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Date: 18 November 2003
By Dow Jones
Dow Jones
Federal Communications Commission restarts its informal clock, counting down time on agency's review of News Corp's DirecTV deal, with completion set for mid-December (S)
Date: 18 November 2003
New York Times on the Web wins award from Online News Association for coverage of war in Iraq; award is in breaking news category in competition among Web sites that are affiliated with newspapers or television news organizations; Boston.com, Web site of Boston Globe, is honored in category of enterprise journalism for its coverage of sexual abuse by priests of Roman Catholic Church; New York Times on the Web and Bostom.com are owned by New York Times Co; other winners noted (M)
Date: 18 November 2003
By Rafael Hermoso
Rafael Hermoso
New York Mets general manager Jim Duquette says catcher Mike Piazza, contrary to news reports, has never expressed desire to play in American League or discontent over decision to move him to first base for number of games next season; says he is not worried that Piazza will seek trade (M)
Date: 18 November 2003
By Charlie Leduff
Charlie Leduff
Hollywood celebrities are on hand in Sacramento for Arnold Schwarzenegger's inauguration as governor of California, along with more than 700 reporters from 14 countries; photo of Rob Lowe (M)
Date: 18 November 2003
By Jere Longman
Jere Longman
Discovery of new steroid THG, previously undetectable, raises suspicions that many if not most elite athletes use performance enhancing drugs to achieve success in their sport, and also elicits some shrugs from media and sports fans who wonder why athletes should be subject to selective moralizing, considering thousands of people use testosterone and other drugs to improve sex lives, stop hair loss and defy aging; photos (M)
Date: 18 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Corning might record one-time restructuring expense from its semiconductor business in fourth quarter; might also reduce value of its Samsung Corning Corp venture (S)
Date: 18 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
DuPont agrees to sell its Invista synthetic fibers business to Koch Industries for $4.4 billion (S)
Date: 18 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Dycom Industries, which provides engineering and construction services to telecommunications industry, agrees to acquire UtiliQuest Holdings Corp for $120 million; UtiliQuest is controlled by Oaktree Capital Management and GFI Energy Ventures (S)
Date: 18 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Freddie Mac will announce its two- and three-year note sales quarterly instead of once year to give itself more flexibility in selling debt (S)
Date: 18 November 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
MMO2 posts its first profit since it was spun off from BT Group two years ago; net income was 23 million pounds ($39 million) for six monts ended Sept 30, compared with loss of 277 million pounds year earlier; sales rose 21 percent, 2.68 billion pounds; chief executive Peter Erskine comments; photo (S)