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NYSE advanced 1385 new highs 56, declined 1891, new lows 0, unchanged 157. Volume 1,868,922,568. Nasdaq advanced 1190, declined 1888, new lows 0, unchanged 0. Volume 2,175,463,678.
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Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 2005
Page
5
Oracle completes PeopleSoft acquisition finalizes takeover
Oracle Corp has completed its $10.5 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft Inc after 97 percent of stockholders tendered shares at $26.50 each. The deal ends an 18 month battle, with Oracle previously planning 6,000 job cuts but signaling possible retention of more workers to reassure customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Oracle Corp
PeopleSoft Inc
Redwood Shores
PeopleSoft
Oracle
Securities and Exchange Commission
Enron Directors Reach $168 Million Settlement
Eighteen former Enron directors agree to a 168 million dollar settlement with shareholders after a collapse caused by inflated sales and profits. Ten directors will contribute 13 million from profits made before the company’s reveal. No wrongdoing is admitted. court approval pending. The suit has recovered nearly 500 million for shareholders to date.
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San Francisco
Enron Corp
Enron
Retirees to get drug benefit under ISG plan
United Steelworkers retirees who lost health care in four steel bankruptcies will get a prescription drug benefit starting March 1. Eligible are hourly workers from LTV Steel Bethlehem Acme Metals Georgetown Steel, plus surviving spouses. About 35,000 retirees and spouses may gain, with 25 dollar monthly premiums and a trust funded by ISG and contributions through 2008.
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Cleveland
Steel Company
United Steelworkers of America
LTV Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Acme Metals
Georgetown Steel
LTV Corp
International Steel Group Inc
Spous
Acme Steel
ISG
ISG Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association
USWA
Leo Gerard
David
McCall
Ohio
Transport deaths lead in Florida and California farm work
An AP review shows transportation deaths as the top cause of farm worker fatalities in Florida with 83 deaths and 400 injuries since 1992, while California leads in total farm labor deaths over a decade. The piece cites crowded vans, lack of seat belts, and weak enforcement as key factors, notes improved oversight since 2002, and highlights staffing gaps between state and federal regulators.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Jose Luis Garcia Pichardo
Mexico
Florida
Garcia Pichardo
Associated Press
California
Roberto Perez
Lake Worth
U.S. Department of Labor
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
State Department of Labor
Mark Whitten
Alison Sidlo
Sprint and Virgin eye IPO for Virgin Mobile USA venture
Sprint Corp and Virgin Group reportedly seek an initial public offering for their U S wireless joint venture Virgin Mobile USA LLC The Wall Street Journal cites anonymous sources noting banks have been asked for public listing proposals but no final decision has been made Spokesmen for Sprint and Virgin declined comment The deal context includes Sprint Nextel’s planned $35 billion merger to create a 38 million subscriber wireless company and Virgin Mobile’s 2002 service launch across the United States
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Overland Park, Kan
Sprint Corp
Virgin Group
U.S
Journal
Virgin Partners
Sprint
Scott Stoffel
London
Will Whitehorn
Virgin Mobile
Overland Park
Kan
At&t Corp
ESPN
Walt Disney Co
Qwest Communications International Inc
Nextel Communications Inc
SEC probes safety claims by Taser International
Federal regulators examine Taser International safety studies and a $1.5 million year end sale to a Prescott distributor amid questions from analysts. Shares dropped nearly 18 percent after the disclosures and ongoing scrutiny.
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Taser International Inc
Securities and Exchange Commission
Taser International
Prescott
Taser
Tom Smith
SEC
Smith
Scottsdale
Arizona Republic
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