Verizon, Union to Resume Talks Today |
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About 78,000 Verizon Communications workers from Virginia to Maine remained on the job while contract negotiations continued Sunday. Full Story
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AP Photo ROBERT F. BUKATY
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Verizon Talks to Resume Talks Sunday |
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About 78,000 Verizon Communications workers from Virginia to Maine remained on the job while contract negotiations continued Sunday. Full Story
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AP Photo ROBERT F. BUKATY
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Facts About Verizon Communications |
Facts and figures about Verizon Communications, according to the company, and its unionized workers, according to their unions: Full Story
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Verizon, Unions to Continue Talks Sunday |
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Citing some progress, negotiators for Verizon Communications and its unions took a break from the bargaining table early Sunday and agreed to resume talks with government mediators later in the day. Full Story
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AP Photo ADAM HUNGER
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Verizon Talks Go Past Strike Deadline |
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Verizon and union negotiators worked through a midnight strike deadline with talks headed into early morning hours Sunday. About 78,000 telephone operators and technicians from Virginia to Maine were told to report to work as scheduled. Full Story
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AP Photo ADAM HUNGER
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Verizon, Unions Agree to Continue Talks |
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Verizon and union negotiators agreed late Saturday to continue contact talks beyond a midnight strike deadline and workers were told to plan to report to work as scheduled Sunday, union officials said. Full Story
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AP Photo ROBERT F. BUKATY
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Verizon, Unions Talk As Deadline Nears |
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Less than two hours from a midnight strike deadline, negotiations between Verizon Communications and unions intensified late Saturday as labor leaders assessed whether enough progress was being made to delay a walkout by 78,000 workers. Full Story
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AP Photo MARY ALTAFFER
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Muslims Embrace New Finance Alternatives |
For more than a decade, Daoud Othman and his family have rented a small apartment and dreamed of owning a home with a yard for the children to play in. Full Story
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Facts, Figures About Verizon Comm. |
Facts and figures about Verizon Communications, according to the company, and its unionized workers, according to their unions: Full Story
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Verizon, Unions Talk As Deadline Looms |
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Negotiators for Verizon Communications and two unions representing 78,000 phone company workers met with federal mediators Saturday as a midnight strike deadline neared. Full Story
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AP Photo MARY ALTAFFER
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Kodak to Buy Laser-Pacific Media Corp. |
Film giant Eastman Kodak Co. said Friday it agreed to buy Laser-Pacific Media Corp. for $30.5 million in an effort to establish a presence in the television post-production market. Full Story
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Northwest to Delay Employee Stock Buyback |
Northwest Airlines says it won't immediately buy back $226 million in stock issued to employees in return for wage concessions that kept the airline out of bankruptcy in 1993. Full Story
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Wheeling-Pitt Emerges From Bankruptcy |
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, two years and eight months after seeking protection from its creditors amid a slowing economy and fierce competition from imported steel. Full Story
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Detroit's Big Three Report Lower Sales |
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Detroit's Big Three automakers each reported July sales declined from a year ago, but last month's industrywide results were the best so far this year and automakers appear optimistic about prospects for the rest of 2003. Full Story
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AP Photo GARY C. KNAPP
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Northwest to Delay $226M Stock Buyback |
Northwest Airlines said Friday it won't immediately buy back $226 million in stock issued to employees in return for wage concessions that kept the airline out of bankruptcy in 1993. Full Story
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Coke Ends Drink Dispute With Burger King |
Coca-Cola Co. and one of its largest customers, Burger King, have resolved a dispute over Frozen Coke, ensuring the fast-food chain will continue to sell the slush drinks at its restaurants. Full Story
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ChevronTexaco's 2Q Profit Rises Sharply |
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ChevronTexaco Corp. said Friday its second-quarter earnings nearly quadrupled, and vowed to become even more profitable with a financial tune-up that will include selling nearly half its U.S. gas stations. Full Story
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AP Photo PAUL SAKUMA
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Wall Street Pullback Ends Winning Streak |
Wall Street pulled back Friday after a lackluster employment report renewed investors' worries that the economic recovery would not be as speedy as hoped. The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 80 points to end a four-week winning streak. Full Story
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Verizon, Unions in Talks to Avoid Strike |
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Contract talks continued for a third day Friday between Verizon Communications and unions representing 78,000 East Coast workers as the government's top mediator worked to avert a weekend strike. Full Story
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AP Photo MARY ALTAFFER
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Euro Disney Tourism Thin This Summer |
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Mickey Mouse is smiling a lot less in Europe these days. Full Story
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AP Photo FRANCOIS MORI
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Judge in Conseco Case Defers Ruling |
The judge in Conseco Inc.'s bankruptcy case deferred ruling on the insurer's reorganization plan Friday, giving the company and the remaining objectors more time to work out a settlement. Full Story
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Stocks End Lower on Lackluster Jobs Data |
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Wall Street pulled back Friday after a lackluster employment report renewed investors' worries that the economic recovery would not be as speedy as hoped. The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 80 points to end a four-week winning streak. Full Story
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Friday's Wall Street Glance |
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Court Blocks Bid on Tobacco Case Fees |
A state appeals court has rejected a judge's bid to re-examine the "excessive" fees New York lawyers earned for suing tobacco companies in 1997. Full Story
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Negotiators Work to Avoid Verizon Strike |
Contract talks continued for a third day Friday between Verizon Communications and unions representing 78,000 East Coast workers as the government's top mediator worked to avert a weekend strike. Full Story
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