Chronicle
Date: 15 December 1997
By Nadine Brozan
Nadine Brozan
Cabaret singer Andrea Marcovicci to perform in concert with 11 street singers and musicians at Symphony Space; Walter Cronkite is honored by Circumnavigators Club for achievement of traveling completely around the globe and for his 60 years as newsman (Chronicle column) (M)
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News of Rescue Plan Lifts Stock Prices in Korea
Date: 15 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
South Korean stocks posted sharp gains on December 15 after reports describing Government's plan to shore up shaky financial institutions; Korea Composite Index rose 21.97 points, to close at 381.97; prices of Tokyo Stock Exchange declined 101.10 points, with Nikkei Average closing at 15,803.20 (S)
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SCOTTS BUYS LEVINGTON HORTICULTURE FOR $78 MILLION
Date: 16 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Scotts Co says it has bought Levington Horticulture Ltd for $78 million in cash (S)
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REYNOLDS METALS IN TALKS WITH BALL ON CAN BUSINESS
Date: 16 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Reynolds Metals Co says it is in talks to sell its aluminum can business to Ball Corp as part of plan to pay down debt and increase its share price (S)
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KOLLMORGEN OFFERS $258 MILLION FOR PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC
Date: 16 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Kollmorgen Corp offers to buy Pacific Scientific Co for $258 million (S)
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UST TO PAY $259 MILLION FOR AFFILIATED COMMUNITY
Date: 16 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
UST Corp agrees to acquire Affiliated Community Bancorp for $259 million in stock (S)
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FLUOR SAYS IT MAY SELL EQUIPMENT LEASING UNIT
Date: 16 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Fluor Corp says it may sell or restructure its equipment leasing unit, American Equipment Co, as part of larger review of its construction company's businesses (S)
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YELLOW BOOK BUYS DONNELLEY UNITS FOR $122 MILLION
Date: 16 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Yellow Book USA says it acquired telephone-directory publishing operations from Dun & Bradstreet Corp's Reuben H Donnelley unit for $122 million in cash; deal makes Yellow book largest independent publisher of yellow-page directors in United States (S)
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Metro Business; Today's Man Clears Step
Date: 16 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Today's Man Inc says that Federal bankruptcy judge in Wilmington, Del, has approved reorganization plan that would allow company to emerge from Chapter 11 status in early 1998 (S)
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Honeywell Unit Is Sold
Date: 16 December 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
General Signal Corp buys North American control-valve business of Honeywell Inc for undisclosed price (S)
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