Japanese stocks rebound as investors seek recovery gains
Investors flock to Tokyo helped by a 60 percent Nikkei rebound in the past year and optimism over a robust 6.4 percent Q4 2003 growth. Analysts cite improving bank balance sheets, corporate restructuring, and strong earnings from KDDI Nippon Steel Honda and Matsushita as signs the market may sustain the rally.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo Stock Exchange
Richard Jerram
ING Securities
World Bank and
International Monetary Fund
Apri
U.S
Merrill Lynch
Jerram
Mizuho Financial Group
UFJ
Kddi Corp
Nippon Steel Corp
Honda Motor Co
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co
Private firms expand domestic-partner benefits nationwide
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation reports more than 1,000 private employers and colleges added domestic partner health benefits in 2003, an 18 percent rise. About 40 percent of Fortune 500 firms now offer such benefits, with Massachusetts legalizing same sex marriage on May 17 and potentially influencing other states.
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Washington
Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Kim I. Mills
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Large Business Federation
America
Cheryl Jacques
Human Rights Campaign
Mayday Manufacturing Sees Growth Boost Economy
In Denton Texas Mayday Manufacturing adds 20 workers and expands with half a million dollars in new equipment as demand from jetliner parts and Boeing orders signals a broader manufacturing upturn. Analysts caution that sustained hiring hinges on continued gains in jobs and energy prices.
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KRT
Mayday Manufacturing Inc
Mike Nelson
Mayday
U.S
Mayday’s
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Boeing
Rosenberg
Merrill Lynch
Nelson
Coke and Pepsi ready midcalorie sodas for dieters
Coca Cola and PepsiCo plan national launches of C2 and Edge, half sugar and calories, aimed at weight conscious shoppers. Early tastings at the Food Marketing Institute show. Executives praise taste without diet aftertaste, targeting women and other calorie aware consumers while defending the products as additions, not replacements.
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Pepsi
Food Marketing Institute
Donna Albertson
The
Good House
Buck
Rogersville
Ohio
Coca-Cola
Matt Martin
Atlanta
Martin
David DeCecco
Purchase
N.Y
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