Way Opening Up for Holbrooke's Posting to U.N.
Date: 04 August 1999
By Philip Shenon
Philip Shenon
Foourteen-month truggle of Richard C Holbrooke to win confirmation as chief American delegate to United Nations appears near successful conclusion when Sen Charles E Grassley, last of four Senators to block nomination, suggests he might allow final vote before Senate begins its summer recess; Grassley says he has made progress with White House in resolving fate of Linda S Shenwick, State Dept employee who was moved from her job at UN after acknowledging variety of contacts with members of Congress and reporters (M)
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PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HUMANA TO RESIGN
Date: 04 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Humana Inc says president and chief executive Gregory H Wolf has resigned; names chairman David A Jones as interim chief executive (S)
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XOOM.COM TO ACQUIRE LIQUIDMARKET FOR $46 MILLION
Date: 04 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Xoom.com Inc buys Liquidmarket Inc for about $46.8 million in stock (S)
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VULCAN TO INVEST $355 MILLION IN ALLEGIANCE TELECOM
Date: 05 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Vulcan Ventures Inc, Paul Allen's investment group, to invest up to $355 million in Allegiance Telecom Inc; plans to buy 1.5 million shares from investors at $50 each and has option to buy up to 5 million more shares at $56 (S)
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$700 MILLION DEAL IN HEALTH CARE PROPERTIES
Date: 05 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Health Care Property Investors Inc to buy American Health Properties Inc for about $700 million in stock and assumption of $300 million in debt (S)
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VODAFONE AIRTOUCH AND BELL ATLANTIC TO SPLIT VENTURE
Date: 04 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bell Atlantic Corp and Vodafone Airtouch PLC agree to split Primeco Personal Communications LP, their cellular-phone joint venture, dividing up markets (S)
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TWO ACQUISITIONS BY PALLADIUM'S MEDIA PACKAGING UNIT
Date: 05 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mediapak Corp, Palladium Equity Partners LLC unit, acquires Alpha Enterprises and Joyce Molding Corp in separate deals totaling $229 million (S)
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CHASE TO BUY MELLON BANK'S HOME MORTGAGE UNIT
Date: 05 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Chase Manhattan Corp to buy Mellon Bank Corp's residential mortgage busines (S)
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SARA LEE TO ACQUIRE 2 BRANDS FROM DAWSON
Date: 04 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sara Lee Corp to buy Duofold and J E Morgan apparel brands from Dawson International PLC for $95.7 million in cash (S)
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ST. PAUL TO TRIM 1,000 JOBS TO REDUCE EXPENSES
Date: 04 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
St Paul Cos to cut 1,000 jobs, or 7.4 percent of its work force, as part of effort to cut expenses by $100 million; will take third-quarter charge related to layoffs (S)
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