News Corporation's Profit Rises on Strong Cable Ad Sales
Date: 04 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
News Corp reports net income of $536 million for fiscal first-quarter ended Sept 30, up 27 percent from year-earlier period; sales rose 12 percent to $5.19 billion (S)
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SFBC WILL PAY $245 MILLION FOR PHARMANET
Date: 04 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
SFBC International, provider of research and development services to pharmacutical industry, acquires research company PharmaNet for $245 million (S)
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HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES FACES REGULATORY SUPERVISION
Date: 04 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Huntington Bancshares is in negotiation with Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with inquiry involving auto leases; expects to be placed under supervision by local bank regulators (S)
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CHUBB RECEIVES NOTICE FROM OHIO REGULATOR
Date: 03 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Insurer Chubb Corp receives investigative demand from Ohio Atty Gen Jim Petro in connection with state's probe into possible antitrust violations (S)
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FOREST LABORATORIES DELAYS DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICINE
Date: 03 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Forest Laboratories says development of experimental blood-pressure drug larcanidipine will be delayed because patients in clinical trials did not respond as expected (S)
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PENN NATIONAL WILL BUY A FELLOW CASINO OPERATOR
Date: 04 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Penn National Gaming acquires Argosy Gaming Corp for $1.4 billion (S)
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COURT RULING WILL GIVE GOODRICH A $145 MILLION GAIN
Date: 04 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Goodrich Co says recent Federal judgment upholding $82.8 million tax refund to former Goodrich unit Coltec Industries will likely result in $145 million gain (S)
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PFIZER BUYS RESEARCH SITE IN CALIFORNIA FOR $372 MILLION
Date: 03 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pfizer Inc acquires research facility in La Jolla, Calif, from Slough Estates of Great Britain for $372 million (S)
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MEDQUIST DOUBTS RELIABILITY OF '02 AND '03 RESULTS
Date: 03 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Medquist says its regulatory filings in connection with 2002 and 2003 are not reliable (S)
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WYETH FOUND LIABLE FOR $2.1 MILLION IN DIET DRUG CASE
Date: 04 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Jury finds Wyeth liable for $2.1 million awarded to four women in connection with fen-phen diet treatment (S)
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MCCORMICK PURCHASES DUTCH SPICE MAKER FOR $73 MILLION
Date: 03 November 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
McCormick & Co acquires Dutch spice maker C M van Sillevoldt for $73.7 million (S)
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