Lubrizol reports strong fourth quarter and yearly profit
Lubrizol Corp posts Q4 earnings of 25.5 million dollars or 49 cents per share on 497.7 million in revenue, up 22 percent from a year ago. full year profit reaches 118.5 million dollars or 2.30 per share on 1.98 billion in sales. Goodyear board ends the dividend after 66 years to boost cash flow by about 84 million. stock dips to near 4.22 dollars before closing around 4.30.
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Factory orders rebound as December rise offsets auto weakness
U S manufacturers seen demand grow 0.4 percent in December after a 0.8 percent fall in November. Computers and household appliances lead gains while autos lag. ISM index hints at continued expansion though Iraq war worries weighed on Wall Street.
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Commerce Department
Wall Street
Iraq
ISG backs Bethlehem Works redevelopment plans
International Steel Group says it supports redeveloping the Bethlehem plant into a mixed retail and commercial complex. ISG previously sought Bethlehem Steel land and Martin Tower, but now backs both Bethlehem Works and Bethlehem Commerce Center as part of a potential 16 million ton capacity steel firm.
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Bethlehem Works
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Answering an on road need without a cell phone
A reader describes avoiding cell phones while in traffic and explains a real life example of notifying a host from a stalled Route 95. The column answers with a method to call a neighbor to relay a message and notes a service by SoundBite Communications for mass calls with a prerecorded message.
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Jerry
Microwave News
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Brian
SoundBite Communications
SoundBite
Soundbite.com
Investors sell off as war fears weigh on Wall Street
Investors hoard profits amid war anxiety ahead of a U.N. Security Council address by Colin Powell. The Dow dropped 9.53 to 8013.29, Nasdaq fell to 1306.15, and S&P 500 slid to 848.20 as analysts warned of lingering uncertainty and weak earnings. CVS rose after strong Q4 results while Cisco and AIG moved on earnings and charges.
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Iraq
Wall Street
U.N
Lowry
Palm Beach
Fla
Dow Jones
Dow
Standard & Poor
Powell
U.N. Security Council
Jack Caffrey
J.P Morgan
Caffrey
Familiar Phrase Hidden in Letter Arrangement
A puzzle asks readers to spot a well known phrase within a scrambled or patterned set of letters. The solution reveals a common saying formed by the arrangement, encouraging wordplay and observation.
Dollar slides amid Powell UN speech jitters
The dollar fell against major currencies amid market uncertainty ahead of Colin Powell's United Nations address. Traders eyed a possible step toward war with Iraq, pushing risk aversion higher and sending the dollar to about 1.3442 Swiss francs before easing to 1.3474. The euro rose to about $1.0877 and the yen softened to 119.73.
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Dow Jones/ AP
United Nations
U.S
Colin Powell
Powell
United States
Iraq
European stock indices slide amid mixed regional data
The day ended with declines across Europe as France's CAC 40 fell 3.2 percent, Britain's FTSE 100 dropped 2.7 percent, and Germany's DAX declined 4.3 percent, underscoring cautious market sentiment.
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