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Date: 30 August 2000
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Richard N Kaplan is expected to resign as president of US news-gathering operation of CNN, which is planning a major reorganization of its management in view of declining ratings; there are conflicting reports on whether Kaplan is leaving on his own accord or if he has been asked to leave (M)
Date: 31 August 2000
By Jim Rutenberg
Jim Rutenberg
Departure of Richard N Kaplan as president of CNN's US operations and revamping of its entire executive structure reflect network's failure to maintain ratings in face of increasing competition in cable news and the absence of the kinds of stories that have made CNN the network to turn to in times of crisis; CNN is expected to shift from the sophisticated, expensive and highly produced programming that Kaplan had hoped would lift ratings and toward a rougher, newsier feel and stories with a broader audience appeal; photos; graphs of ratings of CNN, CNBC, MSNBC and Fox News (M)
Date: 30 August 2000
Editorial says latest Wall Street hoax, which shaved more than $2 billion off market value of Emulex Corp, was mostly case of greed taking advantage of lax vigilance (S)
Date: 30 August 2000
By Julie Salamon
Julie Salamon
Julie Salamon Critic's Notebook column reviews Hopkins 24/7, new six-part documentary series from ABC News that captured three months of life and death at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore; photos (M)
Date: 31 August 2000
By David Barstow
David Barstow
Sen Joseph I Lieberman and Dick Cheney are running starkly different campaigns for vice president as they strike out on their own; Cheney largely keeps low profile, staging small events, sticking to familiar speech script and avoiding reporters from national news groups; Lieberman is more active, drawing larger crowds and courting media coverage; photo (M)
Date: 31 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Philip Morris Companies raises quarterly dividend by 10 percent (S)
Date: 30 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Motorola Inc agrees to buy Printrak International Inc for $160 million, gaining a maker of software that will improve fire and police dispatching on Motorola's two-way radios (S)
Date: 31 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Strike at Earthgrains Co plant in Fort Payne, Ala, spreads to five other bakeries where worker contracts have expired; workers are represented by Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union (S)
Date: 30 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Eaton Corp will sell its automotive business that makes switches that control windows and door locks and focus on its drivetrain and specialized sensors operations (S)
Date: 31 August 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Duke Energy Corp will buy natural gas-storage unit of NiSource for $250 million and assume $150 million in debt for NiSource's Market Hub Partners (S)