Lies, Justice, the American Way
Date: 29 December 1996
By Jeff Stryker
Jeff Stryker
ABC's Primetime Live expose about unsanitary practices of supermarket chain, and chain's lawsuit challenging network's reporting tactics, prompts questions about whether it is always wrong to lie; photo (M)
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VIVRA STOCK FALLS ON NEWS OF FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
Date: 28 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Vivra Inc stock falls on announcement of Federal investigation of billing practices in kidney-dialysis business (S)
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U. S. BANCORP TO BUY CALIFORNIA BANK FOR $35 MILLION
Date: 28 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US Bancorp agrees to buy Business and Professional Bank for $35 million in cash as bank continues to expand in California (S)
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NORDSTROM LOWERS FOURTH-QUARTER ESTIMATE
Date: 28 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Nordstrom Inc says it will report lower-than-expected earnings in its fourth quarter because of slow holiday sales (S)
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UNOCAL BEGINS BUYBACK OF UP TO $400 MILLION IN STOCK
Date: 28 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Unocal Corp begins buyback of as much as $400 million in common stock (S)
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MICROTOUCH SHARES DROP AS EARNINGS ARE LOWERED
Date: 28 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Microtouch Systems Inc shares fall ten percent after company lowers 1995 and 1996 earnings because of costs of legal dispute with Japanese distributor, Nissha Printing Co; 1995 net income is now put at $1.7 million, 1996 income at $3.8 million (S)
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Chrysler Raises Some Prices
Date: 28 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Chrysler increases prices on 1997 vehicles by up to $200; also offers rebates on certain models (S)
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Dealer Group Delays Choice
Date: 28 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
National Assn of Securities Dealers again postpones announcement of replacement for Joseph Hardiman, retiring chief executive (S)
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S.E.C. Pushing Broker Scrutiny
Date: 28 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
SEC urges securities firms to intensify focus on broker supervision, finding they are not doing enough to weed out problem brokers (S)
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Texas Company Sues Lloyd's of London Lloyd's
Date: 28 December 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stewart & Stevenson Services Inc sues Lloyd's of London over its refusal to pay judgment in lawsuit that Stewart & Stevenson lost to Serv-Tech Inc in July (S)
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