Geraldo Accepts Fox Offer, But NBC Vows to Match It
Date: 20 November 1997
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Geraldo Rivera, host of most popular interview program on cable network CNBC and longtime host of syndicated talk show, accepts offer to jump to Fox News network as host of both nightly newscast and interview program; top executives at NBC, which owns CNBC, say they will try to keep Rivera by fashioning matching offer to give Rivera much more exposure on NBC, possibly including NBC News programs (L)
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN DEAL FOR AMATI COMMUNICATIONS
Date: 20 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Texas Instruments Inc agrees to buy Amati Communications Corp for $395 million, topping bid from Westell Technologies Inc (S)
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CAMBRIDGE TECH TO PAY $127.8 MILLION FOR CHADWICK
Date: 19 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cambridge Technology Partners Inc will acquire British consultant Peter Chadwick Holdings Ltd for about $127.8 million in stock (S)
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PHELPS DODGE TO SELL A UNIT FOR $480 MILLION
Date: 19 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Phelps Dodge Corp agrees to sell 90 percent of subsidiary, Accuride Corp, to Accuride's management and affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co for $480 million; Phelps Dodge will retain ownership of 10 percent (S)
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WACHOVIA AGREES TO A $71 MILLION DEAL FOR AMERIBANK
Date: 19 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wachovia Corp acquires Ameribank Bancshares of Hollywood, Fla, for $71 million in stock (S)
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PHYSICIANS RESOURCE GROUP DISMISSES CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Date: 20 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Physicians Resource Group Inc dismisses is chairman-chief executive Emmett Moore; company will be managed by three executives while it looks for replacement; reports third-quarter profit fell 6.1 percent, to $3.3 million from $3.5 million in year-earlier quarter (S)
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TIME WARNER TO SELL 3 CABLE SYSTEMS TO PARTNERSHIP
Date: 20 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Time Warner Inc agrees to sell some cable systems in three Southern states to partnership of Renaissance Media Partners LLC and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, a unit of Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co, as part of effort to trim $17 billion of debt; financial terms undisclosed; cable systems are in southeastern Louisiana, Picayune, Miss, and Jackson, Tenn (S)
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SEAGATE WARNS OF LOWER RESULTS IN ITS SECOND QUARTER
Date: 19 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Seagate Technology Inc says earnings in its second quarter will be below analysts' expectations because of weak demand for high-end computer disk drives and steep price declines (S)
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FIRST CHICAGO TO BUY DETROIT BROKER FOR $95 MILLION
Date: 19 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
First Chicago NBD Corp acquires Roney & Co, regional brokerage firm in Detroit, for $95 million in cash; First Chicago has formed partnership with Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co of Japan to sell derivatives and other products for companies in Asia (S)
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TOTAL RENAL CARE IN $1.1 BILLION DEAL FOR RIVAL
Date: 20 November 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Total Renal Care Holdings Inc will buy Renal Treatment Centers for $1.1 billion in stock (S)
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