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28th of February 1995 News
Nieuws zoals het verscheen op de voorpagina van de New York Times op 28 februari 1995
POLL FINDS PUBLIC DOUBTS KEY PARTS OF G.O.P.'S AGENDA
Date: 28 February 1995
By Richard L. Berke
Richard Berke
Eight weeks after Republicans assumed control of Congress and vowed to make the Government more responsive, Americans are dubious about central elements of the party's legislative agenda on issues that include welfare, crime, military spending and the Federal budget deficit, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll. Republicans are generally more supportive than Democrats and independents of what the new leadership in Congress is trying to do. But Republicans, too, express misgivings about the course taken by Speaker Newt Gingrich and his loyalists. Most Americans believe that Congress should stress jobs and crime -- issues that have not been top priorities for Republicans this year -- and health care, which has not been on the agenda of the new Congress at all.
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Clubs May Just Have To Replace Fans, Too
Date: 28 February 1995
By Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr
Robert Mcg
If the baseball strike continues beyond opening day and the 1995 major league season is played with replacement players, a new poll suggests that owners can expect a sharp drop in stadium attendance while two-thirds of the fans will continue to watch games on television. Those were among the findings of a New York Times/CBS News poll that also found broad fan support for the owners' quest for a salary cap, a narrow preference for continued negotiations over forced arbitration, a resounding rejection of Government involvement and an indication that the strike has caused an erosion of interest in a sport that had been losing fans for years.
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SHARES OF AST RESEARCH RISE ON PLAN BY SAMSUNG
Date: 01 March 1995
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of AST Research Inc., a maker of personal computers based in Irvine, Calif., rose sharply yesterday after the Samsung Electronics Company of Korea said late Monday that it was buying a 40.25 percent stake in AST for $378 million. The move is expected to help AST resolve cash problems that it encountered after missing several crucial product introductions, resulting in a loss of $62.2 million in the first half of the 1995 fiscal year. Shares of AST rose $1.8125, to $16, in Nasdaq trading.
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AMERICAN MAIZE CHAIRMAN GETS STOCK OFFER
Date: 28 February 1995
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The American Maize-Products Company said yesterday that a Malaysian investment company had offered to buy the class B shares held by its chairman and his family for $44 a share. If the offer for the 47.3 percent stake in class B shares is accepted, the company, Usaha Tegas, would then offer $40.25 a share for the remaining 9.3 million American Maize shares, giving its offer a total value of about $416 million.
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SAMSUNG BUYS 40% OF AST RESEARCH FOR $378 MILLION
Date: 28 February 1995
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Samsung Electronics Company, South Korea's largest electronics maker, said early today that it had signed a deal to buy a 40 percent stake in AST Research Inc. for $378 million. AST, based in Irvine, Calif., and the world's sixth-largest maker of personal computers, said on Feb. 9 that it was in talks with Samsung, as well as other companies it did not identify, about possible investments in the company. Analysts have said that AST, which posted a loss of $22.3 million for the quarter ended on Dec. 31, could use a partner with deep pockets to help it stay competitive. As the largest shareholder of AST, Samsung would have an important channel for exports of its computers and peripherals, Samsung said in a statement.
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STANDARD & POOR'S CUTS J. P. MORGAN'S CREDIT RATING
Date: 28 February 1995
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
J. P. Morgan & Company's AAA credit rating was lowered by the Standard & Poor's Corporation, which cited increasing risks in the company's fast-growing trading and investment banking businesses. Ratings on debt issued by J. P. Morgan's banking unit, the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, were affirmed by S.& P. Morgan Guaranty's debt continues to be rated AAA, the highest grade possible. The holding company saw its senior debt lowered to AA+ and its subordinated debt cut to AA from AA+. Two weeks ago, Moody's Investors Service lowered its rating on J. P. Morgan's senior debt to Aa2 from Aa1, and its rating on Morgan Guaranty Trust to Aa1 from Aaa.
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Federated to Add Jobs
Date: 28 February 1995
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Federated Department Stores Inc. said today that it would add 250 jobs at its Cincinnati headquarters and nearby offices.
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New McGraw-Hill Unit
Date: 01 March 1995
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
McGraw-Hill Inc. has formed a unit to consider opportunities for its information products and publications. The group combines Business Week magazine; the publication services group, with more than a million clients in computer, communications and other fields, and Tower Group International, a provider of trade management services.
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Stocks Fall Sharply in Japan
Date: 01 March 1995
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Stocks traded sharply lower here today amid concern about fallout from Barings P.L.C.'s $1 billion loss in derivatives linked to the Japanese market, as well as the yen's strength against the dollar. "People are worried about who else might be exposed to Barings' problems," said Kazuma Yoshimura, a trader at Nikko Securities.
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Adler Coleman Shut Down
Date: 28 February 1995
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Adler Coleman & Company, a stock clearing firm, has been shut down by regulators as a result of losses stemming from the collapse of Hanover Sterling & Company. Adler clears stock transactions for at least nine smaller investment banking and brokerage firms. Hanover Sterling, shut down by regulators on Friday because it failed to meet capital requirements, was among Adler's largest customers.
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