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Date: 30 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
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In 2004, the City Got Its Pulse Back
Date: 30 December 2004
By Joyce Purnick
Joyce Purnick
Joyce Purnick column suggests that New York City got back on track in 2004 after several years of tragedy and recovery; lists what she wishes for prominent city residents and institutions in new year: photo (M)
At Leak Inquiry's Center, a Circumspect Columnist
Date: 31 December 2004
By Lorne Manly and Adam Liptak
Lorne Manly
Robert D Novak, longtime conservative columnist and pundit who has rarely shied away from controversy, is uncharacteristically circumspect central figure in federal investigation into who leaked name of CIA agent Valerie Plame; photo; chronology of his comments on issue; Novak revealed name in July 2003 column about her husband, Joseph Wilson, who had debunked Bush administration's claim that pre-war Iraq sought uranium in Niger; he refuses to say if he is among journalists subpoenaed by grand jury and has spoken dismissively about legal threats facing Judith Miller of The New York Times and Matt Cooper of Time; colleagues and media ethics observers are divided on his responsibility (M)
HORMEL TO BUY CLOUGHERTY FOR $186 MILLION
Date: 31 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Hormel Foods Corporation said yesterday that it had purchased the Clougherty Packing Company for $186 million, adding Dodger Dog hot dogs to a product line that includes Spam luncheon meat and Jennie-O Turkey. Clougherty, known for its Farmer John brand of pork products, was expected to have revenue this year of $420 million, Hormel said. Hormel, based in Austin, Minn., said the acquisition would increase its presence in the Southwest and among Hispanic consumers. Clougherty Packing, which is privately held, is based in Vernon, Calif.
HOLLINGER INTERNATIONAL DELAYS ANNUAL REPORT
Date: 30 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
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NIKE TO APPEAL CHINESE COPYRIGHT RULING
Date: 31 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nike Inc. said yesterday that it would appeal a Chinese court ruling ordering it to pay a cartoonist 300,000 yuan ($36,000) for copyright infringement. A Beijing court ruled on Wednesday that a stickman figure used in a worldwide Nike advertising campaign infringed on the copyright for the ''Little Matchman'' character created by a Chinese cartoonist, Zhu Zhiqiang. The court ruled that Nike must also post a public apology to Mr. Zhu on the Web site Sina.com, The Beijing Star Daily newspaper reported, citing a court statement. Wen Liyuan, a Nike spokesman in Shanghai, said the ''the stickman works of Nike were created and completed independently by a third party under the commission of Nike.'' Nike is in Beaverton, Ore.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TO TAKE CHARGES FOR RETIREMENT PLAN
Date: 30 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
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PROXIM CUTS FORECAST FOR REVENUE IN FOURTH QUARTER
Date: 30 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
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CITIGROUP SEEKS PERMISSION TO SUE PARMALAT UNITS
Date: 30 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Citigroup asks US Bankruptcy Court for permission to sue units of Parmalat in Ecuador and Paraguay to recover almost $11 million; Parmalat Paraguay owes Citigroup $4.8 million and Parmalat del Ecuador owes bank $6 million (S)
Technology Briefing | Hardware: Intel Will Release New Laptop Chips
Date: 31 December 2004
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Intel Corporation will release a new version of its Centrino laptop chips next month to win more orders from home users. The chip package will have improved sound and graphics that rival the quality found in desktop machines, Anand Chandrasekher, vice president of Intel's laptop business, said. Intel, based in Santa Clara, Calif., said more than $5 billion worth of Centrino chips had been sold since their introduction in March 2003.