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...from sixth to fourth place in global steel production. Pfizer Upsizer The race for pharmaceutical consolidation continued apace as Pfizer announced a $60 billion takeover of Pharmacia. The move solidifies Pfizer's top spot in the global drug industry. IBM Sings the Big Blues IBM, the world's largest com-puter company and leading tech indicator, reported a 97% fall in quarterly earnings. IBM warned that technology spending may stay slow this year. The Sweet Smell of Sale German drug giant Bayer is selling its Haarmann & Reimer fragrances and flavor unit to Sweden's EQT for 31.66 billion. The move...
...alone among embattled European CEOs. Only three weeks ago, Jean-Marie Messier was removed as chief executive of French media giant Vivendi, where a string of acquisitions had left the company with a pile of debt and a slumping share price. France Télécom chairman Michel Bon is also under pressure because of high debts. In the past, Europe's clubby business atmosphere meant a consensus approach to decision making and often protected executives from being removed by their boards, which were dominated by friends. Deutsche Telekom probably won't find a new leader until after...
...That's a tall order, especially in the post dot-com bust. The company's performance has been dogged by its $17.1 billion in debt from all those acquisitions, and by questions familiar to many big media conglomerates these days: How do you really evaluate such complex entities? Vivendi's holdings are more disparate than most; they include the water company, a movie studio, a telecom provider and a book publisher. While the company is by some measures outperforming its competitors (the company reported 17 percent revenue growth last quarter, compared with 7 percent growth...
...Yorkers were almost scarily polite. That's not entirely the case anymore; people scream at each other in the streets more now, but still, something has changed - a new gentility does seem to have taken hold. Conspicuous consumption is so 2000, and not just because the dot-com bust means nobody has the resources to consume conspicuously anymore. Nationwide, as a mini-baby boomlet of children conceived last fall hits full stride, we're reminded that we are still hopeful for the future...
...chalet features a private terrace, the finest linens and a huge bathroom with sauna. Blanket Bay's five-course dinners include such native specialties as venison medallions and scallops from the Tasman Sea. And the all- New Zealand wine list features delicious reds from Central Otago. Visit blanketbay. com for more information...