The Way We Live Now: 7-11-99: Word & Image; Hidden in the Web
Date: 11 July 1999
By Max Frankel
Max Frankel
Max Frankel article says consumers of on-line news pay for their 'free' news by exposing themselves to precisely targeted advertising and may eventually pay by getting a diminished product; notes that while billions of dollars are being invested into development and control of the means of information transmission, investment in the actual gathering and analysis of the news is in apparent decline except at a handful of traditional news organizations; photo (L)
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A Newspaper War Unfolds in Red Bank
Date: 11 July 1999
By Lisa Suhay
Lisa Suhay
Article on controversy among Two River Times, weekly newspaper in Red Bank, NJ, owned by Geraldo Rivera, and competing weeklies The Hub and The Tri City News; Rivera has decided not to sell his paper and has made disparaging remarks about his competition; photos (M)
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SYSCO TO BUY A CALIFORNIA MEAT DISTRIBUTOR
Date: 10 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sysco Corp will buy Newport Meat Co (S)
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DuPONT TO COMPLETE ITS DIVESTITURE OF CONOCO
Date: 10 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Du Pont sets terms for splitting off its 70 percent stake in Conoco Inc (S)
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RACING CHAMPIONS GETS AN OFFER OF $11 A SHARE
Date: 10 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Racing Champions Corp gets buyout offer from Enna Corp (S)
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SHARES OF GENERAL GROWTH FALL AFTER STOCK SALE
Date: 10 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of General Growth Properties fall after company sells 10 million new shares to Lehman Brothers Inc at below-market price (S)
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CLARIANT SOLD HOLDINGS
Date: 10 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Hoechst AG sells its entire stake in Clariant AG for $2.9 billion; graph (S)
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THAILAND CUTS BANK RATE
Date: 10 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Thailand's central bank cuts its official bank rate for second time in two weeks, cutting rate 1.5 percentage points, to record low of 4 percent, effective immediately (S)
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Red Wings Sign Wregget as Backup
Date: 10 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Detroit Red Wings sign free-agent goalie Ken Wregget as backup for Chris Osgood; Wregget agrees to multiyear contract (S)
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AT&T Plan for Japan Cable Clears Hurdle
Date: 10 July 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
FCC grants license to group of companies led by AT&T to build undersea fiber optic cable between US and Japan (S)
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