| Wall Street Journal. Europe 2003 |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
|---|
| ABB hearing date is postponed.(ABB Ltd., asbestos litigation; U.S.) | Business, international | |
| Abbott suspends late-stage trial of cancer drug.(Abbott Laboratories) | Business, international | Jonathan Eig |
| Abdullah urges U.S. to act swiftly in Iraq.(King Abdullah II, Jordan) | Business, international | |
| ABN Amro gains a higher profile in Thai securities.(ABN Amro Asia Securities PCL, merger with Asset Plus Securities PCL; Thailand) | Business, international | |
| Acambis PLC.(2003 second quarter, net profit) | Business, international | |
| Accor SA.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Acquisition of Swedish firm will raise life-science profile.(Fisher Scientific International Inc., Perbio Science AB) | Business, international | |
| A decade after Nafta's signing, disputes mar Mexico-U.S. trade.(North American Free Trade Agreement) | Business, international | Jose De Cordoba |
| Adelphia creditors file lawsuit accusing banks of loan fraud.(Adelphia Communications Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Adidas-Salomon debt may fund bid for Top-Flite.(convertible bond issue, acquisition bid for Top-Flite Golf Co.) | Business, international | Klaus Brune |
| Ads aim to fix bad chemistry.(U.S. chemical industry, advertisements; remaking of image) | Business, international | Thaddeus Herrick |
| AES Corp.(2002 fourth quarter loss) | Business, international | |
| Aetna swung to net profit for fourth quarter.(Aetna Inc., 2002 period) | Business, international | |
| AFL-CIO and NAM weigh joint effort on ChinaEs currency.(National Association of Manufacturers) | Business, international | |
| Agent shows promise for people with Gleevec-resistant tumors.(Pfizer Inc., drug) | Business, international | Ron Winslow |
| Agfa-Gevaert NV.(2003 second quarter net profit) | Business, international | |
| Agnelli family appoints Fiat CEO.(Fiat S.p.A., chief executive) | Business, international | |
| Ahold bonds slip on sales report, news of further-delayed results.(Ahold N.V.) | Business, international | |
| Ahold CEO enters new waters.(Ahold N.V., new chief executive) | Business, international | David Reilly, Kelly Greene |
| Ahold reveals irregularities in accounts, ousts officials.(Ahold N.V.) | Business, international | Deborah Ball, Ann Zimmerman, Maaike Veen |
| Ahold says credit line is frozen.(Ahold N.V.) | Business, international | |
| Air France net profit falls 98%.(quarter ending June 30, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Air France.(revenues; fiscal first quarter ending June 30, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Airline blames earnings drop on a competitor's subsidies.(Virgin Express Holding PLC, 2003 third quarter) | Business, international | |
| Airline decides not to acquire British Airways' Deutsche unit.(easyJet PLC, Deutsche BA) | Business, international | |
| Airline's loss for 1st quarter was wider than expected.(Lufthansa, 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Air Liquide SA.(2003 first half net profits) | Business, international | |
| Akzo's net profit fell 4% in 2002.(Akzo Nobel N.V.) | Business, international | |
| Alcatel launches convertible deal.(convertible bonds) | Business, international | |
| Allegations of obstruction broaden Parmalat inquiry: prosecutors claim workers destroyed documents to sidetrack investigations. | Business, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Alessandra Galloni, Darren McDermott |
| Allied Domecq drops its bid to buy Peter Lehmann Wines. | Business, international | Eric Johnston |
| Alpha Bank AE.(to sell minority of share capital) | Business, international | |
| Alstom's bonds move higher after EU approves bailout plan.(European Union) | Business, international | |
| Altadis buys stake in Moroccan-run tobacco company.(Regie des Tabacs Marocains) | Business, international | Mark Beresford |
| Altria net falls 43% on promotional costs.(Altria Group Inc., 2003 third quarter) | Business, international | |
| American Express buys fund talent based in London.(acquisition of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings) | Business, international | Yuka Hayashi |
| American Express net rose 12% for quarter.(2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| American International Inc.(2002 fourth quarter loss) | Business, international | |
| America Online official steps down.(human resources chief) | Business, international | Joann S. Lublin, Julia Angwin |
| AMR posts $1.04 billion loss, and CEO's future is uncertain.(AMR Corp., chief executive) | Business, international | Scott McCartney, Joann Lublin |
| Analysts cut estimates on GE due to some weak May orders.(General Electric Co., earnings estimates) | Business, international | Tiffany Kary |
| Analysts expect AXA to post 8% profit rise.(AXA S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Analysts optimistic Germany's economy will resume growth.(September 2003) | Business, international | |
| A New Zealand telecom issue dominates Eurobond trading.(Telecom Corp. of New Zealand, bond issue) | Business, international | |
| Anglo American PLC.(2003 first half net profits) | Business, international | |
| Anglo American unit's net falls.(Anglo American Platinum Corp., net profit) | Business, international | Andi Spicer |
| AngloGold to purchase Ashanti Goldfields. | Business, international | |
| AOL Time Warner takes book unit off the market.(Warner Books; Little, Brown and Co.) | Business, international | Martin Peers, Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg |
| AOL to double its ad spending and puts account up for review.(America Online, advertising spending) | Business, international | Julia Angwin, Suzanne Vranica |
| APEC agrees to gradual step in currency plan.(Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) | Business, international | Jenny Paris, Elizabeth Price |
| APP, creditors near deal on $6.7 billion of debt.(Asia Pulp and Paper Co., debt restructuring) | Business, international | Jeremy Wagstaff |
| Arroyo praises killing of Ghozi.(Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, terrorist Fathur Rohman) | Business, international | |
| Asean focus returns to longer-term aims.(Association of Southeast Asian Nations) | Business, international | |
| Asian nations unlikely to let currencies rise. | Business, international | Tom Holland |
| Asians snub rally as foreigners pour money into local stocks.(Asian economies) | Business, international | Sarah McBride, Craig Karmin |
| As peace holds in Sri Lanka, foreign investment is climbing. | Business, international | Murray Hiebert, Joanna Slater |
| Assets gathered by Japan unit reach record as market firms.(Fidelity Investments, Japan unit) | Business, international | |
| AstraZeneca loses Losec fight.(heartburn drug, generic rivals) | Business, international | |
| AstraZeneca's Crestor should get U.S. approval.(anticholesterol drug) | Business, international | |
| Atos reports margins improve, net debt falls to 440 million euros.(Atos Origin S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Attack on helicopter kills 15 U.S. soldiers; a struggle for control.(Saddam Hussein) | Business, international | Yochi J. Dreazen, Greg Jaffe |
| Australian firm plans to acquire Buhrmann unit.(PaperlinX Ltd., Buhrmann NV unit) | Business, international | Eric Johnston |
| Aventis agrees to purchase Regeneron cancer treatment.(Aventis S.A., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.) | Business, international | Angela Cullen |
| Avis Europe profit drops 66%.(2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| Aviva PLC.(2003 first half ) | Business, international | |
| BAA PLC.(fiscal 2003 first quarter earnings) | Business, international | |
| BAA PLC.(passenger traffic, April 2003) | Business, international | |
| BAA PLC.(profit; year ending March 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Baghdad files reveal how Hussein won help abroad: security documents disclose spies, people aiding weapons plan.(Saddam Hussein) | Business, international | David S. Cloud, Frederick Kempe |
| Banca Intesa SpA.(2003 second quarter net profit) | Business, international | |
| Banca Intesa's profit fell 26% in 1st quarter on cost cutting.(2003 quarter) | Business, international | Jennifer Clark, Brian Lagrotteria |
| Banco de Oro Universal Bank.(Philippines, bond issue) | Business, international | |
| Banesto's 9-month net rose 2.7%.(Banco Espanol de Credito S.A., 2003) | Business, international | |
| Bang & Olufsen AS.(fiscal 2003 first quarter, losses) | Business, international | |
| Bank of America forms panel to review funds.(improper mutual fund trading) | Business, international | Tim Paradis |
| Bank of America moves to create no. 2 U.S. Bank: acquisition of FleetBoston for $43 billion highlights focus on consumer sector. | Business, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, John Hechinger |
| Bank of China pretax profit rises.(first nine months of 2003) | Business, international | |
| Bank of England faces challenge in inflation index. | Business, international | Paul Hannon |
| Bank of Japan pushes down yen.(currency, buying dollars for yen) | Business, international | Ron Harui |
| Bank Pekao SA.(2003 second quarter net profits) | Business, international | |
| Banks are cold on China issues for outsiders.(bond and securities markets) | Business, international | |
| BA refocuses on restructuring.(British Airways) | Business, international | Dan Michaels, Emma Blake |
| BASF's earnings top expectations amid cost cuts.(BASF AG ) | Business, international | Rachel Graham |
| Bayer's net fell by 56% in period amid slow sales.(2003 second quarter) | Business, international | Angela Cullen |
| BBVA's net profit declines by 12% on currency erosion.(Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Bear Stearns net rose 52% in period.(net profit) | Business, international | Cheryl Winokur Munk |
| Beiersdorf issues solid outlook, sees sales up 7%.(consumer goods company, 2003 outlook) | Business, international | |
| Beiersdorf weighs buyback of shares. | Business, international | Edward Taylor, Neal Boudette |
| Beijing cases show China still at risk.(SARS disease) | Business, international | |
| Berkshire Hathaway's net doubles.(2003 second quarter net income) | Business, international | |
| Berlin bank reports wider 2002 net loss.(Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG) | Business, international | |
| Bertelsmann net for 2002 fell 25% on Zomba charge.(net profit) | Business, international | Taska Manzarolik |
| BG Group PLC.(2003 second quarter net profit) | Business, international | |
| Big energy companies look hungrily at U.K.(United Kingdom, natural gas industry) | Business, international | Nicole Lee |
| Bill gives Berlusconi immunity.(Italian prime minister, RAI television company; antitrust investigation) | Business, international | Alessandra Galloni, Peter Mayer |
| Biotech industry heads toward IPO boomlet.(initial public offerings, U.S.) | Business, international | David P. Hamilton |
| Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.(2002 net profit) | Business, international | |
| Bombardier Inc.(sells Belfast City Airport in Northern Ireland to Grupo Ferrovial) | Business, international | |
| Bond offerings surge in Europe.(corporate bond market, Arcelor bonds) | Business, international | |
| Boom in Asia debt deals nears.(bond issues) | Business, international | |
| Boots PLC.(fiscal second-quarter sales, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Bouygues SA.(2002 sales) | Business, international | |
| Bouygues SA.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Bradford & Bingley PLC.(2003 first half net profits) | Business, international | |
| Brazil challenges patented drugs.(generic AIDS drugs imports) | Business, international | Mariam Jordan |
| Brewer may boost its profile by naming Froggatt its CEO.(Scottish and Newcastle PLC, new chief executive) | Business, international | |
| Bribery scandal is investigated by Statoil board.(Statoil ASA) | Business, international | Frances Schwartzkopff |
| Bristol-Myers is told to correct ads.(Pravachol cholesterol drug advertisements) | Business, international | Peter Landers, Otesa Middleton |
| British Air resumes Saudi Arabia service.(British Airways; London, England to Saudi Arabia service) | Business, international | |
| British Air sells unit to carrier from Germany.(Intro Verwaltungsgesellschaft acquires Dba airline) | Business, international | Henry Teitelbaum |
| British Airways traffic declines.(April 2003, traffic to Asia) | Business, international | |
| British Energy creditors back plan.(debt plan) | Business, international | Andrea Chipman |
| British Energy must overcome hurdles in restructuring effort. | Business, international | Andrea Chipman |
| Broadcaster narrows net loss amid 7.6% revenue increase.(RTL Group) | Business, international | |
| Brooks Brothers tailors a new print campaign.(advertising campaign) | Business, international | Teri Agins |
| Budget air carriers are flying high in Asia.(airlines) | Business, international | Scott Neuman, Trish Saywell |
| Budget deficit in the euro zone may break rules.(European Union) | Business, international | |
| Bush declaires Iraq a war of democracy; president says U.S. leads revolution to free Mideast from rule of 'despotism'.(George W. Bush) | Business, international | Fred Barbash |
| Bush tightens curbs on Hamas finances.(George W. Bush administration, Palestinian terrorist group) | Business, international | Greg Hitt |
| Business sentiment in Belgium worsens, defying forecasts. | Business, international | |
| Cairn Energy's 1st-half net rose.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Carrefour SA.(planned investments in South Korea) | Business, international | |
| Carrefour sells 1.1 billion euros bond. | Business, international | |
| Carrier posts drop in traffic but sees pickup in demand.(Scandinavian Airlines System, June 2003 passenger traffic) | Business, international | |
| Casino Guichard Perrachon SA.(2002 net profits) | Business, international | |
| Celenese AG.(2003 third quarter net loss) | Business, international | |
| Cellphone sales show increase in consumer activity in China. | Business, international | Evan Ramstad |
| Central banks to buy the bonds of Asian nations.(Asia-Pacific central banks) | Business, international | Laurent Malespine, Jenny Paris |
| Centrica PLC.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| CEO has keen edge for public relations: Anne Meaux wields straight talk as France?s cozy business world adopts parry-and thrust tactics.(chief executive officer of Image 7) | Business, international | Matthew Curtin |
| CEZ AS.(utility, Czech Republic; 2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Charges related to job cuts prompted third-quarter loss.(Delphi Corp., 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| China and Japan court Russians over oil pipeline.(Siberia) | Business, international | Shigeru Sato, Xu Yihe |
| China approves feasibility study for oil venture.(Sinopec Corp., Royal Dutch/Shell Group) | Business, international | |
| China gambles on Yangtze River.(reservoir project) | Business, international | John Pomfret |
| China is rolling out electronic ID cards, citing security need.(identification cards) | Business, international | Andrew Batson |
| China Life plans to launch IPO.(China Life Insurance Co., initial public offering) | Business, international | |
| China may restrict foreign cars.(non-tariff barriers) | Business, international | David Murphy |
| China plans debt offer.(central bank, short-term bills) | Business, international | |
| China shifts focus to AIDS, may apply lessons from SARS.(fight against disease) | Business, international | Leslie Chang |
| China's legend has huge drive.(Legend Group Ltd., computer maker; planning) | Business, international | Rebecca Buckman, Ben Dolven, Susan V. Lawrence |
| China's life-insurance business is skyrocketing.(overview) | Business, international | Tom Holland |
| China will raise cap on investment in its local banks. | Business, international | Owen Brown, Andrew Batson |
| Chinese firms lack brand skills.(producers, marketing skills; report) | Business, international | |
| Church & Dwight agrees to acquire Unilever brands.(toothpaste brands, North America) | Business, international | |
| Citigroup names Magner to head consumer bank. | Business, international | Tara Siegel-Bernard |
| Citigroup registers hedge-fund interests. | Business, international | |
| Clessidra aims to buy stake in Enel's grid.(Clessidra Capital Partners, Enel S.p.A.'s electricity grid) | Business, international | |
| Cnooc Ltd.(natural gas discovery, China) | Business, international | |
| Coca-Cola gains market share.(U.S. carbonated soft drink market) | Business, international | |
| Coca-Cola HBC SA.(2003 second quarter profits) | Business, international | |
| Coca-Cola posts profit; sales lag. | Business, international | Betsy McKay |
| Cocah's earnings increase 88%.(Coach Inc., 2003 first quarter ending September 27) | Business, international | Shelly Branch |
| Comcast will sell its 57.5% stake in QVC to Liberty.(QVC Inc., Liberty Media Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Commerzbank sells holding in German stock-market firm.(Deutsche Borse AG, minority share) | Business, international | |
| Commerzbank to reduce stake in lender.(stake in Korea Exchange Bank) | Business, international | Hae Won Choi |
| Company's net tumbles 24%, but divestments are on track.(Numico N.V., 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Company will cut 1,000 jobs in France, relocate some units.(Schneider Electric S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Computacenter profit rises 6%.(Computacenter PLC) | Business, international | |
| ConocoPhillips to sell Circle K to Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. | Business, international | Judy Bocklage |
| Cordiant agrees to sell PR unit.(public relations unit) | Business, international | |
| Cordiant says takeover offer may be less than share price.(Cordiant Communications PLC) | Business, international | Ben Winkley |
| Cordiant stake raised to 10.75% by Paris investor.(Nahed Ojjeh, increases share in Cordiant Communications Group PLC) | Business, international | |
| Cordiant stake raised to 28.75%.(Active Value Advisers Ltd., increase share in Cordiant Communications Group PLC) | Business, international | |
| Cordiant to sell noncore units, expects weakness to continue.(Cordiant Communications PLC) | Business, international | Elena Berton |
| Core-business sales rise 10%; forecast for diagnostics is cut.(Roche Holding AG, 2003 nine-month period) | Business, international | |
| Corus chief quits, steelmaker posts wider net loss.(Corus Group PLC) | Business, international | Randolph Walerius |
| Corus Group PLC.(2003 first half net loss) | Business, international | |
| Corus Group PLC.(credit facility) | Business, international | |
| Corus to take its Dutch board to appeals court.(Corus Group PLC, sale of alumimun assets to Pechiney S.A.) | Business, international | Randolph Walerius |
| Cost cuts lift First Active's net.(First Active PLC, 2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| Credit-card defaults surge in Singapore due to downturn. | Business, international | |
| Credit Lyonnais head says he will resign. | Business, international | |
| Creditor backs SK Global bailout.(financial bailout plan) | Business, international | |
| Credit Suisse's Quattrone resigns amid pressure of legal probes. | Business, international | |
| Credit Suisse to shed U.K. insurer.(Credit Suisse Group AG, Churchill Insurance PLC; to be acquired by Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC) | Business, international | Paul Beckett, Anita Greil |
| Crude-oil futures prices end higher, but off intraday peak.(New York, London) | Business, international | |
| CSFB buys private stock valued at up to $500 million.(Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.) | Business, international | |
| CSFB may add research unit. Company would revive DLJ name and provide independent stock data.(Credit Suisse First Boston; Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette) | Business, international | Charles Gasparino |
| CVC will form group to make bid for Six Continents.(CVC Capital Partners, acquisition bid for Six Continents PLC) | Business, international | |
| Czech voter turnout uncertain.(Czech Republic, vote for European Union membership) | Business, international | Leo Rousek |
| DaimlerChrysler expands ties with China's Beijing Automotive.(automobile alliance) | Business, international | Jane Lanhee Lee, Phelim Kyne |
| Dana sues UBS over hostile bid.(Dana Corp., hostile takeover bid by ArvinMeritor Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Danisco A/S.(net profit for fiscal 2002 year) | Business, international | |
| Dba's new owner has experience in aviation world.(Intro Verwaltungsgesellschaft, acquisition of dba German airline) | Business, international | Susanna Ray |
| Debt default is avoided again after new repayment waiver.(Elan Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Degussa prices 1.25 billion euros bond. | Business, international | Tom Marshall |
| Delhaize Group.(2003 second quarter net profits) | Business, international | |
| Delhaize Group: net profit for 2002 rose 19% as cost cuts enhance results. | Business, international | |
| Dell expected to meet or beat forecasts, aided by low costs.(Dell Computer Corp.; fiscal first quarter of 2003) | Business, international | |
| Delta Air says 1st-quarter loss will be wider than expected. | Business, international | Nicole Harris |
| Delta Air's chief will step down; posts to be split. | Business, international | Evan Perez |
| Deutsche Bahn says more cuts possible.(layoffs) | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Bank plans buyback.(share repurchase) | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Post AG.(2003 second quarter net profit) | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Post buys operations from Airborne.(Airborne Inc, ground delivery services) | Business, international | |
| Deutsche Telekom yields tighten on solid quarter.(yield spreads, 2003 second quarter results) | Business, international | |
| Dexia's profit rises, led by tax credit; loss provisions fall.(Dexia S.A., 2003 second quarter ) | Business, international | |
| Dexia unit offers covered bonds.(Dexia Municipal Agency) | Business, international | |
| DHL Holdings cuts 2,900 jobs. | Business, international | |
| Dimension Data shares fall on weaker Asian, U.S. sales.(Dimension Data Holdings PLC) | Business, international | |
| DnB Holding, Gjensidige NOR beat expectations.(proposed merger partners, financial results) | Business, international | Poul Funder Larsen, Rupini Bergstrom |
| Dollar declines against the yen, climbs on euro.(US dollar) | Business, international | |
| Dollar falls against yen, euro; U.S. jobless figures still sting. | Business, international | |
| Dollar may keep up pressure on the Euro.(US dollar) | Business, international | Paul Evans |
| Dollar rises against the euro.(US dollar) | Business, international | |
| Dollar slides against euro, yen.(currencies; September 19, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Do Saudi funds fuel extremism across Europe? Continent reverses stance on 'harmless benefactors' of Muslims in the region. | Business, international | Ian Johnson, David Crawford |
| Dow Chemical taps the market as issuance slows.(bond issuance) | Business, international | |
| Dow Jones reports net decline of 48%.(Dow Jones and Co., net income) | Business, international | |
| Drugs firms are sued on price-fix claims.(Pharmacia Corp., GlaxoSmithKline PLC; price fixing charges, state of New York) | Business, international | Hollister H. Hovey |
| DSM NV.(operating profits, 2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| Dutch budget seeks to slash welfare state.(Holland) | Business, international | |
| EADS.(European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., 2003 first half loss) | Business, international | |
| EADS posts 93 million euros loss, widening on the weak dollar.(European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | David Pearson |
| E.Biscom's reports net loss.(E.Biscom S.p.A.) | Business, international | |
| Ebitda margin for 2003 is seen in line with 2002's 43.3%.(Cosmote Mobile Telecommunications S.A.; earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization) | Business, international | |
| EchoStar is offering to acquire Loral Space for $1.45 billion. | Business, international | Nicholas P. Braude |
| Economic growth in Japan exceeds rate in EU, U.S..(2003 second quarter) | Business, international | James Simms, Iain McDonald |
| EDS plans new cuts to offset outsourcing woes.(Electronic Data Systems Corp., layoffs and asset sales) | Business, international | Gary McWilliams |
| EDS returns to TV with ads aimed at executives.(Electronic Data Systems, advertisements) | Business, international | Gary McWilliams |
| Efforts to boost security add burden to air travel: few nations provide the level of measures mandated in the U.S. | Business, international | Daniel Michaels, Mark Heinzl, Miriam Jordan, Scott Neuman |
| Efforts to boost security add burden to air travel: U.S. visa rules frustrate airlines and many tourists. | Business, international | Jonathan Karp, Marjorie Valbrun |
| Elan Corp. pays money to extend debt deadlines. | Business, international | Quentin Fottrell |
| Elan says it may be in danger of breaching debt obligations.(Elan Corporation PLC) | Business, international | Debra Marks |
| Elisa net profit surges 75%, but outlook remains cautious.(Elisa Communications Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Enel expands in Spain.(to acquire two of Union Fenosa's energy operations) | Business, international | Alessandra Galloni, Vittorio Alessio |
| Enel net surges on asset sales and hydro arm.(Enel S.p.A., net profit for 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Enel unveils extra dividend.(Enel S.p.A.) | Business, international | Alessandra Galloni, Vittorio Alessio |
| Energy regulator is appointed chairman of the FSA in Britain.(United Kingdom, Financial Services Authority) | Business, international | |
| Engine maker's net tumbled amid slump in civil orders.(Rolls-Royce PLC, net profit) | Business, international | |
| Eni's net profit tumbled in 2002.(Eni S.p.A.) | Business, international | |
| Eni SpA.(2003 second quarter net profit) | Business, international | |
| Enron ex-CFO, wife are named in fraud charges.(Enron Corp., former chief financial officer) | Business, international | Rebecca Sith |
| Entire life unit may be sold; A.M. best cuts credit rating.(Scor S.A., life insurance unit) | Business, international | |
| Erste Bank net profit increased 14% in 2002. | Business, international | |
| Erste Bank wins bid to acquire Postabank in Hungary's auction. | Business, international | |
| EU backs legislation on trading by banks.(European Union) | Business, international | |
| EU-financing arm offers bonds.(European Investment Bank, bond offering) | Business, international | |
| EU foreign ministers may label all of Hamas as terrorist group.(European Union) | Business, international | |
| EU reaches tax deal after Italy wins leniency for dairy farmers.(European Union, tax evaders) | Business, international | |
| EU regulators raid BHP Billiton offices.(European Union, investigation) | Business, international | Michael Wang |
| Eurex's U.S. futures exchange takes aim at CBOT's products.(Chicago Board of Trade) | Business, international | Peter A. McKay |
| Eurobond market focuses on deal by Ford's FMCC.(Ford Motor Credit Co., bond issue) | Business, international | Tom Marshall |
| Eurobonds in Ford Motor stall, driven lower by economic forces. | Business, international | Henry J. Pullizzi |
| Eurobond yield spreads widen as Altadis' 1 billion euros issue looms.(Altadis, bond issue) | Business, international | |
| Euronext's net profit slides 74%.(2003 first quarter) | Business, international | Maria Daly |
| Euronext's profit almost triples, helped by gains. | Business, international | Eric Wynn |
| European banks begin to boost cross-border payments system. | Business, international | Aviva Freudmann |
| European Central Bank keeps benchmark interest rate at 2%. | Business, international | Aviva Freudmann |
| European firms get reality check in form of profits.(2002 profits) | Business, international | |
| European Parliament approves new rules on biotech products. | Business, international | |
| European rules to allow trading outside bourses.(banks) | Business, international | |
| European rush to buy Japan stocks hits euro.(European investors) | Business, international | Jonathan Soble |
| Europe may fund little in Iraq.(Western European nations, reconstruction funding for Iraq ) | Business, international | Carlta Vitzthum, Phillip Shishkin, Neil King Jr |
| Europe's funds resume buying U.S. shares. | Business, international | Craig Karmin |
| Europe's telecom sector faces test on use of cash: several CEOs want money for purchases, but investors seek increased dividends. | Business, international | Kevin J. Delaney, David Pringle, Carlta Vitzhum |
| Euro's surge raises profit worries.(European shares, euro currency) | Business, international | Maria Daly |
| EU seeks sanctions over U.S.'s failure to repeal trade law.(European Union, antidumping law in U.S.) | Business, international | |
| EU's investment plan gets cautious support.(European Union, infrastructure, research and development) | Business, international | |
| Evergreen Group to expand fleet.(container shipping firm) | Business, international | Jason Dean |
| E.W. Scripps Co.(earnings for 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Ex-officer at Tyco pleads not guilty to tax charges.(Tyco International Ltd., former chief financial officer) | Business, international | David Armstrong |
| Experts Probing Theory Of Abrupt Climate Shift Discover a Rich Patron.(Gary Comer, founder of Lands' End Inc.) | Business, international | Antonio Regalado |
| Export-Import Bank of Korea.(Eurobond issue) | Business, international | |
| Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bonds fall.(publicly traded debt values) | Business, international | G. Thomas Sims, Patrick Barta |
| Fannie Mae's net income doubles.(2003 third quarter) | Business, international | |
| Farm-subsidies plan gets cool reception.(World Trade Organization, negotiations) | Business, international | |
| FedExnet rose 23% in quarter.(FedEx Corp., net income) | Business, international | Sonoko Setaishi |
| Fiat reduces loss but revenue falls 15% on asset sales.(2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| Fiat to sell Toro insurance unit.(De Agostini S.p.A.) | Business, international | |
| Fidelity is top holder of Sumitomo Mitsui.(Fidelity Investments, mutual funds) | Business, international | |
| Fidelity targets growth in return to Singapore.(Fidelity Investments, asset growth hopes in Singapore) | Business, international | Leigh Murray |
| Financiere Richemont AG.(profits; fiscal year ending March 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| First-half net fell on launch of Vizeum unit, restructuring.(Aegis Group PLC, 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| First-half profit dropped 29% on higher taxes, write-down.(Lagardere S.A., 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| First-half profit is damped by loss at undersea venture.(PCCW Ltd., 2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| First-half revenue rose 8.5%, led by property, casualty unit.(Assurances Generales de France S.A., 2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| First-period revenue fell 7.8% as a stronger euro took toll.(Thales S.A., 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| First-quarter net rose 7.5%; charge hurt comparable period.(SunTrust Banks Inc., 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| First-quarter revenue fell 10% due to Euro, former businesses.(Danone S.A., 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| Fleming to slash jobs as Kmart pact ends.(Fleming Cos.) | Business, international | |
| Fomento de Construcciones.(2003 first half net profits) | Business, international | |
| Ford Motor starts global bond rolling.(bond issue, Ford Motor Credit) | Business, international | |
| Foreign bonds boost Nomura.(Nomura Securities) | Business, international | |
| Foreigners accelerate selling of Japanese bonds. | Business, international | Ian MacDonald |
| For Julius Baer's next chairman, continuity is name of the game.(Julius Baer Group, Raymond Baer) | Business, international | Fiona Fleck |
| For richest of Europe's rich, no bank needed. Family offices take place of investment banks for Bertarelli and others. | Business, international | Fiona Fleck |
| For toy manufacturers, this year's models find singular global appeal.(Industry Overview) | Business, international | Lisa Bannon, Carlta Vitzhum |
| France confirms plans to bail out Alstom. | Business, international | |
| France plans to sell more than 1 billion euros of bonds this week.(French government) | Business, international | |
| France raids Iran resistance group.(People's Mujahedin of Iran) | Business, international | Philip Shiskin, Christopher (journalist) Cooper |
| France Telecom launches issue.(rights issue) | Business, international | Valerie Venck, Benoit Faucon |
| France Telecom posts record loss. | Business, international | Nic Fildes, Sarah Moore, Benoit Faucon |
| France will revise Alstom bailout plan.(government bailout plan for conglomerate firm) | Business, international | |
| Franklin clears hurdle for China fund sales.(Franklin Templeton Investmetns, mutual funds) | Business, international | |
| Freddie Mac deadline for restatement.(reaudited and restated financial results, November 2003) | Business, international | |
| Freddie Mac may restate profit.(earnings restatement) | Business, international | John D. McKinnon, Patrick Barta |
| French, German firms seek Iraq jobs.(fears of U.S. keeping countries out of Iraqi rebuilding contracts) | Business, international | Matthew Karnitschnig, Vauhini Vara |
| French government sells 8.5% of Renault, raising 1.19 billion euros. | Business, international | |
| French leisure firms Eurodisney, Accor report declines in revenue. | Business, international | Jenny E. Heller |
| French operations dampen Egg results.(Egg PLC, 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| French utility Suez sells 3-tranche bond.(Suez S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Full-year profit jumped 90% on asset sales and cost cuts.(Repsol-YPF S.A., 2002) | Business, international | |
| Full-year sales are forecast to fall on weakening demand.(Heidelberger Druck AG, 2003 fiscal year) | Business, international | |
| Fund managers see a strong IPO for Chinese firm.(Beijing Capital Land Ltd., initial public offering) | Business, international | Patricia Kuo |
| Fund manager with high profile is leaving Janus.(Janus Capital Management L.L.C., executive) | Business, international | Ian MacDonald |
| Gas Natural SDS SA.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Gasoline-futures prices decline.(New York Mercantile Exchange) | Business, international | Terin Miller |
| Gazprom net falls 57% on lower export prices.(net profit) | Business, international | |
| Gazprom seeks LNG venture with Conoco.(liquefied natural gas, U.S. market) | Business, international | Jeanne Whalen, Anna Raff |
| Gemplus International SA.(2003 second quarter loss) | Business, international | |
| Genentech's Rise Prompts Insiders To Sell Holdings.(executives sell stock and options) | Business, international | David P. Hamilton |
| General Mills profit jumps 29%.(2003 fiscal first quarter net income) | Business, international | |
| General Motors debt takes center stage in Eurobond market.(bond issue) | Business, international | |
| George Wimpey PLC.(2003 first half financial results) | Business, international | |
| German budget draft reveals increase in borrowing, spending.(2004 budget) | Business, international | |
| German business index rises.(business sentiment, Germany) | Business, international | |
| German debt dominates issuance.(Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, Brandenburg state; Germany) | Business, international | |
| German dividends fall short.(blue-chip companies, dividend payments) | Business, international | Reinhard Luckmann |
| German exports, imports expected to climb.(Germany, 2004 forecast) | Business, international | |
| German retail sales tumbled 4% in March.(March 2003) | Business, international | |
| Germany faces the admission of busting EU budget rules.(European Union) | Business, international | Andrea Thomas |
| Germany opposes free-floating yuan.(China currency) | Business, international | |
| Germany reconsiders inflation-linked bonds. | Business, international | Elena Logoutenkova |
| Germany's outlook improves.(business sentiment, August 2003) | Business, international | G. Thomas Sims, Ana Campoy |
| Germany's TUI issues 350 million euros in bonds.(TUI AG, convertible bonds) | Business, international | |
| Getronics debt swap has support.(Getronics N.V., bondholders) | Business, international | |
| GE unit launches Eurobonds, raising more than 1 billion euros.(GE Capital, General Electric unit) | Business, international | |
| Gibo gambles on Julie Verhoeven's unproven talent.(Italian fashion house, London designer) | Business, international | Robin Givhan |
| Glavin leaves Scudder.(Scudder Funds, president) | Business, international | |
| Global Crossing faces bid by Icahn.(XO Communications Inc., acquisition bid for Global Crossing Ltd.) | Business, international | |
| Global-resources firm's net tumbles amid mixed outlook.(Anglo American PLC, 2002 net profit) | Business, international | |
| Globe Telecom Inc.(Philippines, bond issue) | Business, international | |
| Glock's top official in the U.S. steps down.(Glock GmbH) | Business, international | |
| GM debt issue spurs deal talk for other firms.(General Motors Corp.) | Business, international | Aaron Luccheti |
| GM has no plans to help recapitalize its Fiat auto unit.(General Motors Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Goldman Sachs is set to unveil SEC accord.(settlement, US Securities and Exchange Commission charges) | Business, international | Gregory Zuckerman, John Connor, John Wilke, Susanne Craig |
| Goodyear Tire reports a loss.(Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., 2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| GPC Biotech AG.(layoffs) | Business, international | |
| Great-West to buy Canada Life.(Great-West Lifeco Inc., to acquire Canada Life Financial Corp.) | Business, international | Elena Cherney |
| Greece offers new wave of wines. | Business, international | Paul Tugwell |
| Groupe Bull says results will help in investors search.(financial results) | Business, international | |
| Grupo Hesperia launches surprise offer for 26.1% stake.(minority acquisition bid for NH Hoteles) | Business, international | |
| Halma PLC.(net profits; fiscal year ending March 29, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Hana Bank looks abroad for help.(South Korean banking sector, foreign investors) | Business, international | |
| Hanson PLC.(2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| HBOS launches bid for Bank West.(HBOS PLC, acquisition bid for Bank of Western Australia Ltd.) | Business, international | Stephen Bell |
| Head of Sony Pictures may quit his posts. | Business, international | |
| Heat continues to trouble Europe.(Summer 2003 heatwave, France) | Business, international | |
| Heat wave in Italy leads to power cuts. | Business, international | |
| Heavy regulation seen as obstacle.(World Bank, survey; business regulations) | Business, international | Terence Roth, Michael Schroeder |
| Hedge funds take to capital-structure arbitrage.(Europe) | Business, international | Adam Bradberry |
| Henkel KgaA.(2003 second quarter earnings) | Business, international | |
| Hennes & Mauritz AB.(fiscal 2003 third quarter net profit) | Business, international | |
| Hennes & Mauritz AB.(July 2003 sales) | Business, international | |
| Hennes & Mauritz AB.(second quarter pretax profits ending May 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Henssler fund finds it pays to be selective.(Henssler Equity Fund, strategy) | Business, international | Janet Whitman |
| Higher oil prices boost net, but company lowers target.(TotalElfFina S.A., net profit) | Business, international | |
| Higher petrochemical prices, weak food sales brings a loss.(Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, financial loss for 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Hochtief AG.(2003 second quarter net profit) | Business, international | |
| Holcim Ltd.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Holiday Inn will get a facelift.(InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, refreshing of brand image) | Business, international | Ryan Chittum |
| Home Depot Inc.(fiscal 2003 second quarter net profit) | Business, international | |
| Hong Kong sales of funds rise 39%.(mutual fund sales, 2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| How France, Germany united to undermine U.S. designs on Iraq. | Business, international | Marc et al Champion |
| H-P reaffirms fiscal projections for second half.(Hewlett-Packard Co., forecast for second half of 2003 fiscal year) | Business, international | Donna Fuscaldo |
| HSBC defends pay of Household's chief.(HSBC Holdings PLC, head of Household International) | Business, international | |
| Huaxia Bank to pay a dividend. | Business, international | |
| Hungary devalues forint with eye on joining EU.(currency, European Union membership) | Business, international | Margit Feher |
| Hutchison, Cheung Kong beat estimates with 2002 earnings.(Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., Cheung Kong Ltd.) | Business, international | John Ryan, Chan Ka Sing |
| Hutchison is set on 3G target, despite losses.(Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., mobile phone service) | Business, international | Evan Ramstad, David Pringle, Chan Ka Sing |
| Hutchison rating is cut due to risk of Europe venture.(Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., credit rating) | Business, international | Nisha Gopalan |
| Hutchison rating is cut due to risk of Europe venture.(Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., credit rating) | Business, international | Nisha Gopalan |
| HVB has possible buyer for unit.(HVB Group AG, Vereins-und Westbank unit) | Business, international | |
| HVB weighs big issue of convertible bonds.(HVB Group) | Business, international | Robert Landgraf, Caspar Busse, Michael Maisch |
| Hynix Semiconductor Inc.(import tariff, European Union) | Business, international | |
| Hyundai Motor, union reach tentative deal.(labor union) | Business, international | |
| Hyundai's U.S. chief is hired by Mitsubishi.(Mitsubishi Motors Corp., new president of Mitsubishi North America unit) | Business, international | |
| IATA.(International Air Transport Association, flexibility in reduction of services; European Union) | Business, international | |
| Iberia SA.(profit, first five months of 2003) | Business, international | |
| ICI profit is set to fall in quarter as sales sag.(Imperial Chemical Industries PLC) | Business, international | |
| Imperial Chemicals Industries.(planning) | Business, international | |
| In Denmark, Elsam bids for big utility.(Elsan A.S., NESA A.S.; acquisition bid) | Business, international | Frances Schwartzkopff |
| Indexes decline on concerns about auto makers' growth.(European stocks) | Business, international | |
| India's bond-futures trading falls flat as banks seek change. | Business, international | Nivedita Prabhu |
| Individual investors in China are put off by domestic stocks. | Business, international | |
| Indonesians doubt local terror links. | Business, international | John McBeth |
| Inflation rate holds steady in Euro zone. | Business, international | |
| InfoSpace's founder, his wife are ordered to pay $247 million.(insider trading case) | Business, international | Pui-Wing Tam |
| ING is facing turmoil in Mexico.(ING Groep N.V., bank accounting freeze) | Business, international | |
| Instinet posts a quarterly loss as revenue declines by 23%.(Instinet Group Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Intel to build plant in Central China.(semiconductor chip plant) | Business, international | Jason Dean |
| InterContinental Hotels Group PLC.(net profits for fiscal first-half ending March 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| InterContinental net fell 31% in first half.(InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| Interim chief has long to-do list at the NYSE.(New York Stock Exchange, new chief executive and chairman) | Business, international | Susanne Craig, Mitchelll Pacelle |
| International Power says CEO will leave to join NRG in U.S.(International Power PLC, chief executive; NRG Energy Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Invensys bonds fall as S&P places it on CreditWatch.(Invensys PLC) | Business, international | |
| Investor AB prices Eurobond issue of 600 million euros. | Business, international | |
| Investor wins 619.2 million euros in bond suit against Argentina. | Business, international | Aaron Lucchetti, Jonathan Karp |
| Iran's nuclear plans are a challenge.(nuclear weapons program, international community) | Business, international | David Crawford, Carla Anne Robbins |
| Iraqi pipe blast hurt revenue.(oil pipeline) | Business, international | Selina Williams |
| Iraqi port is open for business.(Umm Qasr) | Business, international | Selena Williams |
| Iraq's potential leader pushed bank envelope, but was he fraudulent?(Ahmad Chalabi) | Business, international | Robert Block |
| Iraq to offer crude-oil contracts in bid toward resuming exports. | Business, international | |
| Islamic Jihad vows to avenge killing.(Palestinian group, Israel) | Business, international | |
| Isle of Man gives mm02 a look at 3G's potential.(mm02 PLC's Manx Telecom testing wireless service on island; interview with Chris Hall) | Business, international | Carl Bialik |
| Italy to tighten bond oversight.(corporate bond issues regulation) | Business, international | |
| ITC Ltd.(profits for fourth quarter ending March 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| January auto sales in Western Europe fell 7% amid unease.(car sales, 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| Janus Capital Group Inc.(2003 second quarter profits) | Business, international | |
| Japan 1st-period GDP rose 0.6%.(gross domestic product, 2003 fiscal first quarter) | Business, international | Miyako Takebe, Jonathan Soble |
| Japanese banks will trim staff amid pressure from government. | Business, international | Natsuo Nishio, James Simms |
| Japanese electronics firms show mixed results.(Mitsubishi Electric Corp., NEC Corp.; 2003 fiscal first quarter) | Business, international | Michele Yamada |
| Japan's banks to submit plans.(financial measures) | Business, international | Natsuo Nishio |
| Japan's Dentsu enjoys strong growth in China.(Dentsu, advertising agency) | Business, international | Gabriel Kahn |
| Japan's Nikkei closes above the 10000 mark.(Nikkei 225 Stock Average) | Business, international | Arran Scott |
| Japan's short-term interest rates rise. | Business, international | Michiyo Seki |
| Japan to raise phone-line rates.(telecommunications firms) | Business, international | |
| Jonella Ligresti seeks to prove she measures up to new jobs: Post at Fondiaria-SAI, seat on Mediobanca board give her unusual clout. | Business, international | Jennifer Clark |
| Jones Lang firings tied to probes.(Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., executive firings) | Business, international | |
| J Sainsbury PLC.(fiscal fourth quarter sales) | Business, international | |
| Julius Baer's net declines 86%.(2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| KarstadtQuelle plans 20 shopping centers.(Germany) | Business, international | |
| Kia Motors' profit rises 17%, aided by SUV sales in Europe.(2003 first half) | Business, international | Jeongjin Lim |
| King abandons Elan agreement.(King Pharmaceuticals Inc., Elan Corp.; acquisition of products) | Business, international | |
| KirchMedia completes ProSiebenSat.1 sale. | Business, international | |
| KKR nears deal for Daimler unit: U.S. private-equity firm would pay euro 1.2 billion for aero-engines business.(Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts and Company LP) | Business, international | Anita Raghavan, Neal Boudette |
| KLM to slash jobs and trim capacity.(KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) | Business, international | |
| Korea sets strong benchmark.(South Korea, global government bond) | Business, international | Netty Ismail |
| Korea unit may shut operation after months of labor unrest.(Nestle Korea Ltd., South Korea production) | Business, international | |
| KPN posts profit, lowers net debt and raises targets.(KPN N.V., 2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| Lagardere-Vivendi deal faces broad EU inquiry.(acquisition offer, European Union) | Business, international | Sarah Moore, James Kanter |
| Latin America lures Spain's hotels.(Spanish hotel chains) | Business, international | Enza Tedesco |
| Layoffs to occur in Germany over several years to cut costs.(Lufthansa) | Business, international | |
| Lehman 2nd-period net soars 48%.(Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.; fiscal second quarter ending May 31, 2003) | Business, international | Cheryl Winokur Munk |
| Levi reviews auditing positions.(Levi Strauss and Co., new counsel for accounting allegations) | Business, international | Glenn R. Simpson, Sally Beatty |
| Levi Strauss sets plant closures in North America. | Business, international | Sally Beatty |
| Liberty asks Comcast for deal.(Liberty Media Corp., plans for QVC Inc.) | Business, international | Martin Peers, Peter Grant |
| Liberty Media's loss narrows after big write-downs last year.(2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| Lieberman to redefine tax debate.(U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, 2004 economic debate) | Business, international | Jacob M. Schlesinger |
| Lilly antidepressant is dealt a setback.(Eli Lilly, drug; U.S.) | Business, international | |
| Lloyds TSB may sell New Zealand bank; clearance expected. | Business, international | Shri Navaratnam |
| L'Oreal SA.(2002 net profits) | Business, international | |
| Louis Vuitton brands its space.(effort to enhance global image) | Business, international | Troy McMullen |
| Low leaves Merrill Asia.(Merrill Lynch and Co., Asian-Pacific regional chairman) | Business, international | |
| Low maintenance, investment hampers Venezuelan oil output. | Business, international | Marc Lifsher |
| Low oil stockpiles may become norm, energy agency says.(major oil consuming countries, 2003 winter) | Business, international | |
| LSE nominates new chairman.(London Stock Exchange) | Business, international | Alen Mattich |
| Lufthansa.(German airline, passenger traffic for February 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| LVMH luxury names boosted 2002 profit.(LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.) | Business, international | |
| LVMH prices a 750 million euros issue.(LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, bond issue) | Business, international | |
| Matalan PLC.(same-store sales; 13 weeks ending May 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| M.B.A. programs focus more on ethics.(Harvard Business School, business ethics course) | Business, international | Ronald Alsop |
| McDonald's Germany: little Mac?(McDonald's Corp., operations in Germany) | Business, international | Erin White, Shirley Leung |
| McKinsey elects Davis as managing director.(McKinsey and Co.) | Business, international | Kemba J. Dunham |
| Mediobanca had first-half loss. | Business, international | |
| Meggitt PLC.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Merrill cost cutter is out of a job.(Merrill Lynch and Co., number two executive Thomas H. Patrick) | Business, international | |
| Merrill Lynch officer to retire.(global markets and investment banking chief) | Business, international | |
| Metro AG.(financial loss for 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Microsoft picks chief for Japan Xbox unit. | Business, international | |
| Microsoft to double dividend; some investors call for more.(Microsoft Corp.) | Business, international | Robert A. Guth, Marcelo Prince |
| Mideast fight leaves Abbas on the sidelines.(Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian conflict with Israel) | Business, international | Guy Chazan, Neil King |
| Militant violence around Kashmir sours detente.(India-Pakistan relations) | Business, international | Ahmed Rashid |
| Minister backs ban on DnB deal.(DnB Holding ASA, acquisition of Gjensidige NOR ASA) | Business, international | |
| Minnesota Mining posts 11% rise in net.(net income for 2003 first quarter ) | Business, international | |
| Mizuho raises its profit estimate.(Mizuho Financial Group Inc. ) | Business, international | Hiroyuki Kachi |
| MobilCom founder files for insolvency.(Gerhard Schmid) | Business, international | |
| Money funds give some investors the boot.(U.S.) | Business, international | Karen Damato |
| Moody's downgrades outlook for South Korea.(credit rating) | Business, international | |
| Moody's upgrades Russia debt. | Business, international | |
| More cooperation is sought in deal with British Airways.(Iberia) | Business, international | |
| Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns post lower net profit.(fiscal second quarter ending May 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Morgan Stanley taps global chief for post.(new president) | Business, international | |
| Munich Re posts another net loss; S&P cuts rating.(2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| Munich Re says industry upswing is on the horizon.(reinsurance firm) | Business, international | |
| Munich Re sees growth in 2003.(Munich Re AG, business operations growth) | Business, international | |
| Nasdaq approaches NYSE about merger possibility: attempt may be spurred by increased competition, decrease in stock listings. | Business, international | Laurie P. Cohen, Kate Kelly, Susanne Craig |
| Nasdaq Deutschland will shut down soon.(stock exchange, Germany) | Business, international | |
| Negotiations to buy bad loans from firms will be in April.(Korea Asset Management Corp.) | Business, international | |
| Nestle is offering new concessions.(Nestle S.A., bid to acquire Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.; antitrust issues) | Business, international | Sarah Ellison, Deborah Ball, John Wilke |
| Nestle's Dreyer's bid nears crunch time.(Nestle S.A., proposed acquisition of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc.) | Business, international | John R. Wilke, Sarah Ellison, Deborah Ball |
| Net declines 3.7% as U.S. sales are hindered by weak economy.(Mattel Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Net in first quarter fell 33%, as Valentino boosted sales.(Marzotto S.p.A., 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Net loss widened for full year after big write-down taken.(British Energy PLC; year ending March 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Net profit more than doubles on fashion-footwear sales.(Puma AG, 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Net profit nearly doubles; stock price increases 9.5%.(Michelin SCA) | Business, international | |
| Net profit rises, but sales fall as consumer spending slows.(Carlsberg AS, 2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| Net profit rose 29% in period, as sales of clothing increased.(Benetton Group S.p.A.; 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Net profit rose 3.6% for half, missing estimates by analysts.(Interbrew N.V., 2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| Net sinks 41% amid charge related to sale of U.S. asset.(Irish Life and Permanent PLC, net profit; 2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| New EU scandal erupts over data on grain prices.(European Union, executive arm) | Business, international | Philip Shishkin |
| News Corp. bid with Liberty sets DirecTV stage.(acquisition bid) | Business, international | Helen Ubels |
| News Corp. has $275 million net in third quarter.(fiscal third quarter ending March 31, 2003) | Business, international | John Lippman |
| New senior adviser named by U.S. to aid Iraq's oil ministry. | Business, international | |
| New wave to hit China's market.(new round of stock market listings) | Business, international | Leslie Chang |
| New York Fed names senior IMF official as its new president.(Federal Reserve Bank of New York) | Business, international | |
| Nexans SA.(2003 first half net loss) | Business, international | |
| Nielsen to expand Chinese operations.(Nielsen Media Research) | Business, international | |
| Nigerian oil official quits amid turmoil.(presidential adviser, oil affairs) | Business, international | |
| No encouraging data on new drug by Lilly.(Eli Lilly and Co., antidepressant drug) | Business, international | |
| Nokia expects equipment sales to fall this year.(cellular phone equipment, 2003 forecast) | Business, international | |
| Nokia says sales to hit low end of its projections. | Business, international | Buster Kantrow |
| Nokia unveils 5 mobile phones to boost its position in sector. | Business, international | Buster Kantrow |
| Northwest, Continental swing to profit, plan more cost cuts.(Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines; 2003 third quarter period) | Business, international | Susan Carey, Melanie Trottman |
| Novartis AG.(Prexige drug approval, United Kingdom) | Business, international | |
| Novartis AG.(Zometa drug, labelling) | Business, international | |
| NTL narrows loss; CEO to quit.(NTL Inc., chief executive) | Business, international | Ben Winkley |
| NTL's loss narrows, customers decrease.(NTL Inc., financial loss) | Business, international | |
| NTT swings to profit, powered by DoCoMo.(Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.; year ending March 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Numico NV.(closing of baby nutrition plants, layoffs, restructuring charge) | Business, international | |
| NYSE discloses top aides' pay.(New York Stock Exchange, top executives) | Business, international | Kate Kelly, Susanne Craig, Theo Francis |
| NYSE unveils 10-step program to overhaul own governance.(New York Stock Exchange) | Business, international | |
| OCBC's quarterly net surges.(Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., 2003 second quarter) | Business, international | Leigh Murray |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp.(2003 third quarter profits) | Business, international | |
| OECD urges rate cut if euro-zone recovery shows signs of delay.(European Central Bank, interest rates) | Business, international | |
| Office Depot to buy PPR's Guilbert unit.(Pinault Printemps Redoute S.A. unit) | Business, international | |
| Oil firms report robust earnings on rise in prices.(Royal Dutch/Shell Group, ChevronTexaco Corp.; 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | Mark Long, Russell Gold |
| Oil giant predicts profit gains on high prices, better margins.(BP PLC, 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| O'Neal crafts nimbler Merrill Lynch.(new chief executive, Stan O'Neal; corporate planning) | Business, international | Ann Davis |
| OPEC ouput quotas likely won't change at ministers' meeting.(Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, oil production) | Business, international | |
| Operating earnings jump 49% amid a big backlog in orders.(Saab AB) | Business, international | |
| Operating profit rises at Tele2.(Tele2 AB) | Business, international | |
| Opposing party views Gephardt as Democrats' top '04 threat.(Richard Gephardt, US Democratic Party; 2004 presidential election) | Business, international | Jim VandeHei |
| Options grant by HealthSouth is off the charts.(Thomas D. Mottola) | Business, international | Carrick Mollenkamp, Jonathan Weil |
| OTE profit declines.(Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.) | Business, international | |
| OTP net rose 42% in quarter.(OTP Bank Rt., 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Overseas expansion boosted retailer's net, sales last year.(Metro AG, net profit) | Business, international | |
| Palm agrees to acquire struggling Handspring.(Palm Inc., Handspring Inc.) | Business, international | Pui-Wing Tam |
| Panel gives WestLB chief support.(WestLB AG, chief executive ) | Business, international | Marcus Walker, Caspar Dohmen |
| Panel urgers U.S. to negotiate free-trade pact with Africa. | Business, international | Lauren Bayne Anderson |
| Paris to reject a call to have 4 executives face charges in U.S.(France) | Business, international | |
| PCCW picks Jack So as chief, bypassing ex-official of Lucent.(PCCW Ltd., new chief executive) | Business, international | Sarah McBride, John Ryan |
| Pechiney accepts Alcan's offer.(acquisition offer) | Business, international | Christopher J. Chipello, John Carreyrou |
| Pechiney SA.(hostile takeover bid by Alcan Inc.) | Business, international | |
| Peninsular & Oriental Steam.(2003 first half net loss) | Business, international | |
| Pepsi's 3rd-quarter net gained on sales rise of snacks, sodas.(PepsiCo Inc., 2003 period) | Business, international | Christina Cheddar Berk |
| Pernod Ricard SA.(2002 net profit) | Business, international | |
| Pernod Ricard SA.(2003 first half net profits) | Business, international | |
| Pernod Ricard SA.(wines and spirits revenues, 2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| Peugeot and Toyota post higher sales in Western Europe.(2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| P&G to buy control of Wella.(Procter and Gamble Co., Wella AG) | Business, international | Edward Taylor, Christiaan Hetzner |
| Philip Morris unit to acquire 75% of Greek tobacco seller.(Philip Morris Holland B.V., Papastratos) | Business, international | |
| Philippine leaders pressure central bank to bolster peso.(currency) | Business, international | Cris Larano |
| Philippine mutineers end siege of mall after political faceoff.(military rebellion, July 2003) | Business, international | James Hookway |
| Philips Electronics NV.(plans to reduce share in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.) | Business, international | |
| Philips to eliminate 1,600 jobs.(Philips N.V.) | Business, international | |
| Pinault-Printemps-Redoute SA.(2003 third quarter revenues) | Business, international | |
| Platex Products Inc.(earnings forecast; 2003 second quarter, full 2003 year) | Business, international | |
| Poland expected to approve EU accession.(European Union membership) | Business, international | David McQuaid |
| Poland hopes EU intergration will restrart its economic miracle.(European Union membership) | Business, international | Justin Keay |
| Portabilty clouds cellphone future.(switching of phone companies, phone numbers) | Business, international | Ken Brown, Jesse Drucker |
| Pottruck is now sole Schwab CEO.(Charles Schwab Corp., chief executive) | Business, international | |
| Pretax profit decreases 5.1% at Audi luxury-car unit.(Audi AG) | Business, international | |
| Pretax profit rose in quarter, but less than expectations.(ThyssenKrupp AG) | Business, international | |
| Prime Minister Miller of Poland offers plan for early elections.(parliamentary elections) | Business, international | |
| Probe of Enron officers intensifies.(Enron Corp.) | Business, international | John Emshwiller |
| Profit falls 26% after charge to buy technological rights.(Guidant Corp., 2003 third quarter) | Business, international | |
| Profit jumps 45% as prices of oil and natural gas surge.(Eni S.p.A., 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Profit rises 14%, but concerns about generic threat linger.(Sanofi-Synthelabo S.A., 2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| Profit rose 7.6% for first half, reflecting Lyonnais purchase.(Credit Agricole S.A., 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| Protestors are likely to present a peaceful front this time.(September 2003 World Trade Organization meeting; Cancun, Mexico) | Business, international | Jim Carlton |
| Publicis Groupe SA.(2002 revenues) | Business, international | |
| Publicis wins Coke's account.(Publicis Groupe, Coca-Cola Co.) | Business, international | |
| Putnam to face fraud charges over mutual-fund trading .(Putnam Investments, Massachusetts) | Business, international | |
| Quarterly net increased 31% as demand for products grew.(Campbell Soup Co.) | Business, international | |
| Rabobank says net climbed 3.3% in '02 on retail operations.(net profit) | Business, international | |
| Reaction to blackout whipsaws price of National Grid's bonds.(National Grid Transco PLC) | Business, international | |
| Regulator fines Lloyds TSB over sale of bond products.(United Kingdom) | Business, international | |
| Regulators take mutual-fund probe to Wall Street.(U.S., probe into alleged improper mutual fund trading) | Business, international | Randall Smith, Tom Lauricella, Ann Davis |
| Remy Cointreau SA.(net profits, year ending in March 2003) | Business, international | |
| Renault SA.(2003 third quarter revenues) | Business, international | |
| Rentokil Initial PLC.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Results swing to net profit, ending three years of losses.(Eidos PLC; fiscal year ending June 30, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Retired Gen. Clark may seek White House.(US Army General Wesley K. Clark) | Business, international | Jacob M. Schlesinger |
| Reuters Group PLC.(core business revenue; 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Rexam PLC.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Rexel to boost capital by 400 million euros.(Rexel S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Ritz-Carlton tops Four Seasons.(hotel survey) | Business, international | |
| Roche swung to loss for 2002, cites heavy litigation charges.(Roche Holding AG) | Business, international | Carey Sargent, Martin Gelnar |
| RTL is likely to pick CEO from German arm.(RTL Group, new chief executive) | Business, international | |
| Russian drug official criticizes U.S. for Afghan heroin surge. | Business, international | Mark Schoofs |
| Russian oil producer says debt rose amid acquisitions.(OAO Sibneft) | Business, international | |
| Russian prosecutors seize tycoons' 44% Yukos stake: developments stall plans for investment, may pressure prices. | Business, international | Susan Warren, Bhushan Bahree, Carla Anne Robbins |
| Russia signals it will join in efforts to ease Iraq debt.(reconstruction of Iraq, United States) | Business, international | Alan Friedman |
| Russia to lift gas-export duty. | Business, international | |
| RWE AG.(2003 first half net profits) | Business, international | |
| Ryanair Holdings PLC.(fiscal 2003 first quarter net profits) | Business, international | |
| Sales in first quarter fell 11%; cost-cutting to be stepped up.(Hagemeyer N.V.) | Business, international | |
| SARS boosts insurers in China.(insurance industry, China; SARS disease) | Business, international | |
| SARS deals new blow to tourism industry on heels of war, terror.(severe acute respiratory syndrome, Iraq war, terrorist attack on Bali) | Business, international | Erika Lederman, Scott Neuman, Constance Mitchell-Ford |
| SARS outbreak exacerbates a mobile-phone glut in China.(severe acute respiratory syndrome) | Business, international | |
| SARS research spurs patent race.(severe acute respiratory syndrome, scientific and corporate patents) | Business, international | Gautam Naik, Michael Waldholz, Antonio Regalado |
| Saudis, Russia set energy pact.(oil industry, partnership) | Business, international | |
| Savia will sell majority stake in Seminis to Fox Paine of U.S.(Mexico, vegetable seeds) | Business, international | Joel Millman |
| Schering-Plough to borrow to meet cash-flow needs. | Business, international | Hollister H. Hovey |
| Schering's net rose 18% for the quarter, but sales may slow.(Schering AG) | Business, international | |
| Schindler Holding AG.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Scholastic Investors Seek Stability.(book publishers reports volatile share price) | Business, international | Ken Brown, Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg |
| Schwab's 1st-quarter profit fell 24%.(Charles Schwab Corp., 2003 first quarter ) | Business, international | Gaston F. Ceron |
| SCH will liquidate investment vehicle.(Santander Central Hispano S.A., Somaen Dos SL) | Business, international | |
| Scor credit ratings are pared.(Scor S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Scor first-half profit doubled on lower costs and provisions.(Scor S.A., 2003 first half ) | Business, international | |
| Scor's revenue rose last year.(Scor SA, 2002) | Business, international | |
| SEC charges AIG with fraud.(US Securities and Exchange Commission, American International Group Inc.) | Business, international | Randall Smith, Theo Francis |
| Second-quarter profit rose; full-year outlook is increased.(Metro AG, 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| SEC recommends U.S. accounting adopt new system.(US Securities and Exchange Commission) | Business, international | Judith Burns |
| Serono's net misses target, but sales, outlook are solid.(Serono S.A., net profits) | Business, international | |
| Share of U.S. Income Doubles for Richest.(tax rate of 22,29% for top 400 rich people) | Business, international | Tom Herman |
| Shares rise as recovery in U.S. economy sets in. | Business, international | Erin Schulte |
| Shell may be returning as suitor for Australia's Woodside Petroleum.(Royal Dutch/Shell Group, acquisition suitor) | Business, international | Andrew Trounson |
| Shire sales increase amid Adderall growth.(Shire Pharmaceuticals Group PLC) | Business, international | |
| Siam Cement plans to sell bonds to tackle debt. | Business, international | Rattaphol Onsanit |
| Six Continents update is dim.(Six Continents PLC, business forecast) | Business, international | |
| SKB Banka?s Selsek does it her way.(Ceska Selsek) | Business, international | Gabriella Stern |
| Societe BIC.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Societe Generale's net tumbles.(net profits) | Business, international | |
| Sodexho Alliance SA.(revenues; year ending August 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Softbank reports loss for quarter.(Softbank Corp., fiscal first quarter of 2003) | Business, international | |
| Software firm raises outlook on positive 3rd-quarter results.(SAP AG, 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| South Africa adopts plan to battle AIDS: sweeping program commits government to providing free antiretroviral drugs. | Business, international | Mark Schoofs |
| South Africa cuts Telkom's price.(Telkom Ltd., share offering) | Business, international | |
| South American trade bloc poses challenge to U.S. talks.(Mercosur trade bloc) | Business, international | Terry Wade |
| South Korea fines conglomerates for unfair business transactions. | Business, international | Hae Won Choi |
| South Korea's Chohung is sold.(Chohung Bank acquired by Shinhan Financial Group) | Business, international | Hae Won Choi |
| South Korea to ease IPO rules.(initial public offerings) | Business, international | |
| Spanish bank's net was flat for 1st half.(Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| Spanish real-estate company posts 26% rise in 1st-half net.(Metrovacesa S.A., 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| Speculators bank on rising euro; dollar pressured.(International Monetary Market show) | Business, international | Adriana Arai |
| Spot prices fall for DRAM chips as demand eases.(dynamic random access memory chips) | Business, international | Yun-Hee Kim |
| Standard Chartered earnings rose 17% in half.(2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| Starbucks Corp.(plans for first store in France) | Business, international | |
| State Farm is likely to post big loss again.(State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., financial loss ) | Business, international | Christopher Oster |
| Stent-device maker pleads guilty in U.S..(Guidant Corp., product flaws) | Business, international | Thomas M. Burton, Patricia Callahan |
| Stillwater's holders clear Norilsk's offer.(OAO Norilsk Nickel, acquisition bid for Stillwater Mining Co.) | Business, international | |
| STMicroelectronics to miss profit goal.(first quarter target) | Business, international | Benoit Faucon, Michael Kolafa |
| Stock vehicles in Asia show improved gains.(stock funds, August 2003) | Business, international | |
| Strong euro and harsh weather contribute to 49% drop in net.(Lafarge S.A., 2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Sulzer AG.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Supermaket's quarterly sales called 'resilient' amid bids.(Safeway PLC, 2003 fiscal first quarter) | Business, international | |
| Supermarket company to post its first-half results Nov. 7.(Ahold N.V., 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| Swatch Group AG.(2003 first half net profit) | Business, international | |
| Swedbank's net profit climbs amid improved credit quality.(FoereningsSparbanken AB) | Business, international | |
| sweden could delay euro entry.(membership in European Union currency) | Business, international | |
| Sweden's prime minister seeks votes for euro.(Goran Persson, Swedish referendum) | Business, international | |
| Swedish bank's net rises 3.8% despite 4.4% revenue decline.(Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| Swiss airline sees shares surge 10%.(Swiss International Air Lines) | Business, international | |
| Swiss economy fell into recession in first quarter.(2003 period, gross domestic product) | Business, international | Martin Gelnar |
| Swiss investigate Kazakh oil deals. | Business, international | Marcus Walker, Steve LeVine |
| Swisslog Holding AG.(new finance chief) | Business, international | |
| Tate & Lyle PLC.(pretax profits; fiscal year ending March 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Taxes lure Buffett to Schwarznegger.(Warren Buffett, economic advisor to Arnold Schwarzneggar's gubernatorial campaign in California) | Business, international | Joseph T. Hallinan |
| TDC AS.(2003 second quarter net profit) | Business, international | |
| Tele2 AB.(2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| Telecom Italia.(2003 first half revenues) | Business, international | |
| Telecom Italia plans debt issue for U.S. investors. | Business, international | |
| Telecom Italia to finance tie-up.(Olivetti S.p.A., Telecom Italia S.p.A.; loan financing) | Business, international | |
| Telefonica posts surge in profit, drop in revenue.(Telefonica S.A.; 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | Mark Beresford |
| Telefonica SA.(resignation of chief operating officer) | Business, international | |
| Telkom Indonesia posts higher net as revenue rises.(2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| Telkom's net profit more than doubles.(Telkom S.A., fiscal 2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| Terra Lycos SA.(2003 first half loss) | Business, international | |
| Terrorist acts imperil Iraq's gains.(postwar reconstruction) | Business, international | Yaroslav Trofimov |
| Thai music firm sees shares rise in trading debut.(R.S. Promotion PCL, initial public offering) | Business, international | |
| Thales SA.(2002 net profits) | Business, international | |
| The Russia strain of bioweapons.(Column) | Business, international | Robert Goldberg |
| Third-quarter profit fell 38%; outlook for full year is weak.(Electrolux AB, 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| Third-quarter revenue rose as heat wave fueled demand.(Danone S.A., 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| Thuraya sees profit ahead.(satellite phone company; Iraq, United Arab Emirates) | Business, international | Simeon Kerr |
| Time to join the Euro.(Column) | Business, international | Melvyn Krause |
| Tiny oil firm sets sights on Iraq.(Gulfsands Petroleum Ltd., Iraqi oil resources) | Business, international | Keith Johnson, Russell Gold |
| Tiscali chief Soru to go into politics.(Tiscali S.p.A., chief executive) | Business, international | |
| Tokyo signals it is uncomfortable with euro's slide against yen.(Japan) | Business, international | Miyako Takebe |
| T-Online International AG.(2003 earnings forecast) | Business, international | |
| Toshiba Corp.(2003 fiscal first half loss forecast) | Business, international | |
| TotalFinaElf profit rises 48%.(2003 first quarter) | Business, international | Michael Wang |
| Total's net grew 7% in quarter as oil, gas production rose.(Total S.A., 2003 second quarter) | Business, international | David Gauthier-Villars, David Pearson |
| Tough videogame competition takes a bite out of net profit.(Nintendo Corp.; fiscal year ending March 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| TPI Polene plans on raising funds to repay debts.(planned stock issue) | Business, international | |
| Traffic fell 1% during August but load factor rose to 85%.(KLM airline, August 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| Treasury prices rebound slightly.(U.S. Treasury prices, August 2003) | Business, international | |
| Tremonti urges bars to Asia goods.(Italian economic minister, European Union) | Business, international | Peter Mayer |
| Trichet urges fiscal restraint.(new head of European Central Bank, European governments) | Business, international | G.Thomas Sims |
| Trinity Mirror PLC. | Business, international | |
| Turkey appears propelled into wider terror conflict: experts say latest attacks suggest a new generation of al Qaeda is on the rise. | Business, international | Yaroslav Trofimov, Marc Champion, Hugh Pope |
| Turkey's prime minister gives EU stern message.(Turkey, proposed membership to European Union) | Business, international | Ian Johnson |
| Turkish sovereign rating rises amid continued drop in debt.(Standard and Poor's rating, Turkey) | Business, international | Margot Patrick, Henry J. Pullizi |
| Two New York commodity exchanges set to move in together.(New York Mercantile Exchange, New York Board of Trade) | Business, international | Peter A. McKay |
| Two shipping firms plan bond sales.(China Vanke Co., Cosco Shipping Co.) | Business, international | |
| U.K. food retailer's net profit gained 16% in fiscal first half.(2003, Tesco PLC) | Business, international | |
| U.K. fund manager makes share offer for rival Edinburgh.(Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Edinburgh Fund Managers Group) | Business, international | |
| U.K. GDP grew at weaker pace in first quarter.(United Kingdom, gross domestic product; 2003 first quarter) | Business, international | Paul Hannon |
| U.K. natural-gas prices climb.(United Kingdom) | Business, international | |
| U.K.'s Emap sells triple-B bonds.(Emap PLC) | Business, international | |
| U.K. tech IPO climbs 17% in debut.(Wolfson Microelectronics PLC, initial public offering) | Business, international | |
| Unicredito Italiano sees net rise 24%.(net profit, 2002) | Business, international | |
| Unilever's profit jumped by 58% in first quarter.(2003 period) | Business, international | Nina Stechler Hayes, Howard Wheeldon |
| United Airlines parent reports wider loss on 18% revenue drop.(2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| United Microelectronic Corp.(2003 second quarter net profit) | Business, international | |
| United Utilities PLC.(net profits; fiscal year ending March 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Universal Music overtures fall flat; as Vivendi weighs asset sales, unit fails to lure buyers.(Vivendi Universal SA's Universal Music Group)(Company Profile) | Business, international | Martin Peers, Jennifer Ordonez, Pai-Wing Tam |
| Upbeat earnings statements, economic outlook spur stocks.(Europe) | Business, international | Tim Falconer |
| USA Interactive set to buy out Expedia.(Expedia Inc.) | Business, international | |
| USA Interactive.(to acquire shares of Hotels.com) | Business, international | |
| U.S. and Germany mend breach.(bilateral relations) | Business, international | Jess Bravin, Greg Hitt |
| U.S. approves Glaxo treatment for depression.(GlaxoSmithKline PLC, antidepressant drug) | Business, international | Michael Reids |
| U.S. believes bin Laden aide killed reporter: alleged Sept. 11 organizer, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, has been held since March.(Daniel Pearl) | Business, international | Steve LeVine |
| U.S. car makers, union huddle.(Big Three auto makers, United Auto Workers; labor contract meetings) | Business, international | Jeffrey Ball, Sholnn Freeman, Lee Hawkins |
| U.S. car sales eased in January.(January 2002)(Brief Article) | Business, international | Joseph B. White, Sharon Silke Carty |
| U.S. eases media-ownership rules.(television stations, newspapers) | Business, international | |
| U.S.-EU Biotech-Food Fight Flares.(bioengineered food trade dispute) | Business, international | Neil Jr. King |
| U.S., Europe disagree on aspects of treaty.(corruption treaty) | Business, international | Bob Davis |
| U.S.-EU to begin talks for new aviation rules.(European Union, single trans-Atlantic treaty) | Business, international | |
| U.S. ex-POWs win Iraq claims.(prisoners of war, 1991 Gulf War) | Business, international | Robert S. Greenberger |
| U.S. Federal Reserve keeps interest-rate target at 1%. | Business, international | |
| U.S. government may run deficit of $480 billion.(budget deficit) | Business, international | John D. McKinnon, Rob Wells |
| U.S. imposes quotas on Chinese fabrics: import caps on textiles tied to White House push for broader talks on trade. | Business, international | Dan Morse |
| U.S. industrial-output data suggest manufacturing rebound. | Business, international | Rebecca Christie |
| U.S. joblessness rose to 6.4% in June.(unemployment, June 2003) | Business, international | Joseph Rebello, Phil McCarty |
| U.S. loophole likely will stay open for generics.(generic drugs) | Business, international | Anna Wilde Mathews, Leila Abboud |
| U.S. probes allegations at mortgage financier.(Freddie Mac) | Business, international | Jerry Markon, Carrie Johnson |
| U.S. SEC appoints chief accountant.(US Securities and Exchange Commission) | Business, international | |
| U.S. SEC eases some of its rules on funds' ads.(U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, mutual fund advertisements) | Business, international | Judith Burns |
| U.S. Senate votes to scrap rules on media's reach.(media companies, expansion) | Business, international | Yochi J. Dreazen |
| U.S. Steel will post charges for job cuts during 3rd quarter.(2003 period) | Business, international | Carlos Tejada |
| U.S. Supreme Court refuses to intervene in Sodexho suit.(class action suit, Sodexho Alliance S.A.'s US food service unit) | Business, international | Mark H. Anderson |
| U.S. trade deficit narrowed in August as car imports fell.(August 2003) | Business, international | Greg Ip, Joseph Rebello, Phil McCarty |
| U.S. Treasurys prices rise on note auction. | Business, international | |
| U.S. truck builder in Oshkosh plans acquisitions in Europe.(Oshkosh Truck Corp.) | Business, international | Michael McHugh |
| Vedior NV.(2003 first quarter profits) | Business, international | |
| VenezuelaEs need for foreign oil continues to grow.(foreign oil dependency) | Business, international | Marc Lifsher |
| Veolia Environment S.A.(2003 first quarter revenues) | Business, international | |
| Verizon, Vodafone sell Iusacell, costly Mexican wireless venture. | Business, international | Joel Millman, Santiago Perez |
| Virus treatments show progress in Hong Kong.(SARS disease) | Business, international | Betsy McKay, Matt Pottinger |
| Visa USA settles debit-card suit in $2 billion pact. | Business, international | Jathon Sapsford, Kara Scannell, Mitchell Pacelle |
| Vivendi diversifies sources of funding, refinances its debt.(Vivendi Universal S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Vivendi posts decline in revenue.(Vivendi Universal S.A., 2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| Vivendi Universal to sell Spencer unit.(Spencer Gifts retail chain) | Business, international | Joseph Pereira |
| Volkswagen's net profit fell 49% in 2nd quarter.(2003 period) | Business, international | Neal E. Boudette, Chris Reiter |
| VW launches redesigned Golf.(Volkswagen AG, Golf compact automobile) | Business, international | Neal E. Boudette, Chris Reiter |
| Waiting for parity in expanded EU.(European Union, memberships) | Business, international | Brandon Mitchener, Douglas Lytle, David McQuaid |
| Wal-Mart posts rise of 14% in net income.(fiscal first quarter of 2003) | Business, international | |
| Wal-Mart shift reflects gains by gay workers.(antidiscrimination policy) | Business, international | Matt Murray |
| Wanadoo swings to profit as costs come under control.(Wanadoo S.A.) | Business, international | |
| Warning by Chubb may do damage to takeover value.(Chubb PLC, financial result warnings for 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| Water-and-sewerage concern reduces annual pretax loss.(AWG PLC; year ending March 31, 2003) | Business, international | |
| Weak dollar, lower spending in China cut revenue outlook.(Wavecome S.A., 2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| Wells Fargo and Co..(Wells Fargo and Co. acquires Pacific Northwest Bankcorp.) | Business, international | |
| Wessanen posts loss for quarter.(Wessanen N.V., 2003 second quarter) | Business, international | |
| WestLB backs away from AWG bid.(acquisition bid for AWG PLC) | Business, international | Elena Berton |
| WestLB CEO plans to step down.(chief executive) | Business, international | |
| WestLB reports loss and warns of staff cutbacks.(2003 first half) | Business, international | |
| Where fund managers think your money should be. Investments in Europe and Asia hold promise, but best on the U.S. should wait. | Business, international | Sara Calian, Mary Missel |
| Whitbread PLC.(fiscal 2003 first half sales) | Business, international | |
| WH Smith PLC.(2003 profit forecast) | Business, international | |
| William Hill PLC.(2003 first half net profits) | Business, international | |
| Worker unrest grows across South Korea. | Business, international | Hae Won Choi |
| World economy is key to U.K. rates.(United Kingdom, interest rates) | Business, international | Gonzalo Vina, Neil Keane |
| Write-down of U.S. filter unit leads to first-half net loss.(Veolia Environment S.A.; 2003 period) | Business, international | |
| WTO orders end to tariffs created by U.S. on steel: EU threatens to retaliate if Bush doesn't drop levies; Japan also weighs action.(World Trade Organization, European Union, George W. Bush) | Business, international | Scott Miller, Carlos Tejada, Neil King Jr. |
| Yell Group PLC.(2003 first quarter revenue, full year forecast) | Business, international | |
| Yellow Corp. agrees to buy competitor Roadway.(Roadway Corp.) | Business, international | Daniel Machalaba |
| Yukos net profit fails to meet expectations for 3rd quarter.(OAO Yukos) | Business, international | |
| Yukos-Sibneft union approved.(merger) | Business, international | |
| Zurich Financial Services AG.(to sell French insurance business to Assicurazione Generali SpA) | Business, international | |
| Zurich Financial to sell parts of U.S. subsidiary.(Zurich Life unit, Bank One Corp.) | Business, international | Charles Fleming, Joseph T. Hallinan |
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