STARBUCKS ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE CHANGES
Date: 13 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Starbucks Corp says Jim Donald will take over as president and chief executive on March 31 when Orin Smith retires; Jim Alling is promoted to new position of president of Starbucks Coffee US (S)
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BORDERS GROUP TO REPORT LOSS THIS QUARTER
Date: 13 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Borders Group Inc will report loss in third quarter and fourth-quarter profit will miss analysts' estimates (S)
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TENET TO SELL 3 HOSPITALS IN MASSACHUSETTS
Date: 13 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Tenet Healthcare Corp sells three hospitals in Massachusetts for about $126.7 million to Vanguard Healthcare Systems Inc (S)
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ABBOTT TO ACQUIRE EAS FOR $320 MILLION
Date: 12 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Abbott Laboratories acquires EAS, maker of diet and energy supplements, from North Castle Partners for about $320 million (S)
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM TO BUY 4 CHEMICAL PLANTS
Date: 13 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Occidental Petroleum Corp acquires four chemical plants from Vulcan Materials Co for at least $214 million to increase production of chlorine and to cut costs; plants are in Wichita, Kan, Geismar, La, and Port Edwards, Wis (S)
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MAKER OF TRAUCK AXLES CUTS 2004 FORECAST
Date: 13 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Dana Corp cuts its 2004 earnings forecast as much as 16 percent (S)
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COURT BACKS BABCOCK & WILCOX PLAN TO LEAVE BANKRUPTCY
Date: 12 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Babcock & Wilcox unit of McDermott International wins court approval of its plan to emerge from bankruptcy by putting assets worth about $1.75 billion into trust to pay more than 222,000 asbestos-injury claims (S)
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MERRILL LYNCH HIRED TO EXPLORE SALE OF PERMAL GROUP
Date: 12 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Permal Group, hedge fund manager owned by Worms & Cie of France, hires investment bankers from Merrill Lynch & Co to explore possible sale (S)
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PHELPS DODGE SELLS STAKES IN COPPER MINE IN PERU
Date: 12 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Phelps Dodge Corp will raise as much as $500 million by selling minority stakes in mine in Peru to Cia de Minas Buenaventura and Sumitomo Corp in effort to triple its copper output there (S)
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WAL-MART NAMES VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES
Date: 12 October 2004
By Bloomberg News
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Wal-Mart Stores says Dollar General Corp executive Lawrence Jackson will join company as vice president for human resources, succeeding Coleman Peterson, who resigned in April (S)
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