Business Wire articles from January 1 2004

Business Wire archives from January 1 2004

Auto Club: 2003 Ends with Lower Gas Prices; National Average Begins Expected Downward Trend.
January 1, 2004... News Editors/Lifestyle Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 For the fifth straight week, the average price of gasoline dipped last week across Southern California. At the end of the year, the price of regular gasoline in...

Independent Trustees Named Co-Chairs of MFS Funds' Boards; Boards Believe This is Best Practice to Serve Shareholders.
January 1, 2004... Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 The members of the Boards of Trustees of the MFS Funds ("Funds' Boards") announced today that they have elected two long-time board members, who are not affiliated with the Funds'...

Sewell Saab HUMMER Opens in Collin County; Area's First Saab HUMMER Dealership Starts New Year at Dallas North Tollway and Park Boulevard.
January 1, 2004... Business Editors/Automotive Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 Sewell Saab HUMMER's new facilities will be open for business on Monday, Jan. 5, at 1645 Dallas Parkway, just a half block south of the Shops at Willow Bend. ...

Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for Wal-Mart, Altria Group, Pepsico, Goodyear Tire & Rubber and Marvell Technology.
January 1, 2004... Business Editors SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 StockPickReport.Com (IARD#119079) http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=bwtop makes these short-term stock recommendations: Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) - BUY...

Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for Internet Capital Group, Baxter International, Tellabs, BP and Biogen.
January 1, 2004... Business Editors SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 StockPickReport.Com (IARD#119079) http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=bwtop makes these short-term stock recommendations: Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq:ICGE) - BUY...

Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for Micron Technology, Amgen, Maxim Integrated Products, Linear Technology and Gilead Sciences.
January 1, 2004... Business Editors SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 StockPickReport.Com (IARD#119079) http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=bwtop makes these short-term stock recommendations: Micron Technology Inc (NYSE:MU) - WEAK BUY...

Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for Intel, Brocade Communications, Freeport McMoRan, Charles Schwab and iShares MSCI Japan.
January 1, 2004... Business Editors SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 StockPickReport.Com (IARD#119079) http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=bwtop makes these short-term stock recommendations: Intel Corp (Nasdaq:INTC) - BUY...

Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for Hewlett-Packard, Durban Roodepoort Deep, Medimmune, Bank One and Western Digital.
January 1, 2004... Business Editors SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 StockPickReport.Com (IARD#119079) http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=bwtop makes these short-term stock recommendations: Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) - WEAK BUY...

Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for EMC Corp., V.I. Technologies, Washington Mutual, Eli Lilly & Company and LSI Logic.
January 1, 2004... Business Editors SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 StockPickReport.Com (IARD#119079) http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=bwtop makes these short-term stock recommendations: EMC Corp (NYSE:EMC) - BUY...

Stock Market Ratings by StockPickReport.com for Ford Motor Co., JP Morgan Chase, Best Buy, Wells Fargo and Placer Dome.
January 1, 2004... Business Editors SHREVEPORT, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 StockPickReport.Com (IARD#119079) http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=bwtop makes these short-term stock recommendations: Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) - STRONG SELL...

Florida Lottery Announces Results of FLORIDA LOTTO and FANTASY 5 Drawings.
January 1, 2004... News Editors TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 FLORIDA LOTTO Jackpot Rolls over to an Estimated $7 Million Wednesday's FLORIDA LOTTO drawing resulted in a rollover when no ticket matched all six numbers to win the...

Lotto Fever Alert; SuperLotto Plus Jackpot Grows to $81 Million!
January 1, 2004... News Editors SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 California Lottery officials have announced the SuperLotto Plus jackpot for Saturday, January 3, 2004 at $81 million after no one matched the New Year's Eve winning...

ADVISORY/Pennsylvania Lottery Confirms Where Winning PA Powerball Jackpot Ticket Was Sold.
January 1, 2004... News Editors ADVISORY...for Thursday (Jan. 1) MIDDLETOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 At 4:00 p.m. today, Pennsylvania Lottery and Pennsylvania Department of Revenue officials will announce the location of the Pennsylvania...

Rain Bird Wins Its 8th Straight Tournament of Roses Parade Trophy as the Company's ``Springtime Symphony'' Float Entry Takes Home the Coveted 2004 Grand Marshal Trophy.
January 1, 2004... To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business Editors/Environment Writers PASADENA,...

York County Retailer Sells Winning Powerball Ticket in Pennsylvania.
January 1, 2004... News Editors MIDDLETOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 1, 2004 PA, SC players split 5th largest Powerball(R) jackpot ever Pennsylvania Lottery officials today announced that one of the two winning tickets in the $221.5 million New...

Multimedia Available: Rain Bird Wins Its 8th Straight Tournament of Roses Parade Trophy as the Company's 'Springtime Symphony' Float Entry Takes Home the Coveted 2004 Grand Marshal Trophy.
January 1, 2004... News Editors ADVISORY...for Thursday (Jan. 1) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Audio, Text News Releases --(BUSINESS WIRE) Rain Bird(R) Corporation, the leading manufacturer of...