NovaCare expects first-quarter profit to fall short, sending shares plunging
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King of Prussia, PA-based health-services provider NovaCare Inc. reported that it expects its fiscal first-quarter per-share earnings to be as much as 50% below 1997's level, as the company continues to struggle with the industrywide problem of moving to a new Medicare-payment system. Problems in the long-term care business are blamed for the company's poor showing.
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Reported that it expects its fiscal first-quarter per-share earnings to be as much as 50% below 1997's level
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1998
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Levi Strauss to cut 1,000 jobs in the U.S., propose closing four European plants
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Levi Strauss & Co. will downsize almost 1,000 jobs in the US and plans to shutdown four production facilities in Europe. The proposed plant closings would lower the company's labor force by approximately 20%. Levi's announced that it would shutdown to finishing centers in El Paso and Amarillo, Texas. This move would lead to the downsizing of approximately 990 jobs.
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Levi Strauss to downsize almost 1,000 jobs in the US and plans to shutdown four production facilities in Europe
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1998
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Hilifiger's fashion empire starts to show some wear; sales growth slows and stock slips as men opt for rivals cheaper clothes
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Tommy Hilfiger Corp. is experiencing a slowdown in its core, casual menswear business. When corporate casual first appeared in the early 1990s, confused men flocked to Mr. Hilfiger because he offered a recognizable brand name and stylish products. Now many men are turning to cheaper clothes from Banana Republic, J. Crew, the Gap Inc. and American Eagle Outfitters.
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Is experiencing a slowdown in its core, casual menswear business
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1998
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