixing suit. | Business, international | |
| UPS beats expectations; IPO raises $5.47 billion. | Business, international | |
| US Air mechanics approve contract, averting strike. | Business, international | |
| U.S. asks auto makers to disable rear airbags.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Anna Wilde Mathews |
| U.S. files an antitrust suit to halt Compuware deal. | Business, international | |
| U.S. jury deadlocks on Genentech case.(Jury dismissed in University of California at San Francisco lawsuit against South San Francisco, Calif.-based Genentech) | Business, international | Ralph T. King Jr. |
| U.S. offers to build new radar system for the Russians. | Business, international | Thomas E. Ricks |
| U.S.'s AOL plays catch-up in Europe.(Abstract) | Business, international | Stephanie Gruner, Neal Boudette |
| US West posts 9% rise in 2nd-quarter earnings. | Business, international | |
| Veba plans to raise capital as part of merger with Viag. | Business, international | |
| Vedior to acquire Select in E1.74 billion deal. | Business, international | |
| Venture capitalists get a leg up when IPOs kick off.(initial public offerings)(Industry Overview) | Business, international | Andrew Caffrey |
| Viagra gets quick approval in Japan, opening big sales frontier for Pfizer.(Abstract) | Business, international | Yumiko Ono |
| Viag's failed merger clouds outlook. | Business, international | |
| Vickers posts solid pretax profit, plans to focus on marine unit.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Virgin to team with Singapore Airlines. | Business, international | |
| Viva to fund expansion plan with flotation.(Viva will float channel in 2000.)(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Vivendi's net jumped 29% in first half.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Vivendi, Softbank plan web deal. | Business, international | |
| VNU plans to make bid for ratings firm Nielsen.(Abstract) | Business, international | James M. Dorsey, Kyle Pope |
| VNU's flat 1st-half net meets forecasts. | Business, international | |
| Vodafone could be ready to buy more of Shinsegi.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| Vodafone ponders record hostile bid for Mannesmann.(Vodafone AirTouch PLC;)(Mannesmann AG;)(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article) | Business, international | William Boston, Gautam Naik, Raghavan, Anita; |
| Vodafone talks with Bell Atlantic about alliance. | Business, international | |
| Vodaphone details its bid to acquire Mannesmann.(British telecom company renews its takeover bid) | Business, international | |
| Volvo is due to post profit leap. | Business, international | |
| Volvo stock slips on talk of linkup with Navistar. | Business, international | Almar Latour, Rehka Balu |
| VW again target of EU antitrust probe. | Business, international | Geoff Winestock |
| VW's sales rise, but company falters in Asia, South America. | Business, international | |
| VW stays wary even as net advances 1.7%. | Business, international | |
| VW to double investment in China.(Abstract) | Business, international | Ian Johnson |
| VW unit posts slide in pretax profit for '98, but remains upbeat.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Wal-mart sales top forecasts.(Abstract) | Business, international | Emily Nelson |
| Wal-Mart's Asda says CEO to head Europe expansion.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Wal-Mart Stores posts higher earnings. | Business, international | |
| Warburg Pincus offers to buy final 40% of Knoll for $375 million.(Abstract) | Business, international | Mitchell Pacelle |
| Warped woof: rug-making project in Jordan is snared in a telltale tangle; Bani Hamida's chic carpets spawned nimble clones among rival aid groups.(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Stephen J. Glain |
| Weak sales force Sears to lower profit forecast.(Abstract) | Business, international | Calmetta Y. Coleman |
| Web entrepreneurs change how China does business. | Business, international | Jesse Wong |
| Webvan files plans for IPO despite losses.(Abstract) | Business, international | George Anders |
| Webvan IPO to stir grocery industry. | Business, international | George Anders, Robert Berner |
| Wella posts 29% increase in '98 net as costs cuts pay off; shares surge.(Germany's Wella AG reports 1998 net profit increase of 29 percent) | Business, international | Virginia Rosa |
| Wembley turns down bid from SFX Entertainment.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| West European car sales jumped 8% in first half.(Abstract) | Business, international | Ina Bauer |
| Weyerhaeuser posts jump in net as pulp and paper prices firm.(Abstract) | Business, international | Christopher Williams |
| What happens when a 20-something whiz is suddenly the boss.(Love Goel at Federated Department Stores Inc.) | Business, international | Jonathan Kaufman |
| When it comes to hedge funds, U.S. is in, but Asia just says no. | Business, international | |
| Whitbread's pretax earnings rise 3%. | Business, international | |
| Whitbread's pub-sector sales decline. (Whitbread PLC). | Business, international | Lucy Farndon |
| Wit Capital shrank loss in 2nd period.(Abstract) | Business, international | Gaston F. Ceron |
| Wolseley posts a 12% increase in pretax profit. | Business, international | |
| WPP posts 20% profit increase on global market share gains. (WPP Group PLC). | Business, international | |
| WTO sides with EU on steel. | Business, international | Michael M. Phillips |
| Xerox buys French maker of high-speed printers.(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Y2K leaves ECB scratching its head: bank is unsure of millennial effect on policy.(European Central Bank) | Business, international | |
| Yahoo! to buy Geocities in stock deal. | Business, international | |
| You'd appreciate this more if you read the Taz: leftist Berlin daily pulls its headlines in a bid to win new subscribers.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | David Wessel |
| Young Swedish CEO pushes Internet to go even faster.(Jonas Birgersson launches broadband network) | Business, international | |
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