| Wall Street Journal. Europe 2001 |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
|---|
| 3Com loss widens as tech industry continues slump. | Business, international | |
| 3i, Vantec Managers join forces to buy stake from Nissan. | Business, international | Richard Borsuk |
| 3i will eliminate 17% of staff, close offices, in strategy shift.(3i Group) | Business, international | Kristi Essick |
| 3M expects to miss earnings estimates. | Business, international | |
| 3M plans to cut 5,000 positions as income falls 7%. | Business, international | |
| ABB decides to cancel plan to issue U.S. shares. | Business, international | |
| Abbey abruptly drops bid for Bank of Scotland (Abbey National PLC). | Business, international | Anita Raghavan, Wade Lambert |
| ABB's growth in China continues to be healthy. | Business, international | Yuhong Qian |
| Aberdeen's managed assets increased 24% in first half. | Business, international | Ian Walker |
| ABN Amro may be competing for U.S. arm of ING Barings. | Business, international | |
| ABN Amro to shake up management structure.(Power struggle is suspected at the Dutch bank) | Business, international | Don Bilefsky |
| ABN Amro will review equities operations. | Business, international | |
| Accor's revenue rose 11% in quarter. | Business, international | |
| Accor warns profit will be lower following attacks. | Business, international | |
| Accountants hit a wall in probe of Gazprom.(Report says data on possible ties was restricted.) | Business, international | Yulia Bushuyeva, Anne Whalen |
| Accredo signs deal offering $415 million for unit of Gentiva.(Accredo Health, Gentiva Health Services) | Business, international | Ralph Tasgal |
| Aceralia's net profit rises 1%.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Acer expects revenue to rise.(Acer Communications and Multimedia) | Business, international | |
| Acer's net falls 77% as global slowdown clouds expectations. | Business, international | |
| Acer's quarterly revenue plunged 37% on write-offs and restructuring. | Business, international | J.R. Wu |
| Achmea offering in Eurobond market gets strong demand. | Business, international | |
| ACS agrees to buy Lockheed unit for $825 million. | Business, international | |
| ACS's profit beat expectations.(Actividades de Construcion and Servicios 2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| ADC will slash as much as 19% of its work force. | Business, international | |
| Adobe Systems warns revenue in quarter may miss target.(2001 fiscal third-quarter) | Business, international | Marcelo Prince |
| Ad slump doesn't deter DoubleClick officials; company goes on asset-acquisition binge.(Brief Article) | Business, international | Peter Edmonston |
| Adviser chosen for CEV stakes. | Business, international | |
| Aegon's net rose 7% in 1st quarter, missing forecasts.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| AEP expects strong earnings.(American Electric Power (AEP)) | Business, international | |
| Aer Lingus forecasts a loss.(2001 year forecast) | Business, international | |
| Aetna's net profit dropped sharply in second quarter.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Affinity acquries Breathe.com. | Business, international | |
| After seven months, Transmeta removes CEO, cites results. | Business, international | Paul Glader |
| Against the Grain: A Fram Revolution Sprouts in Russia. | Business, international | |
| Agere repays part of debt.(Agere Systems Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Agere Systems will reduce its work force by 7.8%. | Business, international | |
| Agfa posts net loss, mostly on imaging, graphics segments.(Agfa-Gevaert) | Business, international | Victoria Knight |
| Agricultural products unit drags down ConAgra net. | Business, international | |
| Agrol to delay listing.(Agrol Biotechnologies) | Business, international | |
| Ahold is in talks to acquire Alliant in U.S. | Business, international | |
| Ahold posts 56% sales increase. | Business, international | |
| Airborne's net loss exceeds estimates. | Business, international | |
| Airbus may land big FedEx order for A380 jets.(Package carrier might buy up to 10 Superjumbo planes.) | Business, international | Jeff Cole, Rick Brooks |
| Airbus Signs 111-Plane Deal, Its Biggest-Ever Contract.(Abstract) | Business, international | Daniel Micheals |
| Air Canada reports loss for quarter, plans more layoffs.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | Ben Dummett |
| Air France's net profit jumps in spite of higher fuel prices. | Business, international | |
| Air New Zealand considers cutting back some services. | Business, international | Iain McDonald |
| Alcan increases size of offer for initial 5-year Eurobond. | Business, international | |
| Alcatel and Lucent discuss a merger, but may not connect. | Business, international | Kevin J. Delaney, Nikhil Deogun, Dennis Berman |
| Alcatel closes in on deal to purchase Lucent. | Business, international | Kevin J. Delaney, Nikhil Deogun, Dennis Berman |
| Alcatel expects to post profit next year with costs cuts.(Alcatel S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Alcatel's bonds widen on talk it may make bid for Lucent. | Business, international | |
| Alcatel to sell plants, outsource most production. | Business, international | |
| Alcoa moves close to deal to acquire WMC for $6 billion. | Business, international | |
| Alcoa reports record earnings for year, quarter. | Business, international | |
| Alitalia posted loss for 2000, hurt by Euro, fuel costs. | Business, international | |
| Alitalia's board clears alliance with Delta and Air France. | Business, international | |
| Allianz is in advanced talks to take over Dresdner Bank. | Business, international | Marcus Walker, Robert Landgraf, Felix Schoenauer, Stefan Keidel |
| Allianz Stock May Be Poised to Surve. | Business, international | |
| Allianz to lead pension fund for German metals industry. | Business, international | |
| Allied Domecq vies with Lion Nathan over winemaker. | Business, international | Chris Ritchie |
| Allstate's net profit surged 29% in 4th quarter. | Business, international | |
| Almanji posts profit decline.(Almanji N.V.) | Business, international | |
| Amazon books 37.9 million in preholiday online orders.(Amazon.com) | Business, international | Ross Snel, Riva Richmond |
| Amcor sells stake in Australia holding. | Business, international | |
| AMD reports quarterly results will miss forecasts.(Advanced Micro Devices) | Business, international | |
| AMEC's pretax profit rises 20%.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Amerada Hess to acquire Triton Energy. | Business, international | |
| American Express announces up to 6,500 further job cuts. | Business, international | Elizabeth Wollman |
| American Express decides to remain in lower Manhattan. | Business, international | Peter Grant |
| American Express earnings rose 12% in 4th quarter, meeting expectations. | Business, international | Tara Siegel |
| Ameritrade cites earnings near breakeven.(2001 fiscal third-quarter) | Business, international | |
| Amgen net shrank by 25% in quarter; drug passes test. | Business, international | Rhonda L. Rundle |
| Amid regulatory fears, United holds talks to scrap deal for US Airways. | Business, international | |
| AMP ends talks to purchase assets from Equitable. | Business, international | |
| Amtrak asks U.S. Congress for $515 million. | Business, international | |
| Analogic names Gordon to new post.(Analogic Corp.'s new chairman) | Business, international | |
| Analysts expect big decline in profit at Credit Suisse.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | |
| Andersen seeks more in China.(Arthur Andersen) | Business, international | Ramoncito Dela Cruz |
| Anglo American profit surges 53% on prices. | Business, international | Vanya Dragomanovich |
| Anglo American's net sinks 7% on commodities downturn.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| AngloGold bids for Normandy in share deal. | Business, international | Ray Brindal |
| Anheuser-Busch reports 13% growth in net profit. | Business, international | |
| Anheuser-Busch takes stake in CCU. | Business, international | |
| Antenna TV profit plunges by 72%. | Business, international | |
| Anthem adds 11.4 million shares to pending IPO.(Anthem Inc.; initial public offering) | Business, international | |
| AOL bids for AT&T cable-TV unit; Cox may jump in. | Business, international | Rebecca Blumenstein, Martin Peers |
| AOL Time Warner meets most of its financial goals. | Business, international | |
| AOL Time Warner posts loss, but results beat expectations. | Business, international | |
| Applied Materials' loss.(2001 fiscal fourth quarter) | Business, international | |
| Argentina seeks new deal for IMF to release loan.(International Monetary Fund) | Business, international | Pamela Druckerman, Damian Milverton |
| Arianespace is expected to post loss. | Business, international | |
| Ariba agrees to acquire Agile in stock deal. | Business, international | |
| Artwork profit forecast. | Business, international | |
| Asahi Bank to boost loan reserves, take loss. | Business, international | |
| Ashland reports 21% income rise.(Ashland Inc.) | Business, international | |
| ASML reports a net loss, says outlook is uncertain.(ASML Holding NV) | Business, international | Toby Sterling, Jack Grone |
| AstraZeneca posts 6.4% rise in profit for third quarter. | Business, international | |
| At CSFB, IPO clients paid steep commissions.(Credit Suisse First Boston) | Business, international | Randall Smith, Susan Pulliam |
| Athens, Nicosia, Tel Aviv seek common stock index. | Business, international | |
| Atkins first-half beat forecasts.(WS Atkins PLC) | Business, international | |
| Atlas Copco's pretax profit jumped 16% in 2nd quarter. | Business, international | |
| AT&T capital outlay to fall by at least 20% next year.(2002) | Business, international | |
| AT&T posts big loss, hurt by value of Excite@Home. | Business, international | |
| AT&T will give Comcast offer serious consideration, chief says. | Business, international | |
| Australia is likely to clear Shell's bid with conditions. | Business, international | |
| Australia's Spotless purchases Braitrim. | Business, international | |
| Australia thwarts Shell's bid to gain hold of Woodside. | Business, international | S. Karene Witcher, Andrew Trounson, Ray Brindal |
| Autobytel.com expects profit in second half. | Business, international | |
| AutoNation's net falls but exceeds estimates for period. | Business, international | |
| Avaya's net loss widens.(Avaya Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Aventis Expects Existing Drugs To Fuel Growth.(Aventis S.A. reports loss of $147 mn in Euro dollars for 2000) | Business, international | Vanessa Fuhrmans, Gautum Naik |
| Aventis says fate of Crop Science is undecided. | Business, international | |
| Aviall reports 11% drop in net.(Aviall Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Avon profit increases 9%.(Avon Products) | Business, international | |
| Axa beats forecasts with 21% profit rise; sees strong 2001. | Business, international | |
| AXA lifts estimates from U.S. attacks.(AXA S.A.'s pretax costs from World Trade Center attacks) | Business, international | |
| AXA sells shares in Credit Suisse in a block trade. | Business, international | |
| AXA's revenue fell 3.3% in 1st quarter after sale of DLJ. | Business, international | |
| Axel Springer says advertising decline hurts earnings.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| BAA's pretax profit rises before exceptional items.(2001 first-quarter) | Business, international | |
| BAE's pretax profit increases on 10% rise in order book.(BAE Systems) | Business, international | Joyanta Acharjee |
| Banca di Roma net falls 52%. | Business, international | |
| Banco Popular Aggressively Targets 'Unbanked' Immigrants in the U.S.(Banco Popular targets undocumented Hispanic workers) | Business, international | Joel Millman |
| Bank Ekspres will be sold to Tekfen Holding. | Business, international | Selim Atalay |
| Bankinter posts flat earnings but expects profit for year. | Business, international | |
| Bank of England trims rates to prevent econom,ic slowdown; Move may bolster support for Euro membership.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Sesit, Michael; Sims, Thomas and Cottle, David |
| Bank of Ireland appoints Michael Soden as CEO. | Business, international | |
| Bank of Scotland and Halifax set date for merger. | Business, international | |
| Bank of Scotland may sell Australian stake to St. George. | Business, international | Catherine Taylor, Ambereen Choudhury |
| Barrett Resources receives new offer from Shell Oil Co. | Business, international | |
| Battle Over Rural U.S. Tests Bush Land Policy. | Business, international | |
| BBC unit posts record revenue. | Business, international | |
| BBVA board approves management committee.(Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria) | Business, international | |
| Bear Stearns CEO moves up to post of chairman. | Business, international | Lynn Cowan |
| Beate Uhse's net nearly doubles on jump in sales.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | Gregory Lipinski |
| Beghin-Say's net declines 26%.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Belgian court tells L&H to draw up new ravamp plan.(Judge rejects proposal, citing lack of transparency.) | Business, international | Stefaan Lust |
| BellSouth net dropped 11% in quarter. | Business, international | |
| Berry leaves post of vice chairman at EMI Music unit. | Business, international | Jennifer Ordonez |
| Best Buy net gets a 16% profit boost. | Business, international | |
| BetandWin.com loss.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Better gas operations let MOL narrow its net loss.(MOL Rt.) | Business, international | |
| BHF's nine-month net rose 9.7%.(BHF Bank AG) | Business, international | |
| Bhutan to build luxury hotels. | Business, international | |
| Bidders emerge to buy 25% stake in Videsh Sanchar. | Business, international | |
| Biochem's earnings rose 41% in 2000. | Business, international | |
| Biocompatibles's sales rise.(2001 third-quarter) | Business, international | |
| Biodata cuts forecasts.(Biodata Information Technology) | Business, international | |
| Biogen net rises 2% on drug sales. | Business, international | |
| Bipop cuts profit on provisions for bad loans.(Bipop Carire) | Business, international | |
| Blockbuster plans to take a charge of $450 million. | Business, international | |
| BMW expects to hit targets.(Bayerische Motoren Werke unit sales forecast for 2001) | Business, international | |
| BMW's net fell 29% in 3rd quarter, beating analysts' expectations; car maker says full-year sales and profit growth are on target.(Bayerische Motoren Werke AG)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| BNP may seek investment in Greece's Alpha Bank.(BNP Paribas) | Business, international | |
| BNP Paribas plans share buyback after price slump. | Business, international | |
| BOC to cut 1,500 positions as business slows.(BOC Group) | Business, international | Michael Wang |
| Body Shop shares plunge 21% on profit warning. | Business, international | |
| Boeing earnings beat expectations. | Business, international | |
| Boeing settles on Chicago site to locate new headquarters. | Business, international | |
| Boeing tops estimates with strong quarter.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | |
| Bombings in Israel push both sides into a corner. | Business, international | Robert S. Greenberger, Jonathan Karp |
| Boris Jordan faces many challenges as head of Russia's NTV station.(`Nobody is going to do anything he tells them to,' television staff vows.) | Business, international | Alan Cullison |
| Bosch issue leads Eurobond market. | Business, international | |
| Boston Market and KFC gird for a cockfight; competition heats up between U.S. chains.(Brief Article) | Business, international | Shirley Leung |
| Botched sell order for Dentsu shares is costly for UBS. | Business, international | Yumiko Ono, Jason Singer |
| Bouygues net grows 6%.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Bowater agrees to buy Alliance for cash, stock. | Business, international | Nikhil Deogun, Christopher J. Chipello |
| Bowater to cut 300 jobs.(Bowater Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Bowling alley firm files for protection in the U.S. courts. | Business, international | |
| BP Amoco explores possible alliance with Union Fenosa. | Business, international | |
| BPB pretax profit fell by 30% in first half.(BPB PLC, 2001) | Business, international | |
| BP Gets Tough On Discrimination In Wake of Attacks.(British Petroleum emphasises its anti-discrimination policy)(Abstract) | Business, international | Cotten Timberlake |
| BP predicts 'new oil era' for Caspian (British Petroleum Company PLC's exploration in the Caspian Sea). | Business, international | John Ryan, Aida Sultanova |
| BP to cut 1,000 jobs in Scotland.(British Petroleum) | Business, international | |
| Bristol-Myers nears pact to buy ImClone stake. | Business, international | |
| Bristol-Myers says net increased 11%, meeting estimates. | Business, international | |
| British Energy may form consortium in bid for CEZ. | Business, international | |
| British Telecommunications launches 9.7 billion euros offering. | Business, international | |
| Brokat unit to cut work force by 20%. | Business, international | |
| BSCH's net profit rose 38% in first quarter. | Business, international | Ari Gaitanis |
| BSkyB reports wider pretax loss, but users increase. | Business, international | |
| BT wants to sell telecom holdings in Asia to cut debt (British Telecommunications PLC). | Business, international | Almar LaTour |
| Budgens profit rises 18%. | Business, international | |
| Buhrmann net rises 56%, helped by acquisition. | Business, international | |
| Buhrmann per-share earnings may have dropped 20%. | Business, international | |
| Bull reports loss for half.(Bull SA losses for 2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| BUPA to acquire Vista Healthcare for $35.5 million. | Business, international | |
| Cable & Wireless posts a loss and announces share buyback. | Business, international | Greg Manuel |
| Caldera announces layoffs, wider loss.(Caldera International Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Calwest agrees to buy Cabot for 1.19 billion euros.(Calwest Industrial Properties; Cabot Industrial Trust) | Business, international | |
| Campbell's net declines by 12% on higher marketing expenses. | Business, international | |
| Campbell Soup profit falls but sales beat expectations. | Business, international | |
| Campbell Soup revamps operations in North America. | Business, international | |
| Canal Plus, UPC agree to merge Polish operations.(United Pan-Europe Communications N.V.) | Business, international | |
| Cap Gemini posts growth in revenue for first quarter. | Business, international | |
| Carlsberg sees rise of 71% in net profit for third period.(Carlsberg Group) | Business, international | |
| Carlsberg's stock falls on downturn in quarter's results. | Business, international | Poul Funder Larsen, Frances Schwartzkopff |
| Carpet maker Mohawk agrees to buy large U.S. tile firm.(Mohawk Industries, Dal-Tile International) | Business, international | Kelly Greene |
| Carrefour benefits from sale.(2001 first-half net income) | Business, international | |
| Carrefour launches five-year issue of 500 million euros. | Business, international | |
| CarsDirect.com buys rival Greenlight.com. | Business, international | Karen Lundegaard |
| Cash-rich Microsoft is making the most of its rivals' woes. | Business, international | Pui-Wing Tam, Rebecca Buckman, Mylene Mangalindan |
| Cater Allen to buy Fleming Premier for 171.1 million euros. | Business, international | |
| Cathay Pacific posts record net and forges ahead. | Business, international | Karen Richardson |
| Cendant will buy travel company for $425 million.(Cheap Tickets Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Central Banker Cautions About Zloty.(Poland's Monetary Policy Council issues warning about Polish currency) | Business, international | David McQuaid |
| Central Banks Take U.S. cue To Cut Rates Amid Slowdown. | Business, international | |
| Cesky Telecom plans job cuts to improve its efficiency. | Business, international | Jana Dorotkova |
| CGNU makes a new alliance in Spain.(CGNU acquires share of Caja Espana's pension and life insurance businesses) | Business, international | |
| CGNU of Britain offers 1.94 billion euros in callable bonds. | Business, international | |
| Chandler to join HSBC unit as chief currency strategist. | Business, international | Jennifer Downey |
| Chemical companies in Europe unveil mixed profit news.(ICI warning never comes; earnings at DSM, Rhodia dive.) | Business, international | |
| Chinadotcom says revenue growth will be unchanged. | Business, international | Marco Wan |
| China Mobile plans to buy eight provincial networks.(China Mobile Ltd.) | Business, international | |
| China Telecom mulls restructuring ahead of IPO. | Business, international | Leslie Chang |
| Chiquita completes credit facility amid revamp. | Business, international | |
| Ciena will cut 10% of its work force amid restructuring. | Business, international | |
| Cinergy may exit Czech Republic on operating woes. | Business, international | |
| Circuit City's net tumbled 88% in second quarter.(quarter ending August 31, 2001) | Business, international | |
| Cisco to acquire AuroraNetics. | Business, international | |
| Citibank introduces web check writing in Singapore market. | Business, international | |
| Citigroup net falls 8.2% but tops expectations. | Business, international | |
| Clear Channel plans to buy media firm, doubling TV assets. | Business, international | |
| Clearstream posts strong results for first full year. | Business, international | Henry E. Teitelbaum |
| Click Commerce expects fourth-quarter net loss. | Business, international | |
| Close Brothers' pretax profit fails to meet projections. | Business, international | Joyanta Acharjee |
| Cnet's 3rd-quarter loss widened. | Business, international | |
| Cobra reduces its interest in Commerzbank.(Cobra Beteiligungs GmbH) | Business, international | |
| Coca-Cola posts flat 3rd-quarter net.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Coca-Cola tries to take control of German bottler. | Business, international | |
| Coface's profit rises 12%.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Coherent sells products unit to ESC Medical. | Business, international | |
| Columbia House to cut work force. | Business, international | |
| Comair to reduce operations further. | Business, international | |
| Combined loss of key APP units is nearly $1 billion.(Asia Pulp and Paper Co.) | Business, international | Richard Borsuk |
| Commerzbank targets lending in profitability plan.(Bank pledges to lift returns by refocusing its policies.) | Business, international | Caspar Dohmen, Nicole Walter |
| Comverse reduces its profit estimates for quarter, year. | Business, international | Anne Marie Chaker |
| ConAgra's results for three years will be lowered. | Business, international | |
| Conoco net fell 48% in 3rd quarter. | Business, international | |
| Conoco unit to buy Gulf Canada in bid to raise production. | Business, international | Nikhil Deogun, Alexei Barrionuevo, Tamsin Carlisle |
| Constellation Energy retains structure of business. | Business, international | |
| Continental is close to selling unit to Carlyle Group.(Investment firm is expected to buy all ContiTech divisions.) | Business, international | Stefan Winter |
| Controversial German bank outlines plans for breakup.(Bankgesellschaft Berlin to split into three, sell some real-estate businesses.) | Business, international | Ian Johnson, Cecilie Rohwedder |
| Convergys Corp. Agrees to Acquire Geneva Technology.(Geneva Technology Ltd. acquired by Convergys Corp. for $692.6 mn) | Business, international | |
| Cookson to issue new debt, withhold investor dividend.(Cookson Group PLC) | Business, international | |
| Cooper Industries' board turns down Danaher's unsolicited takeover bid. | Business, international | |
| Cooper steps down as chief of Kimco. | Business, international | Ray A. Smith |
| Corel posted a loss in fourth quarter. | Business, international | |
| Corporate America Lobbies to Prevent Cuts at Ex-Im Bank.(United States Export-Import Bank budget under fire) | Business, international | Michael M. Phillips, Laura Heinauer |
| Corus posts operating loss, cites restructuring. | Business, international | |
| Corus's convertible bond appeals to many investors.(Corus Group PLC) | Business, international | |
| Court halts sale of 33.5% stake in Turk Telecom. | Business, international | |
| Court in Hamburg approves Airbus plan to build facility. | Business, international | Konstantin Richter, Dan Michaels |
| Court throws out shareholder's suit againt EM.TV.(investors must be aware of Neuer Markt risks, it says) | Business, international | Caspar Busse |
| CP Orange appoints chief financial officer. | Business, international | |
| Credit Agricole listing plan is approved.(share listing) | Business, international | |
| Credit Agricole seeks EFL stake. | Business, international | |
| Credit Lyonnais board backs share offering for employees. | Business, international | |
| CRH's pretax profit rises 3.2%.(CRH PLC's 2001 first-half results) | Business, international | |
| CSFBdirect plans more job layoffs due to slump. | Business, international | |
| CSFB tells U.S. it didn't violate IPO regulations.(In defense, firm (Credit Suisse First Boston) says fees never exceeded 5% of value.) | Business, international | Randall Smith, Susan Pulliam |
| CyberWorks posts big '00 loss, hurt by Internet industry woes. | Business, international | Greg Manuel, Matt Pottinger |
| Czech government approves sale of broadcaster.(Ceske Radiokomunikace) | Business, international | |
| Czech state defers key tender ruling until at least April. | Business, international | |
| Czech travel mogul to sell stake to strategic partner.((Vaclav) Fischer also plans to exit politics to focus on business) | Business, international | |
| Czech Unipetrol sale attracts interest from 20 companies. | Business, international | |
| DaimlerChrysler launches 6.5 billion euros jumbo issue. | Business, international | |
| DaimlerChrysler may buy L&H unit. | Business, international | Beth Reigber, Stefaan Lust |
| DaimlerChrysler's net plunges as Chrysler, Freightliner slip. | Business, international | |
| Dana Corp. sells high-yield issue of Eurobonds. | Business, international | |
| Danaher makes an offer for Cooper.(Cooper Industries Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Dana plans to cut staff as net profit slides 55%.(Dana Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Danone reports operating profit rose 11% in 2000. | Business, international | |
| Danone's net profit gains 6.5%.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Danone to buy 40% stake in Stonyfield Farm of U.S. | Business, international | |
| Danone to close six factories in Europe, cut over 1,400 jobs. | Business, international | |
| Danske Bank's core revenue rose 22% in 2000. | Business, international | Frances Schwartzkopff |
| Danske Bank's pretax profit falls 1.6%, but beats forecasts. | Business, international | |
| Dassault reports flat profit, lower margins. | Business, international | |
| Dataquest posts 41% rise in semiconductor revenue. | Business, international | |
| Deal Revelations Add To Surprises at EM.TV. | Business, international | |
| Dean Foods' profit slips in quarter.(fiscal second-quarter profit) | Business, international | |
| De Beers says delisting plans on schedule. | Business, international | Andi Spicer |
| Debt-laden Sonera to offer new shares, halt 3G efforts. | Business, international | |
| Debt plan is focus of Sonera investors. | Business, international | |
| Deere swung to loss in 4th quarter, expects market to remain weak.(Deere and Co.) | Business, international | |
| Degussa's results meet estimates; outlook is bleak. | Business, international | |
| Degussa to cut jobs, maintains 2001 forecast. | Business, international | |
| Dell is standing by earnings target for current quarter.(Dell Computer; third-quarter ending August 2001) | Business, international | |
| Dell to eliminate about 1,700 jobs in Central Texas. | Business, international | |
| Delphi income tumbles 61%.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | |
| Delphi to shut plants, cut jobs to step up restructuring plan. | Business, international | |
| Demand for Chalco IPO is strong.(Aluminum Corp. of China, initial public offering) | Business, international | |
| Demand for Sainsbury offer is brisk in Euro and Sterling. | Business, international | |
| Demand is strong for Ahold bonds, Telecom Italia notes.(Royal Ahold N.V.) | Business, international | |
| Den Norske Bank exceeds estimates amid cost-cutting. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Bank agrees to buy Zurich Financial for 2.74 billion euros. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Bank alienates Telekom.(What's the price of irritating a client, investors and your own analyst?) | Business, international | Hugo Dixon |
| Deutsche Bank and AXA end talks about cooperation. | Business, international | Andreas Bohne, Markus Fruehauf |
| Deutsche Bank looks to cut 15,000 positions. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Bank plans to cut about 10% of its work force.(layoffs come as company deals with leak)(Abstract) | Business, international | Marcus Walker, Felix Schoenauer |
| Deutsche Bank plans to cut additional 2,100 jobs globally. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Bank sees tough quarter but strong year. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Bank will list shares in U.S. on Oct.3. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Boerse prices its IPO at top of range. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Boerse reports 57% rise in pretax profit. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Boerse reports a decline in Xetra's earnings. | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Post delivers growth of 5.5% in its operating profit.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | Jonathan Stearns |
| Deutsche Post's net is expected to decline on higher tax charges.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | Jonathan Stearns |
| Deutsche Telekom announces long-awaited bond issue. | Business, international | Richard Barley, Nina Koeppen, Claudia Barrios |
| Deutsche Telekom chief strikes back at critics.(Sommer calls rumored departure `nonsense.') | Business, international | William Boston, Richard L. Hudson |
| Deutsche Telekom plans final charge on its real estate.(company aims to end probe over accounting practices) | Business, international | William Boston, Taska Manzaroli |
| Deutsche Telekom says Deutsche Bank caused shares to fall.(Broker attempts to persuade company it did nothing wrong.) | Business, international | Marcus Walker, Willam Boston |
| DeveloGen wins another 40 million euros in private financing. | Business, international | Meera Louis |
| DGZ is in discussions to buy Berliner Sparkasse. | Business, international | Andreas Mihm, Nicole Walter, Philipp Otto, Robert Landgraf |
| DHL sticks with Asian plans.(DHL Worldwide Express Ltd.) | Business, international | Jason Dean |
| Diageo divisions stumble.(Burger King and Pillsbury results) | Business, international | |
| Diageo's net profit grows 25%, boosted by new vodka drink.(year ending June 13, 2001) | Business, international | |
| DIC plans to buy Golden Book assets for $80 million. | Business, international | |
| Difficult market spurs eToys to end Europe operations. | Business, international | |
| Digital TV firms in the U.K. gain still more clients. | Business, international | |
| Disney CEO gets in the trenches; Eisner takes firsthand look at talent in action.(Michael Eisner) | Business, international | |
| Dissatisfied with initial bids, Prague delays power tender.(Czech Republic's power transmission and generation firms) | Business, international | |
| Distrigaz net rose in first half.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Dixons pretax profit rises 37%. | Business, international | |
| Dominion will pay cash and stock for Louis Dreyfus. | Business, international | |
| DoubleClick posts wider net loss. | Business, international | |
| DoubleClick seeks acquisition targets, citing softer prices. | Business, international | Kenneth Neil Cukier |
| Dow Chemical plans to reduce work force by 4,500 employees. | Business, international | Christina Cheddar |
| Dow Chemical unit to buy subsidiary of Rohm & Haas. | Business, international | Kathy Chu |
| Dow surges into bull territory.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| Dragados meets expectations.(2001 first-half results) | Business, international | |
| Dragados's net profit rises 27%.(Grupo Dragados) | Business, international | |
| Dresdner Kleinwort may cut operations in Japanese equities. | Business, international | Yumiko Nishitani |
| Drkoop.com plans to seek protection from creditors. | Business, international | |
| Drkoop.com raises $5 million.(private placement) | Business, international | |
| Drug Makers' Fight For Patent Rights Puts Them in a Vise.(Forty pharmaceutical companies seek to overturn South Africa drug law) | Business, international | Helene Cooper, Rachel Zimmerman, Laurie McGinley |
| DSM acknowledges approaching Aventis about Rhodia stake. | Business, international | |
| DSM posts results for 2000 in line with expectations. | Business, international | |
| DuPont reports loss after charges on lower volume.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | |
| DuPont will cut 4,000 workers, close some plants. | Business, international | |
| Earthlink raises price, following AOL's lead. | Business, international | Mei Fong |
| Eastman Chemical cuts its outlook for quarterly profit. | Business, international | |
| Eastman Chemical profit plunges.(2001 third-quarter) | Business, international | |
| Eastman Chemical to split businesses into separate firms. | Business, international | |
| Easytrade chief resigns in dispute over strategy. | Business, international | Holger Alich, Caspar Dohmen |
| Eaton to disappoint chastened analysts for 2nd quarter. | Business, international | |
| EBay will acquire iBazar of France in $100 million deal. | Business, international | |
| Ebookers may reduce staff by as much as 20%. | Business, international | |
| EchoStar plans to portray bid by rival as consumer threat.(Hughes Electronics) | Business, international | |
| EchoStar the unlikely winner in bidding for GM's Hughes.(Hughes Electronics) | Business, international | |
| EdF confirms it is offering energy to firms. | Business, international | Chris Reiter, Sarah Jane Wachter |
| Edison International posts a loss for 4th quarter. | Business, international | Christina Cheddar |
| Eidos's pretax loss was narrower in first half.(Eidos PLC) | Business, international | |
| EIM's 1st office in Asia will be in Hong Kong.(Temporary executives help clients reach their goals.) | Business, international | Meeyoung Song |
| Eircom's directors support new offer from eIsland Group.(Bid of E3 billion exceeds plan put forth by Valentia.) | Business, international | |
| Eircom's holders are urged to take higher eIsland bid.(Irish telecom firm withdraws support for Valentia's offer.) | Business, international | |
| Electric storm: Shedding light.(Deregulation's dark side as shown by California's experience) | Business, international | |
| Electronic Arts forecasts charge for EA.com layoffs.(Electronics Arts Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Elektrim gets loan to redeem convertible bonds. | Business, international | |
| Elektrim sets deal for Vivendi control of telecom assets. | Business, international | |
| Elektrim unable to make bond redemption payment. | Business, international | |
| Eli Lilly expects to miss mark in fourth quarter.(2001 financial results) | Business, international | |
| Emap warns of drop in first-half results. | Business, international | |
| Emblaze posts net loss.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| EMC's net income and sales meet lowered estimates. | Business, international | |
| Emerson Electric expects profit to drop 11%. | Business, international | |
| Employers explore tailoring pensions for the unretiring. | Business, international | Cotten Timberlake |
| EM.TV is prepared to announce that loss is worse than forecast. | Business, international | Neal Boudette |
| EnBW could postpone offer for 25% of shares.(Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg) | Business, international | |
| Endesa net rises by 20%, beating expectations. | Business, international | Nancy Nackaerts |
| Enel looks to buy more large utilities over coming years.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Energy Crisis Tests Management Style Of New President.(George W. Bush) | Business, international | Jeanne Cummings |
| Enron says it will restate results going back to 1997; U.S. energy concern fires two officers with links to partnerships. | Business, international | |
| Enron secures $1.5 billion in financing from creditors. | Business, international | Jathon Sapsford, Ann Davis, Mitchell Pacelle |
| Enron's investments produce write-down $618 million loss. | Business, international | |
| Enron's net plummets 77% on charges tied to Azurix. | Business, international | |
| Enron spotlights a gap in laws. | Business, international | Greg Ip, Michael Schroeder |
| Enron taps about $3 billion from credit lines. | Business, international | |
| E.ON and Powergen form a superpower.(Deal creates world's second largest utility and is Europe's first big leap into U.S. market)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Vanessa and Champion Fuhrmans Marc |
| E.On is ready to open its wallet, but isn't sure where to go shopping. | Business, international | Stephan Kueffner |
| EPlanet may get cash injection soon. | Business, international | |
| Ericsson news hurts tech shares as indexes retreat. | Business, international | M.A. Stapleton |
| Ericsson's 2.41 billion euros offer dominates Eurobond session. | Business, international | |
| Ericsson to detail cost cuts, including a hiring freeze. | Business, international | |
| Erste Bank's net increases by 19% on loan growth.(banking)(Austria)(Company overview) | Business, international | Flemming Emil Hansen |
| Erste Bank's net profit rises by 10%. | Business, international | |
| Estee Lauder posts 7.8% rise in income for third quarter. | Business, international | |
| Estee Lauder sticks to projections. | Business, international | |
| EToys to lay off 70% of work force, shut warehouses. | Business, international | Lisa Bannon |
| EU Commission is expected to clear sales of Seagram (European Commission may approve acquisition of Seagram Company Ltd., by Diageo PLC and Pernod Ricard S.A.). | Business, international | Grainne Hehir |
| EU Commission to back investment in VW plant. | Business, international | Michael Scheerer |
| Euler will increase premiums in bid to trim its risk. | Business, international | |
| EU may allow drug marketing to patients.(Possible end of ban on direct consumer ads)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Fuhrmans, Vanessa; Mitchener, Brandon and Louis, Meera |
| EU regulators approve Swiss Re deal with Gerling.(Gerling Group's acquisition of NCM Group; European Union) | Business, international | |
| Eureko agrees to purchase additional stake in Interamerican. | Business, international | Kakia Papadopoulou |
| Eurobond market awaits Telecom Italia offering. | Business, international | |
| Euro Disney nears fourth hotel deal ahead of new park.(Firm seeks more capacity for movie-theme resort.) | Business, international | |
| Euro Disney revenue increases by 4.3%. | Business, international | |
| Euronext reports 6.3% profit growth.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | Silvia Ascarelli, Allen Mattich |
| Europatweb, Dexia increase investment in online Zebank. | Business, international | |
| European Companies Forge World's Largest Steel producer. | Business, international | Carlta Vitzthum, Philip Shishkin, Bhushnan Bahree |
| European oil companies test Bush's resolve on Iran sanctions.(ENI is expected to sign contract on Sunday; other projects may follow.) | Business, international | Bhushan Bahree, Hugh Pope, Neil King Jr. |
| European stocks edge up on news of Novartis deal (Norvatis buys 20% stake in Roche). | Business, international | M.A. Stapleton |
| EU says talks between EnBW, EdF are on track. | Business, international | |
| Eutelsat to take a 21% stake in Hispasat of Spain. | Business, international | |
| EU to approve EDF's purchase of EnBW stake. | Business, international | Daniel Schwammenthal |
| EU, U.S. regulators pobe online deal; Cendant's acquisition of Gallileo draws scrutiny. | Business, international | John R. and Motoko Wilke Rich |
| Ex-CEO of Philips quits Ahold board amid controversy. | Business, international | |
| Excite Europe chief to step down after closing units. | Business, international | |
| Excite@Home cuts 250 of its staff, citing slower ads. | Business, international | |
| Excite@Home files for bankruptcy, plans network sale. | Business, international | |
| Excite@Home's loss widens. | Business, international | Mylene Mangalidan |
| Excite@Home will widen its losses on slow ad market. | Business, international | Natalie Leston |
| Excite will cease operations after AT&T withdraw bid. | Business, international | |
| Expansion plan for AOL Europe is top priority.(Parent sees role for unit as major distribution channel.) | Business, international | Thomas Nonnast, Donata Reidel |
| Exxon Mobil team will study situation in Indonesia's Aceh. | Business, international | Michael Schuman |
| Exxon reports 44% net-income rise, while Conoco's earnings jump 64%. | Business, international | |
| Fairfax's net profit plummets 31% on ad slump.(John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.) | Business, international | |
| Fallout From Clinton's Exit Hurts Launch of Bush's Ideas. | Business, international | |
| Fannie Mae reports 17% net increase, beating forecasts. | Business, international | Patrick Barta |
| Fannie Mae's net surges on back of refinancings. | Business, international | Patrick Barta |
| FDS warns of profit drop.(FDS Network Group Ltd.) | Business, international | |
| Federated expects decline in September sales.(Federated Department Stores; 2001 September sales) | Business, international | |
| Federated lowers outlook as sales remain weak. | Business, international | Tim Paradis |
| FedEx expects to post 2nd-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates. | Business, international | Tim Paradis |
| Fed expected to cut rates even as sentiment improves.(United States interest rates) | Business, international | Greg Ip |
| FedEx records a 54% drop in profit as economy slows. | Business, international | |
| FedEx says earnings fell in quarter and cuts outlook for current period. | Business, international | Sonoko Setaishi |
| Ferrovial net profit soared in first half to 115.3 million euros. | Business, international | |
| Ferrovial's profit jumps by 20%.(Grupo Ferrovial S.A.)(Spain)(construction)(Company overview) | Business, international | Santiago Perez |
| Fiat's 3 billion euros debt issue dominates Eurobond trade. | Business, international | |
| Finnair bringing e-mail to overseas flights. | Business, international | |
| Finnair swings to loss in quarter.(2001 third-quarter) | Business, international | |
| Firestone to close U.S. plant that produced recalled tires. | Business, international | Timothy Aeppel, Todd Zaun |
| Firms Waive Fees to Attract Investors.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Bridget O'Brian |
| Fisher to acquire Cole-Parmer in a 231.3 million euros deal. | Business, international | |
| FleetBoston earnings fall 87% due to one-time charges. | Business, international | |
| Flextronics swings to net loss.(Flextronics International; second-quarter ending September 30, 2001) | Business, international | |
| Flooz.com files for bankruptcy, blames slowdown. | Business, international | |
| Ford earnings dropped sharply in the 4th quarter. | Business, international | |
| Ford, GM post rise in sales of cars and trucks.(General Motors, Ford Motor) | Business, international | |
| Ford Motor Credit launches bond valued at $7.7 billion. | Business, international | |
| Ford will increase its global offering despite rating cut.(Ford Motor) | Business, international | |
| Foreign consortium buys a 35% stake in Polish generator. | Business, international | Joe Harper |
| Fortis chief warns Allianz of the perils of Bancassurance.(Lippens says patience is key for integration of Dresdner.) | Business, international | Sigrid Aufterbeck |
| Four officials quit amid probe of Bankgesellschaft. | Business, international | |
| France may hold wireless auction after elections. | Business, international | |
| France plans to slash its stake in Renault. | Business, international | |
| France Telecom boosts revenue, but its shares sink. | Business, international | |
| France Telecom confirms talks to sell real estate. | Business, international | |
| France Telecom launches convertible bond issue. | Business, international | |
| France Telecom plans to sell shares of its Orange unit. | Business, international | |
| French Connection posts higher profit.(French Connection PLC's profits for 2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Friends Provident plans London IPO to raise 1.4 billion pounds. | Business, international | |
| Frontier traffic rises 11%.(Frontier Airlines) | Business, international | |
| FTC seen close to approving Nestle-Purina deal.(Federal Trade Commission, Nestle-Ralston Purina acquisition) | Business, international | |
| FT-SE 100 index removes GKN, adds P&O Princess.(Financial Times-Stock Exchange; GKN PLC) | Business, international | |
| FTSE and Xinhua unit launch China 25 index. | Business, international | Karen Richardson |
| Funds are moving institutional clients online. | Business, international | Christiane Bird |
| Gambro reports loss for quarter.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | |
| Garban-Intercapital to launch crossing system for swaps. | Business, international | Henry E. Teitelbaum |
| Gas-price limits cause MOL to post net loss. | Business, international | |
| Gazprom audit uncovers generous loans to outsiders. | Business, international | Jeanne Whalen, Guy Chazan, Yulia Bushuyeva |
| Gazprom intends to raise the stake of foreign investors.(Increase to 20% from 11% would help investments.) | Business, international | Erwin Schneider, Heinz-Juergen Schuermann |
| Gazprom reports net profit in 2000 nearly doubled. | Business, international | |
| GE and Honeywell seek EU approval through stake sale. | Business, international | Laurie P. Cohen, Philip Shishkin, Matt Murray |
| GE and Shin-Etsu form joint venture on silicone plant. | Business, international | |
| Gemplus to cut jobs. | Business, international | |
| GE names Gary Rogers its third vice chairman. | Business, international | |
| General Electric unit agrees to acquire Security Capital.(GE Capital) | Business, international | |
| General Mills posts 18% rise in 1st-quarter net income.(quarter ending August 26, 2001) | Business, international | |
| German car makers report banner U.S. sales in June.(Volkswagen and BMW set records; Ford and GM both see declines.) | Business, international | |
| German funds teeter near price war.(German mutual funds)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Ellen Thalman |
| Germany intends to fully privatize Deutsche Post. | Business, international | Reinhard Uhlmann |
| Germany will avoid U.K.'s problems.(officials pledge not to break up the National Rail network)(Abstract) | Business, international | David Pringle, Masayoshi Kanabayashi |
| GE's Welch intends to retire with Honeywell merger dead. | Business, international | |
| G.I. Joe is there as toyland issues a call to arms; now it's okay to play with guns and soldiers. | Business, international | Joseph Pereira |
| Gillette earnings drop 29% on razor, battery oversupply. | Business, international | Daniel Golden |
| Gillette may step off razor's edge, despite poor result.(2001 second-quarter results) | Business, international | |
| Gillette picks ex-Nabisco CEO to be its chief executive. | Business, international | Mark Maremont, Joann Lublin |
| GKN, Brambles discuss merging industrial units. | Business, international | |
| Glas Cymru securitization steals Eurobond spotlight. | Business, international | |
| Glencore will sell part of coal assets in share offering. | Business, international | Wong Chia Peck |
| Global Crossing reduces estimates for third-quarter. | Business, international | |
| Globalstar halts payments on debts to conserve cash. | Business, international | |
| Global telecom tremors shake PMC, but chip maker vows to rise again (PMC-Sierra Inc.). | Business, international | Tamsin Carlisle |
| GM may purchase many assets soon from Daewoo.(General Motors) | Business, international | |
| GM reports quarter loss hurt by soft sales, charges.(General Motors) | Business, international | |
| GM says it expects profit for next year from North America.(General Motors; 2002) | Business, international | Gregory L. White |
| GM signs deal to produce SUVs in Russia. | Business, international | |
| GM's net income overtakes estimates in first quarter. | Business, international | Gregory L. White |
| GM's October sales in U.S. jumped 36%, Ford's 34%. | Business, international | |
| Goldman to reduce world-wide staff of bankers by 12%. | Business, international | Michael Siconolfi |
| Goodrich to buy 95% stake in German aerospace firm. | Business, international | |
| Goodyear reports first-quarter loss on sales decline. | Business, international | Timothy Aeppel |
| GorillaPark hunts for additional funding. | Business, international | Cecile Gutscher |
| Granada results expected to fall. | Business, international | |
| Great Portland estates' annual profit dropped 60%, excluding estimates. | Business, international | Nisha Gopalan, Jason Rogers |
| Greece Gets a Dubya. | Business, international | Takis Michas |
| Greece lowers OTE holding through bond issue. | Business, international | Kakia Papadopoulou |
| Greek bank merger is likely to spur sector consolidation.(National Bank, Alpha Bank) | Business, international | |
| Greek banks, National and Alpha, hold merger talks.(deal would create bank with large regional presence)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Greek public power shares open 3% below IPO price.(Public Power Corp, Greece; initial public offering) | Business, international | Paul Tugwell |
| Greenbrier warns of losses and expects new job cuts. | Business, international | |
| Gucci's 1st-quarter profit comes in short of estimates. | Business, international | |
| Haffa will sell controlling stake in EM.TV.(Firm to announce departure of founder, chief executive.) | Business, international | Alfred Kueppers, Caspar Busse, Joachim Hofer |
| Halifax seeks to buy Equitable Assets. | Business, international | |
| Halma results beat expectations.(Halma PLC, 2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Handelsbanken has higher earnings, plans a buyback. | Business, international | |
| Handelsbanken net fell 7.3% during first three quarters. | Business, international | |
| Handelsbanken's first half met expectations.(2001) | Business, international | David Reilly |
| Hapoalim's net declines 17%.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | Amy Teibel |
| Harrah's net falls a bit.(Harrah's Entertainment's 2001 third-quarter) | Business, international | |
| Havas Says Takeover Strategy Is Two-Pronged.(Havas Advertising SA outlines acquisition strategy) | Business, international | |
| Hawaiian airline merger gets positive reception.(Hawaiian Airlines Inc., Aloha Airlines) | Business, international | Kara Scannell |
| Hearst names Victor Ganzi president and chief executive.(Hearst Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Hedge funds frown on anonymity. | Business, international | Gregory Zuckerman |
| Heinz abandons its plan to buy Beech-Nut. | Business, international | John R. Wilke, Mark Wigfield |
| Heinz to acquire Vlasic pickles brand via bankruptcy. | Business, international | Shelly Branch, Steven Lipin |
| Hennes & Mauritz posts strong 2nd-quarter profit. | Business, international | Gabriella Grotte |
| Hermes beats expectations with 38% increase in profit. | Business, international | |
| Hermes names Watson to succeed CEO Ross. | Business, international | |
| Hermes sales climb despite terror effects.(Hermes International S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Hewlett-Packard issues warning for 2nd quarter. | Business, international | |
| Highwave to shed 500 employees.(Highwave Optical Technologies) | Business, international | |
| Home Depot net profit tumbles 20% as lumber-price weakeness persists. | Business, international | |
| Home Depot posts slight increase in quarterly profit. | Business, international | |
| Honda Motor plans to boost forecast if yen stays weak.(earnings forecast) | Business, international | |
| Honda net falls as losses in Europe offset gains. | Business, international | |
| Honeywell says Bonsignore to retire as chairman, CEO. | Business, international | |
| H-P-Compaq merger faces big obstacles, strategic risk. | Business, international | Kevin J. Delaney, Nikhil Deogun, Molly Williams, Gary McWillliams |
| H-P's net income tumbles 89% on sharply lower demand.(Hewlett-Packard) | Business, international | |
| HSBC, Merrill plan German Web venture.(Firms to start online-brokerage service using Systracom's platform.) | Business, international | Holger Alich |
| HSBC won't rule out staff cuts as last resort. | Business, international | Liz Rudall |
| Hughes Electronics reports decline in cash flow. | Business, international | |
| Hughes names Austin chief of DirectTV unit. | Business, international | |
| Humana's earnings rose 30% in quarter, meeting forecasts. | Business, international | |
| Hutchison's ports strategy may face growing scrutiny. | Business, international | Michelle Munn |
| Hynix creditors ponder new loans as part of bailout. | Business, international | Dermot Doherty, Terho Uimonen, Suh Hae Sung |
| Hynix hopes to raise $1.5 billion through GDRs. | Business, international | |
| Hynix may slash capital expenditure by up to 40%. | Business, international | |
| Hynix to shut down plant for six months. | Business, international | |
| Hyundai official, DaimlerChrysler say ties are intact. | Business, international | |
| Hyundai's founder is dead at 85 from pneumonia. | Business, international | Jay Solomon, Michael Schuman |
| I2 Technologies cuts profit outlook. | Business, international | |
| IAsiaWorks retains web hosting units in Taiwan, Korea. | Business, international | |
| Iberia halts chunk of flights as pilots prepare first strike.(Union pushes for big boost in pay, reversal of 1995 cuts.) | Business, international | |
| Iberia net drops 11%. | Business, international | |
| Iberia pilots' strike causes cancellation of 30% of flights. | Business, international | |
| IBM hits earnings target but warns of weaker outlook as chip sales fall. | Business, international | |
| Iceland says sales continue to fall. | Business, international | |
| ICN shareholder seeks vote to urge sale of company. | Business, international | Rhonda Rundle |
| Inditex shares keep gaining after opening-day surge. | Business, international | Nancy Nackaerts, Mark Beresford |
| Indonesia agrees to sell as much as 51% of BCA.(Bank Central Asia) | Business, international | Timothy Mapes |
| Infineon registers to place shares with U.S. investors. | Business, international | |
| Infineon to buy broadband firm in step toward diversification. | Business, international | |
| ING could invest 234.6 million more in Mexican insurer. | Business, international | Santiago Perez |
| Ingenico halves group net.(2001 first half) | Business, international | |
| Ingersoll-Rand's slow sales push net income down 64%. | Business, international | |
| Innogy attracts solid demand for 10-year Eurobond offer. | Business, international | |
| In selling art, quality may count -- but so does truffle risotto.(The way to collectors' wallets is through their stomachs.) | Business, international | Alexandra Peers |
| Insider Sengera Will Lead WestLB.(Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale replaces CEO) | Business, international | |
| Insignia Financial agrees to acquire Groupe Bourdais. | Business, international | Dean Starkman |
| Intel reaches pact to acquire Xircom for $748 million. | Business, international | Jason Philyaw |
| Intel's Barrett vows to continue communications buying spree. | Business, international | |
| Intel to invest $1.5 billion in new company. | Business, international | |
| Interact welcomes $263 million bid from Sage Group. | Business, international | |
| Interbrew raises its offer for Slovenian brewer.(Pivovarna Union) | Business, international | |
| International Game to acquire Anchor in stock-swap deal. | Business, international | |
| International Power posts profit.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| International Power posts profit.(International Power PLC) | Business, international | |
| Internet interface proves helpful in drug sales; convenience buys more time with doctors.(Brief Article) | Business, international | Ellen Byron |
| Intershop shares fall 10% on news of weaker sales.(Intershop Communications) | Business, international | |
| Investment banks protest procedure in Polish tender.(Rebuffed parties complain of TPSA (Telekomunikacja Polska SA) privatization process.) | Business, international | Malgorzata Halaba |
| Investor's net assets decline by 13% on market tumult. | Business, international | |
| Investors snap up DoCoMo's offer of new shares. | Business, international | Ron Harui |
| IPrint to cut work force by 30%.(IPrint Technologies) | Business, international | |
| Ireland's 'Golden Age'. | Business, international | Charlie McCreevy |
| Irish Life profit is expected to fall in the first half.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Italy's SCIP issues 2.3 billion euros bond backed by properties.(Societa di Cartolarizzazione degli Immobili Pubblici) | Business, international | |
| ITnet profitable.(ITnet PLC's profits for 2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| ITT's earnings increase 8.4%.(ITT Industries) | Business, international | |
| IVillage to buy rival Women.com in stock, cash deal. | Business, international | Jennifer L. Rewick |
| JAL to acquire JAS in deal designed to help cut costs.(Japan Airlines; Japan Air System) | Business, international | |
| Japan Inc. unwinds its costly web.(sale of stocks) | Business, international | Robert A. Guth, Phred Dvorak, Jason Singer, Todd Zuan |
| JCDecaux price set low. | Business, international | |
| J.C. Penney unveils plan to cut jobs. | Business, international | |
| J.C. Penney wises up to the ways of business; firm moves to central purchasing, better layout.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Ann Zimmerman |
| JDS drops 9% after company says it will cut jobs. | Business, international | |
| JDS receives U.S. approval to buy rival. | Business, international | |
| JDS Uniphase posts $1.29 billion loss, will cut 5,000 jobs. | Business, international | Ross Snel |
| John Hancock affirms forecasts.(2001 earnings forecast) | Business, international | |
| John Hancock's chief denies rumors company is for sale. | Business, international | Frank Byrt |
| J.P. Morgan Chase expects to reduce staff by up to 8%. | Business, international | Tara Siegel Bernard, Angela Pruitt |
| J.P. Morgan to cut online bank staff by more than 50%. | Business, international | Stacy Forster, Mike Anderson |
| Juventus offering fails to score in market debut.(initial public offering) | Business, international | |
| KBC's net declined, missed expectations in third quarter.(KBC Bank and Insurance Group) | Business, international | Matthew Newman |
| KBC will cut staff 12% by 2004 to boost profit.(KBC N.V.) | Business, international | Matthew Newman |
| KDDI's net fell in fiscal half.(2001, KDDI Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Kelda profit beats expectations.(Kelda Group PLC) | Business, international | |
| Kerry Group revenue rose in first half.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Kirch debt exceeds 5.62 billion euros.(Kirch Group) | Business, international | |
| Kirch's return on sales falls amid ad-revenue slowdown.(But firm maintains plans of growth, offering.) | Business, international | Joachim Hofer |
| Kirch withdraws bid to acquire 25.1% of EM.TV. | Business, international | |
| KLM net gets off the ground as prices rise. | Business, international | Heleen De Graaf |
| Kodak cuts estimate of profit, may trim additional jobs. | Business, international | |
| Kodak will slash more jobs as net declines by 77%. | Business, international | |
| Kohl's 48% profit increase in quarter surprised industry. | Business, international | Michael J. Mccarty |
| Koizumi confirms plan to dispose of bad bank loans.(Japan) | Business, international | |
| Kone posts strong earnings.(Kone elevator group; 2001 nine-month earnings) | Business, international | |
| Korea extends Seoulbank sale date. | Business, international | Shin Jung Won |
| Korn/Ferry cuts signal trouble for recruiters.(job cuts) | Business, international | Joann S. Lublin, Maureen Tkacik |
| KPN dismisses talk it will sell German, Belgian assets. | Business, international | James Dorsey, Dan Bilefsky |
| KPN leads new issuance with 2 billion euros offering. | Business, international | |
| KPNQwest taps finance officer. | Business, international | |
| KPN shareholders take 60% of rescue package.(KPN Telecom N.V.) | Business, international | |
| KPN's plan for rights issue cheers Eurobond investors.(Royal KPN N.V.) | Business, international | |
| Kraft's third-quarter earnings jumped 24% to $522 million. | Business, international | |
| Kudelski beats estimates.(2001 first-half results) | Business, international | |
| Kvaerner considers proposals to stave off bankruptcy. | Business, international | |
| Kvaerner plans to resume talks with creditors, shareholders. | Business, international | |
| Kvaerner says it could run out of money soon.(resolution this weekend of legal woes deemed crucial)(Abstract) | Business, international | |
| Lafarge confirms offer to acquire rest of Blue Circle. | Business, international | |
| Lagardere boosts profit at Media unit. | Business, international | |
| Lechters files for protection from creditors. | Business, international | |
| Legal & General's profit drops.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Letsbuyit.com sees shares jump 65% on financing news. | Business, international | |
| Letsbuyit expects losses to narrow. | Business, international | |
| Lexmark earnings climbed by 5.9% in third quarter.(2001) | Business, international | |
| LG Philips Displays plans layoffs. | Business, international | |
| Libertel net profit increases 56%. | Business, international | |
| Liffe denies talk it is planning deal with the LSE.(London Stock Exchange) | Business, international | Silvia Ascarelli, Evelina Shmukler |
| Lion Nathan's net rose 16% in 1st half. | Business, international | |
| Liquidated assets flood the market, stifle a rebound.(Internet company failures provide excess equipment)(Industry Overview) | Business, international | Ken Brown |
| Lloyds asks U.K. to sanction offer for Abbey National. | Business, international | |
| Lloyds considers prospects overseas.(Lloyds TSB Group) | Business, international | Anita Raghavan, Michael Sesit |
| Lloyds to submit Abbey bid for U.K. antitrust clearance. | Business, international | Anita Raghavan, Tamzin Booth |
| Lloyds TSB offers bid of 31.24 billion euros for Abbey National. | Business, international | Catherine Taylor, Michael Sesit |
| Locals Take Over Trading On China's Stock Exchanges.(Government opens Shanghai and Shenzhen Class B shares to nationals) | Business, international | Peter Wonacott |
| London Clubs loses chairman amid struggles at casino firm. | Business, international | C.D.H. Cooper |
| Loral narrowed loss in quarter; revenue declined. | Business, international | |
| L'Oreal says revenue rose 13% in first half. | Business, international | |
| L'Oreal's earnings rose 24% in 2000 as core work grew. | Business, international | |
| Loss at Olivetti widens. | Business, international | |
| Loss widens at Parthus.(Parthus Technologies) | Business, international | |
| Lottomatica gambles on IPO in hard market; Italian gaming firm seeks to raise E275 million. | Business, international | Tomas Eridani |
| Lowe's net rose 18% in 2nd quarter despite U.S. slump. | Business, international | |
| Lowe's profit rose 20% in first quarter as sales surged. | Business, international | |
| LTV loss widened in fourth quarter, financing secured. | Business, international | |
| Lucent didn't give its executives bonuses in 2001. | Business, international | |
| Lucent loss exceeded forecasts in 2nd quarter. | Business, international | |
| Lucent may be close to a deal to sell fiber unit to Furukawa. | Business, international | |
| Lucent plans sale of a pair of plants in outsourcing plan. | Business, international | |
| Lucent posts $8.8 billion loss due to costs of restructuring. | Business, international | |
| Lufthansa and pilots agree to resume wage negotiations. | Business, international | |
| Lufthansa and union agree on arbitration for pay dispute. | Business, international | |
| Lufthansa faces possible strike by its pilots. | Business, international | |
| Lufthansa, pilots resume talks on salary contract. | Business, international | |
| Lufthansa posted 1st-half loss, but sticks to profit forecast.(2001) | Business, international | Daniel Michaels, Bert Erik Ten Cate |
| Lufthansa's net tumbles 90%, but beats estimates. | Business, international | |
| Lufthansa to review operations in bid to control costs.(CEO's reassurances fall to present stock's slide.) | Business, international | Carsten Herz, Helmut Hauschild |
| Lukoil confirms it has been offered control of Avanti. | Business, international | |
| Lukoil's first GAAP results yield $690 million net profit. | Business, international | |
| Lundbeck net profit, sales rise.(H. Lundbeck) | Business, international | |
| MacroPore net loss widens.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Malaysian media tycoon acquires Maxis stake from BT, MediaOne. | Business, international | Leslie Lopez |
| Malaysia's Sime Darby makes 269 million euros offer for Palmco. | Business, international | Cris Prystay |
| Malone resigns from AT&T board a month early. | Business, international | |
| MAN posts a loss on poor results from truck unit.(MAN AG) | Business, international | |
| Many cities rethink privatization plans. | Business, international | Yochi Dreazen, Andrew Caffrey |
| Marconi's shares plunge after S&P downgrades debt. | Business, international | |
| Marks & Spencer may face softness in annual earnings. | Business, international | |
| MassMutual bids for Japan firm. | Business, international | |
| Matalan names Mason new chief executive. | Business, international | Nathan Barker, Martina Cruz |
| Matsushita Electric posts profit jump on demand surge. | Business, international | |
| Matsushita posts steep net loss in fiscal 1st half.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Mattel expects about $55 million in cost savings. | Business, international | Dwight Oestricher |
| Mattel posts quarterly loss on restructuring charges. | Business, international | |
| Mattel swung to profit in third quarter. | Business, international | Eduardo Porter |
| Maxim Integrated plans to buy maker of semiconductors. | Business, international | |
| Maytag names Hake chairman and CEO; Hadley to stay on. | Business, international | |
| McDonald's to buy 33% of U.K. restaurant chain. | Business, international | Jennifer Ordonez |
| McKesson Co-CEO leaves as web unit is restructured. | Business, international | |
| Mead and Westvaco to merge in $3 billion stock-swap deal. | Business, international | Queena Sook Kim, Robin Sidel |
| Medical costs cause Aetna to post loss for first quarter. | Business, international | |
| MedImmune to buy Aviron in $1.5 billion deal. | Business, international | Bill Platt |
| Medtronic to buy MiniMed and MRG for $3.7 billion. | Business, international | |
| Merck acquires drug researcher in equity deal. | Business, international | Gardiner Harris, Antonio Regalado |
| Merck, Others Plan More Cuts In AIDS-Drug Prices to Africa.(Major pharmaceutical companies drastically lower costs on AIDS drugs) | Business, international | Michael Waldholz, Mark Schoofs |
| Merck's fortunes hinge on success of diabetes drug. | Business, international | |
| Merck's net rises despite lag in sales of arthritis drug. | Business, international | |
| Merck will build a second plant in Singapore. | Business, international | |
| Metrobank says its profit fell by 52% in 2000. | Business, international | |
| Metso Minerals to cut 600 jobs. | Business, international | |
| Mexico's Televisa to increase its Univision stake. | Business, international | |
| Michael Page warns on earnings.(Michael Page International) | Business, international | |
| Michelin's North American unit to cut 2,000 jobs amid slump. | Business, international | |
| Michelin workers agree to accept offer for 35 hours.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Micon's loss exceeds forecasts.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Micronas net profit declines 25%.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Microsoft's Gates is all business in his good works. | Business, international | Rachel Zimmerman |
| Millennium & Copthorne warns of weaknes for second half; hotel group cut 500 jobs after Sept. 11 attacks. | Business, international | |
| Millennium will buy COR Therapeutics in a $2 billion deal.(Millennium Pharmaceuticals) | Business, international | |
| Minneapolis firm plans to acquire Pillsbury units. | Business, international | |
| Misys offers to buy DBS Management. | Business, international | |
| Misys strikes deal to buy Sunquest for $404 million.(agreement unites providers of medical software systems) | Business, international | David Pringle, Sarah Turner |
| Mitsubishi Cable cuts outlook, expects to report a net loss.(year ending March 2002 and half ending September 30, 2001) | Business, international | |
| Mitsubishi Motors' loss widens as sales decline. | Business, international | Yumiko Nishitani, Todd Zaun |
| Mitsubishi mulls restructuring at French mobile unit.(Mitsubishi Electric Telecom Europe) | Business, international | Michele Yamada |
| MobShop ends online discount sales service. | Business, international | |
| Modern Times reports nine-month profit rise.(Modern Times Group) | Business, international | |
| Monopoly extension fuels pricing power of Deutsche post.(Critics say company can use assets to pay for parcel unit.) | Business, international | Werner Mussler |
| Monsanto net income rises 5% in second quarter. | Business, international | |
| Monte dei Paschi opens talks to buy about 8% of BNL. | Business, international | |
| Montgomery Ward to close its stores, distribution centers. | Business, international | Kevin Helliker |
| Moonshot IPOs Fall Back to Earth.(IPO's from FreeMarkets Inc., CacheFlow Inc., VA Linux Systems Inc. and Crayfish Co.) | Business, international | Kate Kelly |
| Morgan Stanley is cutting jobs. | Business, international | |
| Morgan Stanley loses president as Mack quits. | Business, international | Chad Bray, Cheryl Winokur Munk |
| Morgan Stanley says income fell 36% in 2nd quarter. | Business, international | Cheryl Winokur Munk |
| Motorola plans to close facility in Scotland. | Business, international | |
| Motorola will cut 2,000 more jobs, expects flat sales.(2001 third quarter) | Business, international | |
| Moulinex falls victim to downturn.(declares bankruptcy) | Business, international | David Woodruff, David Gautier-Villars |
| Nasdaq's net tumbled by 57% in 2nd quarter.(2001) | Business, international | Kate Kelly |
| National Semiconductor's results beat lowered expectations in period. | Business, international | |
| Nationwide's share of new mortgages plunges to 0.2%.(Nationwide Building Society) | Business, international | |
| NBC appoints head of news unit as its president. | Business, international | Brian Steinberg |
| Negri Bossi stock declines 4.6% on debut in Milan. | Business, international | |
| Neiman Marcus warns of loss in fourth quarter. | Business, international | |
| Neptune Orient's net profit hit record in year. | Business, international | Shen Hong |
| Net income at Philip Morris advances 5.4%. | Business, international | |
| Net income at U.S. companies fell 67% in second quarter.(2001) | Business, international | Steve Liesman |
| Net profit rises at Romanian bank.(Banca Comerciala Romana) | Business, international | |
| Net retailer FTD.com posted profit in quarter. | Business, international | Calmetta Coleman |
| New CEO is named to lead Southcorp. | Business, international | |
| Newell Rubbermaid cuts profit outlook for quarter again. | Business, international | |
| Newmont Mining to buy Normandy and Franco-Nevada for 5.43 billion euros. | Business, international | |
| Newport News, General Dynamics see earnings boost. | Business, international | Sonoko Setaishi |
| News Corp., Saban consider sale of Fox Family Network. | Business, international | Joe Flint, Martin Peers, Steven Lipin |
| News Corp. shares drop 6% on a cut in results forecasts. | Business, international | |
| News Corp. swings to net loss, but operating income rises. | Business, international | |
| New York Times net drops 42%. | Business, international | |
| New York Times pares profit outlook amid ad slowdown. | Business, international | Brian Steinberg |
| NextWave obtains $2.5 billion to aid in debt financing. | Business, international | |
| Nike's net fell 33% for third quarter as orders declined. | Business, international | |
| Nikon slashes earnings forecast on tech slump.(year ending March 31, 2001) | Business, international | |
| Nissan appoints Ghosn CEO. | Business, international | |
| Nokia lifts its share of mobile market. | Business, international | |
| Nokia pledges to commit half of its phones to Symbian Software. | Business, international | |
| Nomura net rises despite decline in stock markets. | Business, international | Kazuhiro Shimamura |
| Norfolk Southern slashes dividend in retrenchment. | Business, international | Daniel Machalaba |
| Nortel shuts down its DSL division. | Business, international | |
| Northrop net drops amid reduction in pension income. | Business, international | |
| Northwest says loss will be more than expected. | Business, international | |
| Novartis shifts its focus to star cancer drugs.(company will build on success of Gleevec)(Abstract) | Business, international | Ron Winslow |
| Novell's latest cut will eliminate 19% of its work force.(Novell Inc.) | Business, international | |
| NTL reports positive results.(NTL Inc.'s 2001 second-quarter earnings.) | Business, international | |
| Numico's operating profit grows.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Oakley shares fall to 52-week low on weak forecast.(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Oce's net profit fell in first half. | Business, international | |
| OEBRD loan for Gazprom is hung up.(European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Gazprom Russian Joint Stock Co.) | Business, international | Daniel Schwammenthal |
| Office Depot income falls 48% on weak sales. | Business, international | |
| Office Depot's profit drops 27%. | Business, international | |
| Olivetti may launch capital increase in November. | Business, international | |
| Olympus net profit rises on solid sales of medical products. | Business, international | |
| One2One will lay off employees. | Business, international | |
| One.Tel reports $71 million loss. | Business, international | |
| Onex, Oaktree Capital will buy theater chain. | Business, international | Elena Cherney |
| Online brokerage Comdirect posts its first-ever net loss. | Business, international | |
| Operating loss at Schwarz Pharma narrowed in 2000. | Business, international | |
| Operating profit rose 7% at Adecco in 9-month period. | Business, international | |
| Optical Access Postpones Its IPO, Citing Tumble in Technology Stocks.(Optical Access International Inc. delays initial public offering) | Business, international | Cecile Gutscher |
| Optus is examined over possible sale to one of 3 firms. | Business, international | Ian Pemberton |
| Orkla's net tumbled 88% in third quarter.(Orkla ASA) | Business, international | |
| Otto Group's sales rose 14% in year to 23.44 billion euros. | Business, international | Lutz Beukert |
| PacifiCare says net fell 82% in quarter, plans shift in focus. | Business, international | |
| PacifiCare slashes earnings projection. | Business, international | |
| Palm-oil exchange is launched.(Malaysian palm oil electronic exchange) | Business, international | |
| Palm posts loss, but tops estimates. | Business, international | Pui-Wing Tam, T.L. Tran |
| PanAmSat says net fell 91% in quarter amid soft revenue. | Business, international | |
| Parthus reports revenue growth, deal with 3Com. | Business, international | |
| Pashtun tribes vie for power in the post-Taliban vacuum.(Afghanistan) | Business, international | Scott Neuman |
| Patterson agrees to buy UTI for $1.3 billion. | Business, international | |
| PBK-BPH merger will create Poland's third-largest bank. | Business, international | |
| PCCW lays off 506 workers, hints more cuts may come.(Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd.) | Business, international | |
| Pearson's Chief sticks with plan, won't sell assets.(publishing)(United Kingdom)(includes Stock Quote statistical table)(Company overview) | Business, international | Aaron O. Patrick |
| Pepsi Bottling profit exceeds expectations.(2001 second-quarter profits) | Business, international | |
| PepsiCo clears major hurdle in merger with Quaker Oats. | Business, international | Mark Wigfield |
| PepsiCo's fourth-quarter profit rose 15% to complete a strong year. | Business, international | Cathleen Egan |
| PepsiCo's net profit rises 18%, led by snack, drinks business. | Business, international | |
| Perfetti to purchase the rest of Van Melle for 55 euros a share. | Business, international | |
| Pernod chairman predicts approval for Seagram deal. | Business, international | |
| Persimmon's pretax profit rose 73% in first half.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Peugeot's 1st-half sales put it on track to hit target. | Business, international | |
| Pfizer's earnings in quarter rise of Lipitor strength. | Business, international | |
| Pfizer's new Chief faces several challenges.(pharmaceuticals)(United States)(includes Stock Quotes statistical table)(Company overview) | Business, international | Ron Winslow |
| P&G agrees to pay $49 million to settle shareholders' suit. | Business, international | |
| PG&E files plan to reorganize its utility unit.(Pacific Gas and Electric) | Business, international | Rebecca Smith, John Emshwiller |
| PG&E posts a 2000 net loss of $3.36 billion on power crisis. | Business, international | John R. Emshwiller |
| P&G may sell cleanser brand as consumer giant refocuses. | Business, international | |
| P&G net falls 5.2% amid weaker sales and restructuring.(Procter and Gamble) | Business, international | |
| P&G's net profit rises 6%, bolstered by sale of Clearasil. | Business, international | |
| P&G's profit jumped 19% in quarter, though sales fell. | Business, international | Cathleen Egan |
| PGS to acquire Veritas DGC in stock deal.(Petroleum Geo-Services, Veritas DGC) | Business, international | |
| Phelps Dodge says loss will be wider than forecast. | Business, international | |
| Philip Morris profit grew 8.3% in quarter. | Business, international | Jonathan Welsh |
| Philippine senate approves bill to reform power sector. | Business, international | James Hookway |
| Philippines plans to increase stake in PNB. | Business, international | |
| Philips and Cisco send a chill through technology sector. | Business, international | |
| Philips prepares to offer Eurobond valued at 2 billion euros. | Business, international | |
| Philips will sell electronics plants to cut costs. | Business, international | |
| Phillips Auctioneer taps Hearst's Fuchs as its global CEO. | Business, international | Matthew Rose, Alexandra Peers |
| Phone unit of humbled PCCW begins peddling a huge bond issue.(Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd.) | Business, international | Gren Manuel, Phillip Day |
| Phytopharm's loss grew to 4.6 million euros.(Phytopharm PLC) | Business, international | |
| Pick Szeged projects slower earnings.(Hungarian meat company cites a decline in exports, higher hog prices.) | Business, international | Balazs Koranyi |
| Pinault's son named to post at family concern. | Business, international | Kenny Maxwell |
| Pirelli's net climbs sharply on gains from asset sales. | Business, international | |
| PKN Orlen posts lower profit.(2001 third-quarter) | Business, international | |
| Plambeck's earnings surge.(2001 first half) | Business, international | |
| PLDT and Globe reach agreement on access charges. | Business, international | Cris Larano |
| PLDT is willing to sell 20% stake in its smart unit. | Business, international | |
| Plunging Lira raises specter of Turkey defaulting on debt.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| PMP has net loss due to revaluation of publications.(PMP Ltd.) | Business, international | |
| Poland to launch public offering of PZU next year.(Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Polish tariff plan may include power distributors. | Business, international | Joe Harper |
| P&O Princess beats expectations.(2001 third-quarter earnings) | Business, international | |
| Porsche expects sales to rise. | Business, international | |
| Porsche net profit rises 29%, boosted by high demand. | Business, international | |
| Portugal Telecom net falls 8.1%. | Business, international | |
| Portugal Telecom, Telefonica spark fresh merger talk. | Business, international | |
| Portugal to shed remaining stake in cement maker.(Cimpor SGPS) | Business, international | Erik T. Burns |
| Posco profit tumbles 51%, prompting lower targets. | Business, international | Shin Jung-Won |
| Powderject swings to profit.(Powderject Pharmaceuticals PLC) | Business, international | |
| PPR's sales rise 20% aided by acquisitions. | Business, international | |
| Pretax profit at Yahoo Japan more than doubles. | Business, international | |
| Preussag continues expanding travel sector. | Business, international | |
| Preussag's profit beat expectations in first quarter. | Business, international | |
| Preussag's sales seen at 10.4 billion euros in the first half.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Priceline ousts Schulman as CEO. | Business, international | Jared Sandberg |
| Protestors Help Theme Park Convert Prophets Into Profits.(Holy Land Experience theme park gets worldwide media coverage) | Business, international | Robert (English judge) Johnson |
| Provident's profit surges on growth of customer base.(Provident Financial) | Business, international | |
| Providian to cut 800 jobs.(Providian Financial Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Prudential agrees to buy American General.(U.K. insurer's shares drop on $22.3 billion deal.) | Business, international | C.D.H. Cooper |
| Prudential hits forecasts but doubts still raised. | Business, international | |
| Prudential offers subordinated debt in euros, sterling.(Prudential PLC) | Business, international | |
| Prudential PLC to buy Orico Life Insurance. | Business, international | |
| PTC loss hurts Deutsche Telekom. | Business, international | Rhea Wessel |
| Pubmaster fails to win U.K. brewer. | Business, international | |
| Pulitzer revenue down 7.3%.(Pulitzer Inc.) | Business, international | |
| PurchasePro.com says loss is worse than stated earlier. | Business, international | Cassell Bryan-Low, J. Lynn Lunsford |
| Putin asks ministers to make Gazprom unify share prices. | Business, international | John Ryan |
| QBE stock slides 37% on revelation of bigger exposure to U.S. attacks.(QBE Insurance Ltd.) | Business, international | |
| Qiagen acquires Sawady of Japan in stock deal. | Business, international | |
| Quaker Oats takes time pressure off merger details. | Business, international | |
| RadioShack warns earnings for year may miss the mark. | Business, international | |
| RadioShack warns first-quarter profit will miss estimates. | Business, international | Kortney Stringer |
| Raffles completes Swissotel purchase. | Business, international | |
| Raiffeisen may bid to buy Postabank if Hungary sells it. | Business, international | Margit Feher |
| Railtrack appoints veteran industrialist to a top post. | Business, international | Emma Blake, Michael Wang |
| Railtrack reports 67% rise in first-half pretax profit. | Business, international | |
| Railtrack reports deep pretax loss on costly repairs. | Business, international | |
| Railtrack will ask U.K. regulator to advance 1.55 billion euros payment. | Business, international | |
| Rathman to chair ZymoGenetics. | Business, international | |
| Ratings agency wants to clarify operating earnings; S&P hopes to clean up corporate profit reports.(Standard & Poor's) | Business, international | Steve Liesman, Jonathan Weil |
| Raytheon boosts its earnings from continuing operations. | Business, international | |
| Raytheon unveils 2002 forecast. | Business, international | |
| Recif says first-half net surged to 2.3 million euros.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Reckitt Benckiser posts 20% increase in quarterly net.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | |
| Recoletos net falls 84% on falling ad revenue.(Recoletos S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Recovery plans of Swissair are expected to upstage loss.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Regulators may raise tough hurdle for Lloyds. | Business, international | |
| Remy Cointreau net profit surges 71%, beats estimates. | Business, international | |
| Remy Cointreau's profit rises. | Business, international | |
| Renault's first-half profits fall, while PSA's earnings shine.(PSA Peugeot-Citroen's operating profit and sales rose more than 20%.) | Business, international | David Gauthier-Villars, Beth Demain Reigber |
| Renault Steers Forward. | Business, international | |
| Rentokil's 10-month profit is in line with estimates.(Rentokil Initial PLC) | Business, international | |
| Repsol's net income surges as refining gains boost results. | Business, international | Ari Gaitanis |
| Restructuring trims Campbell's profit.(Campbell Soup) | Business, international | |
| Results disappoint at Neiman, Dillard's. | Business, international | Ann Zimmerman |
| Reuters increases size and price of Instinet IPO. | Business, international | |
| Revenue growth slowed at TIM in fourth quarter. | Business, international | |
| Revenue surged at Lion Bioscience in 1st nine months. | Business, international | Angela Cullen |
| Revlon's loss widens as sales in first quarter slow. | Business, international | |
| Rhodia and Dow reduce forecasts for second quarter. | Business, international | |
| Richemont meets first-half estimates for 8% fall in net.(Compagnie Financiere Richemont) | Business, international | |
| Rieter's first-half net dropped.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Rite Aid's loss narrowed sharply in its first quarter. | Business, international | |
| R.J. Reynolds net rises 8.5%. | Business, international | |
| RMC predicts profit will fall.(RMC Group PLC; 2001 year) | Business, international | |
| Rockwell profits are up 1.5%.(Rockwell Colllins' 2001 second-quarter profits) | Business, international | |
| Rodamco opens itself to global tug of war.(Rodamco North America N.V.) | Business, international | Peter Grant, Dean Starkman |
| Rolls-Royce to cut 5,000 staff positions as demand drops. | Business, international | |
| Romania plans overhaul of electricity sector. | Business, international | Cristi Cretzan |
| Romania seeks bids for Alro.(Alro Slatina S.A.) | Business, international | Cristi Cretzan |
| RTL warns earnings decline will be worse than expected.(2001 full-year; RTL Group) | Business, international | |
| Rubbermaid's net dropped 50%. | Business, international | |
| Russell plans 200 job cuts, consolidation of two units.(Russell Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Russia asks Gazprom to reduce proposal for 2002 investment. | Business, international | |
| Russian banking industry is sudden envy of global peers.(fast-growing firms scramble to hire talent)(Abstract) | Business, international | Leos Rousek |
| Russia takes small step to liberalize Gazprom. | Business, international | Jeanne Whalen, Alan Cullison |
| RWE lifts forecast for the full year, boosting shares. | Business, international | |
| RWE raises 3.5 billion euros in a four-part Eurobond sale. | Business, international | |
| RWE's net rose 22% in 1st quarter, reflecting resilience.(RWE AG) | Business, international | Stephan Kueffner |
| Ryanair flies higher than its peers; Irish airline's earnings are stellar and so are its value-to-sales multiples.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | |
| Sabena CEO says audit confirms need for cost cutting at the carrier. | Business, international | |
| Sabena to unveil new business plan. | Business, international | |
| Safeco hurt by rising reserves.(Safeco Corp.'s 2001 third-quarter loss) | Business, international | |
| 'Safe' smoke? Well...; Cigarette maker's claims ignite a new debate.(Vector Tobacco Ltd.)(Brief Article) | Business, international | |
| Saint-Gobain expects growth to slow in year. | Business, international | |
| SAirGroup may aid its French airlines, investor says. | Business, international | |
| SAirGroup outlines restructuring plan in bid to cut losses. | Business, international | |
| SAirGroup shares sink as directors plan resignations.(Swissair parent may reveal extent of its losses shortly.) | Business, international | |
| SAirGroup to sell Swissotel to Raffles for 340 million euros. | Business, international | |
| Same-store sales at Sears edge up, reversing trend.(August 2001) | Business, international | |
| Samsung Electronics' net falls 75% on slump in chip prices. | Business, international | |
| Samsung unit sees net profit soar due to brisk sales. | Business, international | Shin Jung-Won |
| Sandvik profit is below forecast. | Business, international | |
| San Miguel agrees to reacquire Philippine Coke-bottling business. | Business, international | Helen Ubels, James Hookway, Cris Larano |
| San Miguel expects revenue to grow 20% in next 2 years. | Business, international | Micheline R. Millar |
| SAP reports surprise growth in fourth-quarter revenue. | Business, international | |
| SAP stock rallies on announcement of conversion plan. | Business, international | Thomas Hillenbrand |
| Sara Lee agrees to acquire Earthgrains for $1.71 billion. | Business, international | |
| SBC's net meets estimates, lowers forecast for year. | Business, international | |
| Schering reports a 20% increase in annual net. | Business, international | |
| Schering warns of slowing growth in operating profit. | Business, international | Angela Cullen |
| Schneider Electric's revenue rises.(first nine months of 2001) | Business, international | |
| Schrempp intends to return U.S. team to helm at Chrysler.(German executives will remain in control until overhaul is complete.) | Business, international | |
| Schroders fires CEO as profit plunges 68%. | Business, international | |
| SCI Systems plans to trim staff. | Business, international | |
| Scoot.com's revenue rose 8% in 1st period. | Business, international | |
| Scottish & Newcastle recovers to record a pretax profit. | Business, international | Nina Stechler Hayes |
| SCV and StarHub set merger. | Business, international | Puja Rajeev |
| Search firm taps new CEO to globalize.(Heidrick and Struggles International Inc.) | Business, international | Kemba J. Dunham |
| Sears net fell 40% in 4th quarter after charges. | Business, international | |
| Sears settlement in Diehard suit set at $63 million. | Business, international | Russ Watkins |
| Seat likely to buy yellow-pages unit of Sweden's Telia. | Business, international | |
| SEB and Swedbank abandon plan to merge. | Business, international | |
| SEB will submit its merger blueprint for Swedish review. | Business, international | |
| Sega aims to post operating profit in current year. | Business, international | |
| Sega records operating profit due to revamp.(Sega Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Semiconductor trade group expects sales to miss target. | Business, international | |
| Sequenom agrees to all-share merger with U.K.'s Gemini. | Business, international | |
| Settling accounts: why Vontobel fired star bankers.(Vontobel Holding AG) | Business, international | Matthew Karnitsching |
| SEZ Holding posts net of 22.1 million euros for latest 9 months. | Business, international | |
| SFX seeks lift in new name. | Business, international | |
| SG Cowen cuts 72 employees amid weak market. | Business, international | |
| Shareholders back planned IPO of Deutsche Boerse. | Business, international | |
| Shareholders sell Sensormatic after warning. | Business, international | Evan Perez |
| Shares in QXL jump 65% on news of cost-cutting (QXL Ricardo PLC). | Business, international | Stephaine Gruner |
| Shares in Tele Danmark decline after earnings miss forecast for year. | Business, international | |
| Sharing deals threaten makers of telcom gear; Operators will spend less on 3G networks.(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Edward and Latour Harris Almar |
| Shell targets projects in China and Nigeria.(company hints of aggressive spending plans) | Business, international | Peter Wonacott, Sarah Moore |
| Shiseido warns net loss will exceed forecast. | Business, international | |
| Siam Cement's net increases on sales, petrochemical prices. | Business, international | |
| Sibneft details dividend.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Sibur says it will consider eventual BorsodChem control. | Business, international | Leos Rousek |
| Siebel's net leaps, but software sales may soon soften. | Business, international | |
| Siemens has plans to eliminate 2,000 positions in IT unit. | Business, international | |
| Siemens says net rose, but company expects challenges. | Business, international | |
| Signet's pretax profit declines.(Signet Group PLC) | Business, international | |
| Sime Darby boosts its bid for Palmco to 1.41 euros a share. | Business, international | |
| Sime's net profit declines by 42%. | Business, international | Nirmala Menon |
| Sinar Mas seeks another loan. | Business, international | |
| Singapore Airlines posts 33% increase in annual net profit. | Business, international | Puja Rajeev, Hasan Jafri |
| Singapore, U.S. will resume free-trade talks in May. | Business, international | Eduardo Lachica |
| SingTel joins race to acquire Optus. | Business, international | S. Karene Witcher, Hasan Jafri, Ian Pemberton |
| Sinopec and BP may delay setting up joint venture. | Business, international | |
| Sistema Mapfre 9-month net profit increases 15%. | Business, international | |
| Skandia beats forecasts, but U.S. sales lag.(2001 second-quarter results) | Business, international | Gabriella Grotte |
| Skandia of Sweden creates three units, shuffles executives. | Business, international | |
| SKF's profit rose 10% during first nine months.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Slovak pipeline operator posts profit increase.(Transpetrol) | Business, international | |
| Slower economies erode revenue at Air Liquide. | Business, international | |
| Smiths Group expects profit fall. | Business, international | |
| Smurfit pretax profit slips 6%.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Societe Generale negotiates to buy Deutsche Bank units. | Business, international | |
| Societe Generale sets more Asia cuts.(layoffs) | Business, international | Ben Pedley |
| Softbank profit soars despite decline of dot-com market (Softbank Corp.). | Business, international | Robert Guth |
| Softbank swings to net loss on overseas stockholdings.(Software Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Softbank venture opens a hub office in Malaysia. | Business, international | Cris Prystay |
| Solectron posts loss, lowers outlook, pushing stock down. | Business, international | |
| Solectron swings to net loss in quarter on lackluster sales.(fourth-quarter ending August 31, 2001) | Business, international | |
| Sonera sells block of shares in Deutsche Telekom. | Business, international | |
| Sony, AOL talk TV in India. | Business, international | Michael Flagg |
| Sony's net drops on sharp losses from Playstation 2. | Business, international | |
| Sotheby's loss narrowed sharply in third quarter. | Business, international | Brooks Barnes |
| Sotheby's must pay a $45 million fine after guilty plea. | Business, international | Kathryn Kranhold |
| Sotheby's net drops 53%.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | Brooks Barnes |
| Sotheby's reports $6.5 million loss for fourth quarter. | Business, international | |
| South Korea to sell KT stake.(KT Corp., bond issue) | Business, international | |
| Spinoff is delayed for UBS Capital due to stock slump. | Business, international | |
| Sportgate starts insolvency proceedings. | Business, international | |
| Springer may post its first-ever loss in the 2001 year. | Business, international | Gregory Lipinski |
| Sprint net falls 60%, plans to slash work force by 7%.(Sprint Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Sprint operating profit falls 35%. | Business, international | |
| SSL swings to pretax profit.(SSL International PLC) | Business, international | |
| Standard Life posts an increase of 61% in new business.(Standard Life Assurance Co.) | Business, international | Michael Carolan |
| Staples' founder to quit post as CEO; Sargent to take over. | Business, international | Joseph Pereira, James Bandler |
| Staples posts 7.9% rise in net.(Staples Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Staples posts loss, scales back plans for new outlets. | Business, international | |
| Starwood hires Mankarios to build St. Regis brand.(Starwood Hotels) | Business, international | Maureen Tkacik |
| Statoil net climbs 44%; output forecast is cut.(petroleum)(Norway)(includes Stock Quotes statistical table)(Company overview) | Business, international | Ian Talley |
| Statoil offering puts pressure on global division. | Business, international | Arnfinn Jacobsen |
| Statoil's net profit dropped in 3rd quarter. | Business, international | |
| STMicroelectronics to cut spending on chip slowdown. | Business, international | |
| STMicroelectronics trips on warning by Deutsche Bank. | Business, international | |
| Stock-Fund Inflows Fall. | Business, international | |
| Strong second quarter for Kraft.(Kraft Foods Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Suedzucker buys rival Saint Louis for 1.6 billion euros. | Business, international | Jenny Larsen |
| Sulzer Medica shares soar on U.S. settlement.(Company's plan to cover about 4,000 patients.) | Business, international | |
| Sunbeam agrees to file for bankruptcy protection. | Business, international | |
| Sun to acquire LSC for $74 million. | Business, international | |
| Sun warns of expected loss, cites weakness in Europe.(2001 first-quarter) | Business, international | Kara Swisher |
| SurfControl narrows its loss. | Business, international | |
| Suzuki's group net tumbled as sales rose for the year. | Business, international | |
| Suzuki's net rises on lower costs, growth in sales.(Suzuki Motor Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Suzuki to team up with Kawasaki to make bikes. | Business, international | |
| Swedbank's profit fell 32% in quarter due to stock slump. | Business, international | |
| Swissair cost cuts to include layoffs. | Business, international | |
| Swiss National carrier struggles to take off.(union predicts Swissair talks will fail)(Abstract) | Business, international | Daniel Michaels, Paulo Prada, Gordon Mijuk |
| Swiss Re holders subscribe for 41% of recent offering. | Business, international | |
| Taiwan hopes to sell stake in Chunghwa. | Business, international | Jason Dean |
| Taubman cedes chairman post.(Taubman Centers Inc.; A. Alfred Taubman) | Business, international | |
| Taubman trial starts; how involved was former Sotheby's chairman?(A. Alfred Taubman)(Brief Article) | Business, international | Kathryn Kranhold |
| Taylor Woodrow will buy Bryant for 871.3 million euros. | Business, international | |
| Tech-Bubble Collapse Is Familiar.(Industry analysts explain dot.com financial turmoil) | Business, international | E.S. Browning, Stephen E. Frank |
| Tech Companies Are Expecting 'Buyers' Strike' After Assaults. Slowdown Is Likely to Exceed Replacement Spending on Damaged Gear.(Abstract) | Business, international | Scott Thurm, et al |
| Technip may buy rest of Coflexip; halt put on shares. | Business, international | |
| Tele2 swings to a net loss. | Business, international | |
| Telecom Italia bond reaches many foreign investors. | Business, international | |
| Telecom Italia modifies plan to convert shares. | Business, international | |
| Telecom Italia offer meets brisk demand in bond market. | Business, international | |
| Telecom Italia reports loss. | Business, international | |
| Telecom Kingston's loss widens.(2001 first-half, Kingston Communications) | Business, international | |
| Telecom slump takes toll on ADC's profit. | Business, international | Jon Hilsenrath |
| Telefonica Moviles continues to study the French market. | Business, international | Adriana Brasileiro, Terry Wade |
| Telefonica reports 7% gain in profit for first 9 months. | Business, international | Mark Beresford |
| Telekom investors just wait as fall seems unending.(Deutsche Telekom)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Willaim Boston |
| Telekom Malaysia reports rise in net profit. | Business, international | Tara Patel |
| Telenor has ended talks with SBC to buy TDC stake. | Business, international | |
| Telenor sells directories unit for 723 million euros to LBO firm. | Business, international | |
| Telenor to buy Serbian mobile firm.(Mobi 63)(telecommunications)(includes Stock Quotes statistical table)(Company overview) | Business, international | Magnus Hansson |
| Telia may want to take over Elisa. | Business, international | Jack Grone, Buster Kantrow |
| Telkom and Indosat end cross-holdings in $1.5 billion deal. | Business, international | |
| Tellabs reports loss as industry slows. | Business, international | |
| Tellabs sees 4th-quarter net increase by 59%. | Business, international | Calmetta Y. Coleman |
| Tenet's profit rises, auguring well for hospital chains. | Business, international | |
| Terra Lycos CEO steps down amid other executive moves. | Business, international | Keith Johnson, Eric Bovim |
| Tesco and GMAC launch issues in sterling sector. | Business, international | |
| Tesco's Irish unions accept pay pact, ending dispute. | Business, international | |
| Tesco's pretax profit jumps 12% as move into nonfoods pays. | Business, international | Nina Stechler Hayes |
| TF1 raises stake in TPS to 50%, takes on Canal unit.(Television Francaise 1, Television Par Satellite) | Business, international | |
| TF1's sales rose 9% in 1st half.(TF1 French broadcaster) | Business, international | |
| Thai GDP growth topped predictions in second quarter.(2001 gross domestic product) | Business, international | |
| Thaksin purges president, board of Thai Airways. | Business, international | Nick Cumming-Bruce, Umesh Pandey |
| Thales revenue jumps 24%.(French defense and electronics group) | Business, international | |
| The Trouble Is With Europe, Not Ireland. | Business, international | |
| The U.S. Air Force Recruits Ad Agency. | Business, international | Greg Jaffe |
| Thistle Hotels earnings were flat in first half.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Thomas Cook will pare 10% of work force. | Business, international | |
| Thomson Multimedia issues gloomy outlook for sector. | Business, international | |
| Thus revenue gain.(Thus PLC) | Business, international | |
| ThyssenKrupp projects 1.3 billion euros in pretax profit. | Business, international | Erwin Schneider, Karlheinz Voss |
| Tiffany's net income falls 34%.(Tiffany and Co.) | Business, international | |
| Time dot Com draft predicts profits of 39.2 million euros in 2001. | Business, international | Tara Patel |
| Time Engineering bondholders demand payment after default.(Time Engineering Bhd.) | Business, international | |
| Time runs out for this aged vessel.(A fleet on the Norwegian Coastal Circuit appeals to tourists with flashier models.) | Business, international | Tom Richman |
| TIM's third-quarter net fell.(Telecom Italia Mobile S.p.A.) | Business, international | |
| Tiscali pro forma loss narrows.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | |
| TLC Laser unites three former rivals via an acquisition. | Business, international | Andy Georgiades |
| T-Mobile realized 300 million euros in 2000 in Europe synergies. | Business, international | Rhea Wessel |
| Tokio Marine's net rises 22%, aided by cost reductions. | Business, international | |
| Tom.com to invest NT$1.3 billion in Taiwan venture. | Business, international | |
| Tommy Hilfiger's net rises 6.7%. | Business, international | |
| T-Online posts loss despite 86% surge in revenue. | Business, international | |
| T-Online posts narrower losses in second quarter.(2001) | Business, international | |
| T-Online reports third-quarter loss that tops forecasts. | Business, international | Sarah Sloat |
| T-Online's operating loss narrows.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | Thomas Nonnast |
| T-Online's sales rose by 42% in third quarter. | Business, international | |
| Toronto Form Company Abandons Digital Push, Focuses on Low-Tech.(Moore Corporation Ltd. returns to paper-based business forms) | Business, international | Elena Cherney |
| Toshiba, NEC post big losses. | Business, international | |
| Toshiba reduces profit forecast for fiscal year. | Business, international | |
| TotalFinaElf says it will sell more Sanofi shares. | Business, international | |
| TotalFinaElf's net declined by 5.3% in the third quarter. | Business, international | |
| Toy chain Zany Brainy files for protection from creditors. | Business, international | Rodney Ho |
| Toys 'R' Us says net climbed 6.8% in latest quarter. | Business, international | |
| Toys 'R' Us swung to loss in quarter on retail downturn. | Business, international | |
| Trades by Consors clients fell 28% in 2nd quarter. | Business, international | |
| Transmeta falls as IPO lockup hits expiration. | Business, international | |
| Transmeta results for fourth quarter beat expectations. | Business, international | Molly Williams, Khahn T.L. Tran |
| Travel Cancellations Soar. Vacationers Find Refund Rules Aren't Totally Bendable.(Abstract) | Business, international | Martha Brannigan, Christina Binkley, Anne Marie Squeo, Melanie Trottman |
| Travelocity.com loss nearly doubles. | Business, international | |
| TriQuint agrees to acquire Sawtek in an all-stock deal. | Business, international | Khanh T.L. Tran |
| TRW to cut automotive jobs on softness in U.S. | Business, international | |
| TSM's profit drops 17% on electronics woes. | Business, international | Dermot Doherty, Sabrina Kuo |
| UAL incurs $1.16 billion net loss amid effects of September attacks.(United Airlines) | Business, international | |
| UAL says loss will top estimates. | Business, international | Maria P. Vallejo |
| UBI Soft predicts strong sales.(2002 fiscal year) | Business, international | |
| Ubizen targets Frankfurt, London for new business. | Business, international | |
| UBS is near deal to acquire arm of Royal Bank. | Business, international | Nikhil Deogun, Marcus Walker, Susanne Craig, Tom Lauricella |
| UBS Warburg will lay off 4% of London workers. | Business, international | Alen Mattich, Evelina Shmukler |
| UK Coal's loss widened in half.(2001 first half) | Business, international | |
| U.K. food firm's profit rises 5%.(Associated British Foods PLC) | Business, international | |
| U.K. official rejects Railtrack's proposal to overhaul system. | Business, international | |
| U.K.'s former Chancellor is new Tory favorite.(Kenneth Clarke faces runoff for party leadership) | Business, international | |
| Unaxis net profit falls.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Unicredito posts decline in profit as provisions rise. | Business, international | |
| Unicredito sees a 12% drop in net profit to 803 million euros. | Business, international | Brian Lagrotteria |
| Unilever takes the spotlight with 2 billion euros of Eurobonds. | Business, international | |
| Unilever uses point-of-sweat samples to sell.(Marketing strategy delivers product when most needed.) | Business, international | Geoffrey A. Fowler |
| Unilever will sell 15 brands including Mazola and Karo. | Business, international | |
| Unions are willing to accept cutting 3,500 jobs at Alitalia. | Business, international | Luca Di Leo |
| United could face strike action. | Business, international | Kevin Helliker |
| UnitedHealth net rises.(2001 third-quarter) | Business, international | |
| United Technologies' profit rises.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | |
| UPC shares fall on expectations of net regulation. | Business, international | |
| UPM-Kymmene agrees to buy German paper producer Haindl. | Business, international | |
| UPM-Kymmene and Stora Enso post lower profit.(still, forest-product giants beat market expectations)(Abstract) | Business, international | Maria Aakerhielm |
| UPS 4th-quarter net rose 9.5%, buoyed by lower tax rate for 2000. | Business, international | |
| UPS blames weakening economy for 32% drop in first-quarter net. | Business, international | |
| UPS cuts 3rd-quarter forecast amid drop in shipping volume.(United Parcel Service) | Business, international | |
| Uranium Waste Site Provokes Anger.(Starmet Corp. radioactive waste site reviewed by EPA) | Business, international | Michael Orey |
| US Airways posts a wider loss for 3rd quarter. | Business, international | |
| U.S. appears poised to approve Deutsche Telekom acquisition. | Business, international | William Boston, Yochi J. Dreazen |
| U.S. court grants Lernout & Hauspie a financing facility. | Business, international | |
| Usinor expects steel-price pressures. | Business, international | |
| Usinor may not post profit in 2001, chairman warns. | Business, international | |
| U.S. IPO market looks to year-end with 10 more deals.(initial public offering)(Statistical Data Included) | Business, international | Raymond Hennessey |
| U.S. Looks to Enlist Its Banks As Sentries in War on Terrorism. But Many in Industry, Public Feat Greater Snooping Powers.(Abstract) | Business, international | Paul Beckett, Carrick Mollenkamp, Michael Phillips |
| U.S. Publisher Preserves a Family Paper. | Business, international | |
| U.S. ready to clear Fox's purchase of Chris-Craft. | Business, international | Yochi J. Dreazen |
| U.S. Steel, Nucor profits dive. | Business, international | |
| U.S. suit alleges Barr, AstraZeneca colluded on prices. | Business, international | |
| U.S. technology slowdown starts to tame the Irish 'tiger'.(Industry Overview) | Business, international | Christopher Rhodes |
| U.S. to renew push to resume peace talks. | Business, international | Neil King Jr., Jonathan Karp |
| U.S. Wireless ousts chairman and CEO amid finance probe. | Business, international | |
| Utility forecasts 2001 sales rise. | Business, international | |
| Valeo reports a net loss, but operating profit grows. | Business, international | |
| Van der Moolen says earnings will fall 25%. | Business, international | |
| Vanguard traffic rises.(Vanguard Airlines) | Business, international | |
| Van Rijn to assume a top post at Nutreco. | Business, international | |
| VA Technologie's net rises.(2001 first-half) | Business, international | |
| Verbund and E.On form joint venture in hydroelectricity. | Business, international | |
| Verbund's earnings improve. | Business, international | |
| Verizon beats estimates as net rises by 3.9%. | Business, international | |
| Verizon reports a loss of $1 billion for quarter.(2001 second-quarter) | Business, international | Jared Sandberg |
| Verizon's net dropped 46% in third quarter. | Business, international | |
| VF to cut 13,000 workers in restructuring move.(VF Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Vienna Exchange plans index to address the global market. | Business, international | |
| VimpelCom-Region enters funding pact with Alfa, Telenor. | Business, international | Pamela Tate |
| Virgin Express wants to establish new airline by buying Sabena assets; rivals scramble to fill market void with new routes, passenger deals. | Business, international | |
| Virgin Express wants to establish new airline by buying Sabena assets; rivals scramble to fill market void with new routes, passenger deals. | Business, international | |
| Virgin rolls out its mobile network in Singapore.(zero-subscription service intensifies competition)(Abstract) | Business, international | Connie Ling |
| Vishay makes offer to buy company. | Business, international | |
| Vivendi is in talks for Liberty stake in USA Networks. | Business, international | |
| Vivendi proves itself to be quick study in acquisition trend. | Business, international | Bhushan Bahree, Daniel Golden |
| Vivendi Universal remains upbeat on outlook for year. | Business, international | |
| VNU warns annual profit could decline. | Business, international | Brian Truscott |
| Vodafone is in talks about boosting its stake in SFR. | Business, international | |
| Vodafone wins bid to acquire a 10% stake in Japan Telecom. | Business, international | Ron Harui |
| VoiceStream's loss grew wider in fourth quarter. | Business, international | Jennifer L. Rewick |
| Volkswagen braces for shareholders assault: Investors look to challenge stock-buyback plan. | Business, international | Scott Miller, Anita Raghavan, Sara Ccalian |
| Volkswagen posted 38% gain in pretax profit last year. | Business, international | |
| Volkswagen profit surges despite lackluster sales. | Business, international | |
| Volvo posts a pretax loss due to restructuring charge. | Business, international | |
| VW expects strong exports to boost profit this year.(Still, investors are concerned by weakness in Germany and Latin America.) | Business, international | |
| Wachner departs as Warnaco chief after 15 years.(Linda J. Wachner, Warnaco Group) | Business, international | |
| Walgreen net earnings rise 17%. | Business, international | |
| Wal-Mart earnings increase 4.5% in fourth quarter. | Business, international | Ann Keeton |
| Washington Mutual takes Manhattan, extends empire. | Business, international | Nikhil Deogun, Jathon Sapsford, Calmetta Coleman |
| Washington Post expects 'poor' year. | Business, international | |
| Wasserstein comes back to earth.(Bruce Wassserstein's plan for an autonomous bank killed by Allianz) | Business, international | Marcus and Deogum Walker Nikhil |
| Waste Management to pay $457 million in class-action suit; pact ends uncertain period for giant U.S. waste hauler. | Business, international | |
| Waterton to acquire Zany. | Business, international | Rodney Ho |
| Web-advertising slump sends DoubleClick to a wider loss. | Business, international | Mei Fong |
| Weber keeps Lufthansa flying.(German carrier's CEO seeks compensation for losses related to attacks)(Abstract)(Interview) | Business, international | |
| Webvan Group closes operations, while NCR issues profit warning. | Business, international | |
| Wedco is named CEO of New World Coffee.(Clipper Ventures) | Business, international | |
| Wella's sales climb 14%.(Wella AG) | Business, international | |
| WellPoint Health to acquire RightChoice Managed Care. | Business, international | Rhonda L. Rundle |
| We only want you; cosmetics firm pitches straight to 27-year-olds.(CJ Enprani Co.) | Business, international | Meeyoung Song |
| Westvaco's net plunged 90% in fiscal fourth quarter. | Business, international | |
| Weyerhaeuser cuts earnings outlook for 4th quarter.(2001) | Business, international | |
| Wheelock's net declines 40%. | Business, international | |
| When Flying Too High With a Guy in the Sky Is Just the Thing to Do. | Business, international | Melanie Trottman |
| When is a chocolate not a chocolate?(New Ambao label may be proof of quality, but it's not going down well with everyone.) | Business, international | Cynthia Thomas |
| Whirlpool prices debut issue of 300 million euros 5-year debt. | Business, international | |
| Wickham picked to replace Grabiner as Energis CEO. | Business, international | |
| Wienerberger outlook is bleak.(2001 first-half operating profit) | Business, international | |
| Willamette rejects sweetened offer from Weyerhauser. | Business, international | |
| Winstar seeks bankruptcy aid, sues Lucent. | Business, international | Rebecca Blumenstein, Jonathan Weil |
| WMC rejects offer from Alcoa.(WMC Ltd., acquisition offer) | Business, international | |
| Xerox posts a profit for the first quarter. | Business, international | |
| Xerox posts a profit for the first-quarter. | Business, international | |
| Xerox posts loss of $119 million for fourth quarter. | Business, international | |
| Yahoo plans to cut 400 jobs in a bid to renew growth. | Business, international | |
| Yahoo's may win HotJobs bid.(Yahoo Inc., HotJobs.com Ltd., acquisition bid) | Business, international | |
| Yahoo to buy HotJobs.com for cash and stock. | Business, international | Elizabeth Wollman |
| Yahoo to raise revenue, cut 12% of jobs. | Business, international | |
| Yukos's net profit fall slightly below analysts' forecasts. | Business, international | Anna Ivanova-Galitsina |
| ZF Friedrichshafen plans to take over Siemens's Sachs.(German automotive supplier outbids tire firm Continental.) | Business, international | Martin Buchenau, Brigitte Bertram |
| ZFS plans big job cuts at head office. | Business, international | |
| Zodiac profit climbs 24%.(Zodiac S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Zurich Financial still plans IPO of unit.(Zurich Re initial public offering) | Business, international | |
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