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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 2004
Page
6
The Sept 17 2004 Market Watch diary covers New York Stock Exchange activity with brief notes on listings, openings, and notable trades. It highlights early price movements, sector shifts, and sector leaders shaping that day’s trading tone.
Middletown based AK Steel Corp says October surcharges will add 157 per ton to flat rolled carbon steel shipments and 295 per ton to electrical steel invoices. The increases from September are 15 and 55 respectively. Stainless surcharges posted on AKSteel com. Prices reflect raw material and energy costs.
Carnival Corp and plc reported third quarter earnings up 40 percent to a record, with net income of 1.03 billion dollars or 1.23 a share for June through August. Revenue gains came from higher ticket prices and onboard sales, surpassing analysts' average estimate of 1.20 a share.
United Airlines said it is in talks with its unions about an additional 500 million in cost cuts as it seeks a new bankruptcy exit plan. This would add to 655 million annual savings identified recently and 2.5 billion in wage and benefit cuts already made, separate from pension plan eliminations saving 4.1 billion over five years.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reaches a 1.2 billion deal to sell its automotive group, nearly half of last year’s sales. The Cypress Group and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners buy Cooper-Standard Automotive, based in Novi, Michigan. The unit posted about 1.66 billion in revenues in 2003 and makes fluid handling and body sealing systems.
Butler County unemployment held at 4.1 percent in August and job losses totaled 400. Hamilton’s rate fell to 6.3 percent while Fairfield declined to 2.9 percent. Statewide, the August rate rose to 6.3 percent and national unemployment eased to 5.4 percent. Manpower outlook suggests modest hiring later in the year. Employment gains since January: Butler County up 3,300. Hamilton up 600. Fairfield up 500.
Prosecutors allege cigarette makers misrepresented risks and nicotine addictiveness while marketing to youths. The $280 billion federal suit targets Philip Morris USA, Altria, the Council for Tobacco Research, and the Tobacco Institute. In July a judge ruled a prior state settlement does not shield the industry from the federal action. Also in July the court fined Philip Morris USA and Altria $2.8 million for deleting emails relevant to the case.
Justice Department lawyers attend a meeting with industry attorneys but no settlement is reached. The session aims to resolve antitrust or regulatory issues, with both sides presenting positions but failing to bridge key gaps in proposals.
In May 2002 a judge denied a motion by tobacco defendants under racketeering laws. In June a judge ordered a British tobacco firm to hand over a memo the Justice Department seeks as potential evidence. The memo concerns alleged evidence destruction and is subject to appeal.
The government pursues a five year-old civil racketeering case against US cigarette makers seeking $280 billion for alleged decades long deception about smoking dangers and nicotine addiction. Judge Gladys Kessler allows the RICO action but bars recovery of sick smoker treatment costs.
Ohio Casualty officials pitched technology as a path to higher performance at an New York investors gathering. CEO Dan Carmichael cited future growth from tech leadership while discussing a 450 worker layoff and hurricane impacts in Ohio Casualty states. CTO John Kellington noted an automated policy system went live two years early and claims adjusters use wireless field gear. Independent agent Brian Bartosh praised the single entry interface reducing time and logins across multiple carriers.
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