Journalists Are Making Very Much Of a Little
Date: 03 August 2000
By Rick Lyman
Rick Lyman
Carefully scripted Republican National Convention had given journalists little actual news to cover until former Pres Gerald R Ford was hospitalized with stroke, former Pres Bush attacked Pres Clinton for deriding his son and Dick Cheney was nominated for vice presidency (M)
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The Networks' Tricky Business of Covering the Scripted Emptiness
Date: 02 August 2000
By Caryn James
Caryn James
Caryn James Critics Notebook article on television coverage of Republican National Convention; holds broadcast networks are correct in giving non-news circus as little coverage as possible (M)
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Watch Your Back, Harry Potter; A Wizardly Comuter Game, Diablo II, Is a Hot Seller
Date: 03 August 2000
By Alex Berenson
Alex Berenson
Diablo II, Dungeons and Dragons-like computer game for older teenagers and adults from Blizzard Entertainment, sells more than million copies worldwide and is within striking distance of popular Harry Potter books in terms of revenue; is on track to be one of top selling computer games but has won little attention in media; unlike Potter books, which have won praise for drawing videogame-crazed and television-besotted children back to reading, Diablo II has drawn condemnation for ensnaring players in morbid world view and gluing them antisocially to computer screen; photos; graphs (M)
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DYNEGY IS ACQUIRING EXTANT FOR $152.5 MILLION
Date: 03 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dynegy Inc of Houston, one of largest American energy traders, will acquire closely held Extant Inc for $152.5 million in cash and stock (S)
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ADVANTA WARNS OF LOWERED EARNINGS EXPECTATIONS
Date: 03 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Advanta Corp, mortgage and home equity lender, warns 2000 earnings will be lower than expected because of government restrictions that limit amount of loans company can make; says earnings for year will probably total between $2.18 and $2.38 per share (S)
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INTEL TO BUY TRILLIUM FOR $300 MILLION
Date: 02 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Intel Corp agrees to buy closely held Trillium Digital Systems Inc for about $300 million in cash and stock, giving the largest computer chip maker more software for building networking products (S)
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FIRST AMERICAN AND TRANSAMERICA FORM PARTNERSHIP
Date: 03 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
First American Corp, biggest US title insurer, forms partnership with Intellitech, Transamerica's real estate information unit, to create largest property database in nation (S)
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON ALZHEIMER'S DRUG NEARS APPROVAL
Date: 02 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Johnson & Johnson's treatment for Alzheimer's disease, Reminyl, is close to Food and Drug Administration approval (S)
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TERAYON AGREES TO BUY MAINSAIL FOR $163 MILLION
Date: 02 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Terayon Communication Systems Inc, No. 2 maker of modems for cable television lines, agrees to buy closely held Mainsail Networks Inc for about $163.8 million in stock to add networking gear (S)
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CADBURY SCHWEPPES BUYS SOUTHERN TEXAS BOTTLER
Date: 02 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cadbury Schweppes PLC of Britain says Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group, its US unit, has acquired Grant-Lydick Beverages Co, a southern Texas bottler (S)
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