Disney board again spurns Comcast

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Walt Disney Co. shareholders' 43 percent vote against the continued reign of company chairman Michael D. Eisner enhanced the prospects of Comcast Corp., whose merger bid was rejected by the Disney board and by Eisner personally. However, the Disney board stated that they doubt whether the new Comcast overture would to lead to a transaction beneficial to Disney shareholders.

Financial management, Motion picture & video production, Motion picture industry, Eisner, Michael D., Walt Disney Co., Investor relations, Video production companies, Film and video production companies

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Pluck and Steinways are key: A Phila. Piano merchant is thriving in a shrinking market

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Al C. Rinaldi, the owner of Jacobs Music Co. has become the region's top seller of Steinways, the best-known brand of high-end pianos and has learned to thrive in a shrinking market. Steinway is widely considered as one of the best pianos because of its painstaking handmade construction and price tags in the range of German luxury cars.

Market share, Musical instruments, Company market share, Musical instruments industry, Rinaldi, Al C.

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Malvern firm's software brings space date to life

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Analytical Graphics Inc. of Malvern PA provided graphic data to help the public understand the flight patterns of space shuttle Columbia. Paul Graziani, president, offered to help NASA after the accident, as the company has provided animated images for other space vehicles.

Services information, Guided missiles and space vehicles, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, Space research and technology, Space Shuttle System, Space Shuttle Vehicle, Computer software industry, Software industry, Services, Accidents, Space shuttles, Company services, Analytical Graphics Inc.

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