Public Anger Against U.S. Still Simmers In Beijing
Date: 17 May 1999
By Elisabeth Rosenthal
Elisabeth Rosenthal
Public anger percolates in Beijing over NATO bombing of Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, even though both Chinese and American officials show signs that height of crisis has passed; US Amb James Sasser says relationship between both countries is not permanently damaged and can be repaired over time; comments by Chinese officials and in Chinese media noted; photo (M)
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South Africa After Nelson Mandela
Date: 17 May 1999
Editorial says few nations that have made transition to democracy have emerged with as solid a politicial system as South Africa has; praises Nelson Mandela's five-year presidency, expresses some concerns about likely successor Thabo Mbeki, and hopes Mbeki will overcome oversensitivity to criticism
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G.O.P. Publisher Who Insults His Own
Date: 16 May 1999
By Donna Greene
Donna Greene
Article on Ralph R Martinelli, publisher of eight weekly newspapers in Westchester County, NY, who, despite his Republican Party affiliation, has been challenging alleged corruption by Eastchester Supervisor James E Cavanaugh and State Sen Nicholas A Spano; photos (M)
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1999 Hasn't Been Stellar For Two Big Hedge Funds
Date: 16 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
diary: 1999 hasn't been stel
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Bank of America Settles Charges on Bonds
Date: 17 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bank of America Corp will pay $187.5 million to settle charges it illegally kept unclaimed bond proceeds from State of California and more than 1,000 cities, counties and public agencies statewide; bank does not admit liability or wrongoding under settlement (M)
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Ebay and Skytel In a Venture
Date: 17 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ebay Inc and Skytel Communications Inc will introduce service that lets customers monitor and participate in on-line auctions away from their computers (S)
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Health Network Interests Dell
Date: 17 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dell Computer Corp and two other companies seek to invest as much as $30 million in Drkoop.com Inc, on-line consumer health care network co-founded by former Surgeon General C Everett Koop; other companies are Quintiles Transnational Corp and FHC Internet Services LC (M)
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Deutsche Telekom Won't Revise Its Initial Bid for Telecom Italia
Date: 17 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Deutsche Telekom AG dashes investors' hopes that it would sweeten its $82 billion offer for Telecom Italia SpA before Olivetti SpA's hostile bid closes at end of week; Olivetti offer has received acceptance of 1.28 percent of Telecom Italia common shares; Olivetti says it will reject shares if it gets less than 35 percent and will accept all shares if it gets more than 67 percent; investors generally tender their shares in final days of offer period (M)
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GE Capital to Buy $11 Billion In Loans From Japanese Bank
Date: 17 May 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
GE Capital, financial services arm of General Electric Co, will buy $11 billion United States commercial loan portfolio of Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan; this is GE Capital's fifth acquisition or venture in Japan since last year; terms of transaction not disclosed; GE Capital bought 790 billion yen in assets ($6.44 billion) from Japan Leasing, bankrupt affiliate of Long-Term Credit Bank, in Japan; Long-Term Credit Bank, which was declared insolvent in October, is seeking buyer (M)
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