NBA to expand web video with Intel tie up
The NBA will partner with Intel to broaden basketball video offerings on its websites while preserving relations with TV networks. Early season will feature highlight packages and archival tidbits, with later access to more archives and stats, culminating in fans creating custom game feeds from multiple camera locations.
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NBA
Intel Corp
National Basketball Assn
David Stern
Inktomi Corp
FastForward Networks
Inktomi
FastForward
SEC urged to ensure Integrity of audits
A parade of business leaders urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to move aggressively to ensure the integrity of corporate audits by big accounting firms that increasingly solicit lucrative consulting work. With proposed rules to split auditing and consulting, investors worry about objectivity. Blue chip stocks fell while high tech drifted up as third quarter earnings and market direction concerns weighed. Dow fell 51.05 to 11182.18 and Nasdaq rose 44.38 to 3893.89. Soybean futures tumbled on record production concerns.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Chicago Board of Trade
Merger Proposed Between J P Morgan and Chase H Q
Financial powers announce merger linking J P Morgan and Chase H Q to create a global banking powerhouse. The new group would run investment banking wealth management asset management and private equity under J P Morgan while retail banking credit cards and mortgages would operate as Chase. Regulatory and shareholder approvals are still required.
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Ron Mandle
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co
J.P. Morgan
Europe
Chase
Warner
Chase and J.P. Morgan Adapt to Globalized Finance
In a fast changing world, Chase Manhattan and J.P. Morgan & Co. face modernization and globalization. Mergers and IPOs surge as Congress loosens Glass-Steagall limits, enabling worldwide deals. Wealth and tech shifts push banks to offer a full service supermarket of finance.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller’s Bank
J.P. Morgan
Chase Manhattan Corp
J.P. Morgan & Co
Congress
Chase+Morgan
Credit Suisse Group
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Co
UBS AG
Paine Webber Group Inc
Chase
United States
Thomson Financial Securities Data
Newark
Richard Peterson
Thomson
States seek contract protection for farmers under big firms
Sixteen states including Iowa and Colorado plan new protections for farmers who grow livestock or grain under contract with large firms. Rules would require plain language contracts, a three day review, no confidentiality, a first priority lien for payments, protection against retaliation for joining producer groups, and civil action rights. The list of states includes Iowa, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Governor Vilsack recently acted to curb secrecy in contracts. Iowa remains a leading hog producer.
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Lowa
Kansas
Iowa
Tom Miller
Miller
Lisa Hardaway
Center For Rural Affairs
Walthill
Neb
Colorado
Indiana
Kentucky
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Tom Vilsack
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