Stocks and Bond(s), James Bond.
U.S. Business
Never Say Never Again. I don't want to say, "I told you so", but, didn't I tell you so? The
reports on local
UAWs'
rejection of
Caterpillar's
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latest compromise.
Live and Let Die. The
takes a look at
Bio-Vascular
(BVAS)
, which manufactures "tissue-based implantable patches used to reinforce or repair tissue or to prevent leakage of air, blood or other bodily fluids around a surgical wound."
For Your Eyes Only. Anyone else know the amusing trick involving a
Land O'Lakes
butter box? The
reports that Land O'Lakes is becoming more of a national player in the dairy food and agricultural supply sectors by pursuing a strategy of leveraging its branded products.
Boeing
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and rival
Airbus Industrie
will gather in Singapore this week for the Asian Aerospace Show, which is second only to the Paris Air Show in size and importance. In the
Seattle Times
.
Dr. No. Independent Counselor or Energizer Bunny? Kenneth W. Starr has turned up as the "counsel of record" representing
Hughes Electronics
, whose parent company is
GM
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, in a possible Supreme Court battle over employee pension fund benefits. Too bad he isn't as cuddly as the bunny. In the
Los Angeles Times
.
It may be "crunchy," but it sure feels good. The
Albuquerque Journal
reports that
Wild Oats Markets
(OATS)
, the No. 2 national natural-foods grocer, has announced plans for three nonprofit centers that will offer alternative health care services including acupuncture and massage therapy.
Michael "Goldfinger" Eisner's mouse ears may be out of wack after this year's
Disney
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annual meeting. In the
Financial Times
.
Business Abroad
On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The
Telegraph
reports that
Sony Pictures
(
(SNE) - Get Report
SNE ADR) is suing
MGM's United Artists
claiming ownership rights to
.
Meanwhile,
Sean Connery
is not considered worthy of a knighthood because of his political activities. Connery is an active supporter of the Scottish Nationalist Party, which advocates independence for Scotland. In the
South China Morning Post
.
Check out the
Discovery Channel's
The Real 007
tonight at 8 p.m.
The
South China Morning Post
reports that
Merrill Lynch's
Asia strategy team was all smiles on Friday as Taiwan's Weighted Index moved to a five-month high.
However, things were in the red for the red. The
reports that China, although spared the currency panics that spread last year from Thailand to South Korea, "faces the collapse of its real estate boom, the specter of widespread bank failures, rampant deflation and a sharp slowdown in its growth rate."
Licence to Kill. The
Financial Post
reports that Canadian oil and gas producers and service firms are hoping that their Libyan contracts do not become casualties if Canada participates in military action against Iraq.
Call me old-fashioned, but I just don't trust milk in a box. The
Financial Times
reports that
Parmalat
, "one of Italy's leading food producers, launched the first equity-linked contract denominated in euros."
Life In America: Ain't It Wacky?
And from the "I thought Robert Downey Jr. was still in jail" file... A New Jersey man has been arrested for sneaking into houses and joining strangers in bed. In the
South China Morning Post
.
"A computer foul-up at a Texas jail gave six months of freedom to a man serving four life sentences for a series of robberies, according to the San Antonio Express-News." In the
.