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The article discusses a dinner party hosted by fashion designer Busayo Olupona at the restaurant Dept of Culture in Brooklyn, New York to celebrate anniversary of the fashion label Olupona.

The article discusses how neglect has led to a significant decline in the New Jersey (NJ) Transit system as of October 2016. Topics covered include the NJ Transit's aging tracks and trains needing a big amount in improvements and an accident involving the NJ Transit in Hoboken, New Jersey in September 2016 which killed a young mother and injured about 100 which raised concerns on the railroad's financial and leadership problems.

The article reports on the growing number of investors and startups that are focusing on profit and not growth. Topics discussed include the declining stock prices of high-profile startups such as the office rental company WeWork, the consequences of Silicon Valley's start-up formula of spending money to grow at the expense of profits, and the warnings issued by venture capitalists about fiscal responsibility.

Presents statistics of dividends declared by companies in the United States as of February 4, 2005. Period rate; Stock of record; Rates of payable dividends.

Reports that Conocophillips Co. based in Houston, Texas is planning to buy back as much as a billion dollars worth of stock.

Reports that Target Corp. would take a charge to change the way it accounts for leases, reducing its 2004 earnings by four cents a share.

Presents a chart of most active fixed-coupon corporate bonds reported to Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine. General Motors; Ford Motor Co.; General Electric; AT&T Wireless Services Inc.; General Motors Acceptance; Sprint Capital; Citigroup; Wells Fargo; Amazon.com.

Reports on the financial performance of Australian mining company Rio Tinto in 2004.

Reports on the financial performance of South Korean banking company Kookmin Bank in the fourth quarter of 2004.

Reports on the impact of Toyota Motor Corp.'s expansion plans on its earnings. Net profit for three months ended December 31; Sales; Factors affecting stronger growth; Investments of Toyota; Increase in Toyota's share of the United States market; Soft spots in the company's earnings.

Reports that D&B Corp. would cut jobs globally in 2005 as part of a reorganization that started in 2000.

Reports on the financial performance of Pepsico Inc. for the fourth quarter of 2004. Sales; Profit; Revenue.

Reports on the financial performance of Gillette Co. for the fourth quarter of 2004. Revenue; Income.

Reports on the financial performance of Sprint Corp. in the fourth quarter of 2004. Net income; Profit; Sales; Revenue.

Reports on the dividends declared by mutual funds and exchange trade funds for February 2, 2005 in the United States.

Reports the corporate earnings of Boeing Co. and Northrop Grunman Corp. in the United States as of February 2005.

Reports News Corp.'s second-quarter net income ended December 31, 2004 in the United States. Performance of the company's film and cable businesses; Sales performance; Concerns about the company's Italian satellite service.

Reports the 2004 fourth-quarter earnings of beer maker Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. in the United States.

Reports that New Orleans, Louisiana-based Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold Inc. would have pay a special dividend to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2005.

Reports the sales growth of Starbucks Coffee Co. in January 2005 in the United States.

Presents a chart showing the National Association of Securities Dealers' Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRADE) Corporate Bond Data as of February 2, 2005. Most active fixed-coupon corporate bonds; Investment grade; High yield; Convertibles; Market breadth.

Reports on the financial developments pertaining to Natick, Massachusetts-based medical devices company, Boston Scientific. Company's growth and earnings prospects; Financial performance in the fourth quarter of 2004.

Lists the dividends declared by corporations in the United States as of February 1, 2005.

Discusses France's failure to take steps agreed to in return for the approval of a state-led bailout of Alstom.

Highlights the performance of stock market in the United States as of February 1, 2005. Dow Jons industrial average; Key rates; Stock performance of American Express, Tyco International, Boston Scientific, and MGM Mirage; Stocks held by largest number of accounts at Merrill Lynch.

Reports that temporary-staffing company, Manpower, is expecting that its first-quarter earnings for 2005 will fall as demand for its financial services declines.

Focuses on the increase in Grupo Gerdau's profit in the fourth quarter of 2004.

Reports on former HealthSouth financial officer William Owens' testimony in court saying that he made up numbers to increase company results starting in 1996. Owens' admission that he manipulated the company's financial results under the direct orders of former HealthSouth Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Scrushy; Highlights of Owens' testimony in Federal District court in Birmingham, Alabama.

Reports on a federal judge's dismissal of claims against Merrill Lynch & Co. by employees of WorldCom who claim that Merrill, in overseeing their pension funds, bought stock in WorldCom, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.

Reports on the decline of Tyco International Ltd.'s first-quarter profit on February 1, 2005.

Focuses on the increase in Sharp Corp.'s net profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2004.

Presents a chart showing the stock prices of world stocks as of February 1, 2005.

Presents a consolidated report on trading at the American Stock Exchange on January 31, 2005. Stock; Change.

Presents corporate bond data from the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) as of January 1, 2005. Investment grade; High yield; Convertibles; Market breadth.

Presents a consolidated report on trading at the Nasdaq National Market on January 31, 2005. Price-earning ratio; Sales; Changes.

Presents data on declared dividends as of January 31, 2005. Stock of record; Amount payable; Period.

Presents charts representing the dividends declared in the U.S. as of January 28, 2005.

Reports that DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III is trying to block the Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts Inc.'s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in January 2005.

Reports on the financial performance of fastfood chain McDonald's Corp. as of January 2005. Legal problems of the company; Worldwide growth in restaurant openings; Financial result in 2004.

Reports on the financial results of Honeywell International Inc., an aerospace and high-technology manufacturing company, for the fourth-quarter of 2004.

Reports on the fourth-quarter 2004 results of oil firm, ChevronTexaco Corp.

Reports on the financial performance of Colgate-Palmolive Co. in New York as of January 28, 2005. Decline in fourth-quarter earnings; Net income; Increase in sales; Reorganizing cost.

152.Provides information on dividends declared in the United States as of January 28, 2005. Midland Co.; Deluxe Corp.; Shell Canada Ltd.

Reports on the financial performance of mobile phone giant Nokia AG in Espoo, Finland for the fourth-quarter of 2004. Net profit; Increase in sales of infrastructure; Reduction in prices and internal costs; Revenue.

Reports that the net income of Adidas-Salomon AG, the German maker of sports apparel and equipment, rose meeting its target but failing short of analysts' expectations.

Reports that the German engineering conglomerate Siemens AG earned 1.4 billion euros in its first quarter, topping analysts' estimates but uncertainty over its telecommunications businesses prevented it from presenting a clear earnings outlook.

Reports that the fourth-quarter profit of medical device maker Guidant Corp. dropped by about half because of a big charge on taxes, though revenue rose almost three percent on strong sales of products other than heart stents in the United States.

Reports that the fourth-quarter profit of Irvine, California-based Broadcom Corp., maker of chips for consumer electronics and computer networks, climbed after sales rose for the 11th straight period.

Reports that Irvine, California-based technology firm Gateway Inc.'s quarterly profit increased from a year-ago loss, helped by a gain from the retirement of its preferred stock as revenue rose 18 percent.

Reports that the profit growth of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. slowed for the fourth straight quarter as factory use slid.