Essay; Storm Of Hype
Date: 08 March 2001
By William Safire
William Safire
William Safire Op-Ed column on the non-blizzard of '01 and the bias of National Weather Service and media to make dire predictions about the weather (M)
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8th of March 2001 News
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Battle Erupts on Paper's Quest For Earnhardt Autopsy Photos
Date: 08 March 2001
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
Orlando Sentinel is in Florida court pressing its effort to examine photographs of autopsy on Dale Earnhardt, auto-racing idol who died on last lap of Daytona 500; says it does not want to publish photos, merely have them examined by experts to determine whether a head restraint could have saved Earnhardt's life; has support of several news organizations and First Amendment advocates, but Nascar fans are lobbying Gov Jeb Bush and Legislature to exempt autopsy photographs from liberal public records law (M)
PHILIP MORRIS INCREASES INVESTMENT IN ARGENTINA
Date: 08 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Philip Morris Incre
ALCOA TO BUY GENTEK HOLDINGS, A SIDING MAKER
Date: 09 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Alcoa Inc agrees to buy Gentek Holdings, maker of vinyl and aluminum siding, from Genstar Capital Corp (S)
EARNINGS AT TOYS 'R' US BEAT EXPECTATIONS
Date: 08 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Toys 'R' Us Inc says profit rose 6.8 percent in fourth quarter ended Feb 3; net income rose to $251 million compared with $235 million in year-earlier quarter; sales fell 4.5 percent, to $4.8 billion from $5 billion; chief executive John Eyler will replace Michael Goldstein as chairman; Goldstein will remain director (S)
TRW TO REDUCE ITS WORK FORCE BY 1%
Date: 08 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
TRW To Reduce Its Work
LILLY SAYS F.D.A. WARNING WON'T SLOW PRODUCTION
Date: 09 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Eli Lilly & Co is warned by Food and Drug Administration about flaws in manufacturing procedures after plant inspection for Lilly's application to sell injectable form of its top-selling schizophrenia drug Zyprexa; Lilly expects to fix deficiencies and be ready for FDA inspection in two months (S)
CREE SHARES DROP 31% AFTER A WARNING ON PROFIT
Date: 09 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Cree Inc fall 31 percent after company says its fourth-quarter profit will not meet forecasts (S)
Metro Business Briefing; BANK TO CROSS HUDSON
Date: 09 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Commerce Bancorp, holding company for New Jersey-based bank that stays open on Sundays, plans to open 30 branches in Manhattan (S)
GENETIC CHIPS ARE FLAWED
Date: 08 March 2001
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Affymetrix, maker of gene chips used in drug research, says it has found flaws in one line of products and offers replacements; found errors in data taken from mouse genes used to design one type of its gene chips, glass wafers with DNA fragments affixed to their surfaces; replacing defective chips may cost up to $4 million (S)