Tuesday, October 22, 2002


World Business Briefing: Asia. TAIWAN: Chip Company'S Profit Misses; JAPAN: Bond Sale Limit May Change;.
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World Business Briefing: International. SOUTH KOREA AND EUROPE:;.
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Canadian Bank's Invasion of U.S. Fizzles. Canadian Imperial will "substantially" reduce or close the United States operations of Amicus, the unit it set up to lead the charge into the United States. By Bernard Simon.
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Confidence Erodes in Big Swiss Engineering Company. ABB, the house that Percy Barnevik built, is crumbling and investors, banks, analysts and ratings agencies no longer appear willing to support it. By Alison Langley.
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Court Deals New Setback to Europe's Antitrust Policy. A European Union court overturned a ruling by the union's executive body that had blocked a proposed corporate takeover on antitrust grounds. By Paul Meller.
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Cost Moves Aid BellSouth's Profit. BellSouth said hat its third-quarter profit rose on lower investment costs. By Bloomberg News.
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Layoffs at First Boston. Credit Suisse First Boston laid off its chief market strategist, Tom Galvin, and dozens of analysts in equity research as part of cutbacks announced two weeks ago. By Bloomberg News.
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Wider Support Is Sought For Disclosing Fund Votes. Three organizations urged investors to campaign for a new regulation that would require mutual fund companies to disclose how they voted on company issues. By Gretchen Morgenson.
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AOL Expected to Keep Inquiry Open. AOL Time Warner executives plan to leave open the possibility that its internal revenue inquiry will continue indefinitely. By David D. Kirkpatrick.
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Big Turnaround at Nissan Leads to Record Profits. Thanks to strong sales of Altima and Infiniti cars and progress in cutting costs, Nissan Motor will announce record profits for the six months ended Sept. 30. By Ken Belson.
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Shops Set Where Industries Were Once at Home. The owners of the Atlas Terminals industrial park in the Glendale section of Queens plan to turn half of it into a retail and office complex. By Sana Siwolop.
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For Prospective Tenants, Cash Is King. Frisco, Texas is paying companies to move there, offering them cash to sign leases in the few office buildings that have been built. By Michael Brick.
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Stocks End Lower on Dim Forecasts. Stocks fell as downbeat financial outlooks from chipmaker Texas Instruments put the brake on the broad market's recent 15 percent rally from 5-year lows. By Reuters.
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The Science and Politics of Super Rice. Reversing its once-enthusiastic embrace of genetic experiments, China has imposed restrictions on many domestic varieties of genetically modified crops. By Joseph Kahn.
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'Jesus' Inscription on Stone May Be Earliest Ever Found. A stone box bearing the engraved words "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" could be the earliest known artifact relating to the historical Jesus. By John Noble Wilford.
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