AOL and DirecTV talk sparks possible Time Warner hedge
AOL explores a possible DirecTV bid as a hedge while Time Warner–AOL regulatory review continues. Hughes Electronics confirms it is reviewing options, including a sale, as executives assess a behind the scenes meeting with AOL.
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America Online
Directv
News Corp
Hughes Electronics Corp
el Segundo
Calif
AOL
Hughes
Viacom Inc
Comcast Corp
Time Warner Inc
Time Warner-Aol
Time Warner
David Nall
Squire Sanders & Dempsey
Washington, D.C
Bush's plan for tax cuts and spending to shape prosperity
Bush signals a large scale fiscal push aiming to extend growth with a 1.3 trillion dollar across the board tax cut over ten years plus 500 billion dollars in new spending and targeted programs. Analysts weigh effects on savings, debt, the Fed, and international markets while Congress holds the fate of the plan.
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Washington
George W. Bush
Bush
Congress
Congressional Budget Office
Dick Cheney
Rity
Fed
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
David Hale
Zurich Financial Services
Goldman Sachs
CBO
Steven Slifer
Lehman Brothers
Senate
House of Representatives
al Gore
Thei
Capitol Hill
Earnings outweigh election hurts techs and blue chips
High tech stocks tumbled after Compaq warned of disappointing fourth quarter results while Whirlpool also signaled weak profits. Retail sales fell 0.4 percent in November, pressuring the Dow to retreat from an early 120 point gain as investors weighed a potential Fed rate cut against a protracted election stalemate.
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New York
Compaq Computer
Charles White
Avatar Associates
Dow Jones
Dow
Standard & Poor
Tate
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Fed
United States
White
Avatar
Chris Dickerson
Gainesville
Commerce Department
General Motors
Wal-Mart
Compaq
Dell Computer
Microsoft
Claire’s
General Semiconductor
Papa John's International
Wall Street
Alan Ackerman
Fahnestock & Co
Japan
Britain
Germany
France
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Oval Office
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