AMERICAN AIRLINES WINS APPEAL IN FEDERAL LAWSUIT
Date: 04 July 2003
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Federal appeals court upholds trial court's decision throwing out claims by government that American Airlines, unit of AMR Corp, had illegally added flights to drive discount carriers from Dallas-Forth Worth market; Justice Dept had accused American of engaging in predatory behavior against Vanguard Airlines, Western Pacific Airlines and Sun Jet (S)
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SOFTWARE GIANT MISSES PROFIT AND SALES FORECASTS
Date: 04 July 2003
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Siebel Systems Inc says in second-quarter that ended June 30, sales were $330 million to $334 million and profit was about 2 cents a share; both figures are lower than expected (S)
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BIG FLORIDA CONCRETE MAKER BUYS A NEW UNIT
Date: 04 July 2003
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Florida Rock Industries Inc, leading maker of concrete products in Southeast, agrees to buy Lafarge Florida Inc unit of Lafarge SA for about $122 million in stock to supplement its operations in Fla (S)
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CARLYLE TO SELL MEDIA UNIT TO LEVERAGED BUYOUT FIRM
Date: 04 July 2003
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Willis Stein & Partners, leveraged buyout firm, agrees to buy book, music and video supplier Baker & Taylor Inc from Carlyle Group Inc for $255 million (S)
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BIG AIR FREIGHT CARRIER MIGHT SEEK BANKRUPTCY
Date: 04 July 2003
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc, which carries freight for other airlines, says it might file for bankruptcy protection to complete debt restructuring started in Mar (S)
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NEWS SUMMARY
Date: 04 July 2003
INTERNATIONAL A3-9 Top General in Iraq Says War Is Still On The commander of allied forces in Iraq said at a news conference, ''We're still at war,'' on a day in which 10 American soldiers were wounded in three separate attacks and in which the United States announced a $25 million bounty on Saddam Hussein. A1 Senators returning from a trip to Iraq said American forces there were stretched dangerously thin, and some of the lawmakers urged sending more troops. A10
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For the Jihad, 'Good News'
Date: 05 July 2003
Text of audiotape reportedly made by Saddam Hussein
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Sweden's Bank Lowers Key Rate
Date: 05 July 2003
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Sweden's central bank reduces benchmark interest rate quarter point, to 2.75 percent, lowest rate since 1953; unemployment rate rose to 5.6 percent in June from 4.8 percent year earlier (S)
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Hewlett in Deal for Online Security Unit
Date: 05 July 2003
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Hewlett-Packard reaches agreement to acquire SelectAccess, unit of British-based computer-security product maker Baltimore Technology, for $13.8 million (S)
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Platinum Producer Issues Profit Warning
Date: 05 July 2003
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Anglo American Platinum Corp, world's largest platinum producer, reduces 2003 production forecast to 2.3 million ounces and says full-year profit will drop significantly as result of strong South African rand (S)
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