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Date: 09 December 1999
By Selena Roberts
Selena Roberts
New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing is fined $10,000 by National Basketball Association for violating league policy on news media accessibility and team is assessed $25,000 penalty for not enforcing rules; Ewing, on rare occasion that he given update on his injury, says that his Achilles tendon feels fine but that his body needs time to get in 'basketball shape' (M)
Date: 09 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Invitrogen Corp to acquire closely held Research Genetics Inc, Huntsville, Ala, for $139.2 million in stock (S)
Date: 08 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Medical Manager Corporation, an Internet company and software maker focusing on the health-care market, agreed yesterday to buy Physician Computer Network Inc. for $53 million in cash and stock. Physician Computer, a seller of software for doctors' offices, said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company, based in Morris Plains, N.J., said its reorganization plan included the sale of its assets to Medical Manager. Medical Manager, based in Elmwood Park, N.J., said it would pay $15.5 million in cash and $37.5 million in stock. It will also assume an undisclosed amount of liabilities of Physician Computer.
Date: 09 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Gateway Inc says its chief executive, Theodore W Waitt, founder of company, is stepping aside and will be replaced by company's president, Jeffrey Weitzen; Waitt remains chairman and Weitzen will retain his president title (S)
Date: 09 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Finova Group to buy Fremont Financial Corp, unit of Fremont General Corp, for $765 million in cash (S)
Date: 09 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Home Depot Inc says it will start selling large appliances at most of its United States stores next year; will sell only appiances made by Whirlpool Corp and General Electric (S)
Date: 08 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Hexcel Corporation, the No. 1 United States maker of aerospace materials, said yesterday that it had retained an adviser to explore alternatives for its aircraft structures and interiors unit, including a possible sale. Hexcel, based in Stamford, Conn., hired Credit Suisse First Boston to consider options. Hexcel acquired the Engineered Products unit as part of its 1996 purchase of the composites business of Ciba-Geigy. It makes interior components for commercial and military aircraft, including a stowage-bin expansion kit to bolster carry-on luggage capacity. The shares in Hexcel, which had 1998 sales of $1.09 billion, have fallen about 35 percent in the last year. They slipped 6.25 cents yesterday, to $5.50.
Date: 08 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The Electronic Data Systems Corporation plans to sell its community banking-services business to the closely held Chicago investment firm Willis Stein & Partners L.P. The two companies have not agreed on a sale price, an E.D.S. spokeswoman said. The E.D.S. unit, which had $142 million in sales last year, provides computer services to about 500 small independent banks. After the sale, the division will be based in Dallas and operate as an independent company. E.D.S. shares fell $3.25 each, to $66.75, in New York Stock Exchange trading. The announcement was made after the close of United States markets.
Date: 09 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
AGCO Corp to dismiss 500 workers as it closes two factories, Coldwater, Ohio, and Lockney, Texas, because of reduced sales (S)
Date: 08 December 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
IMC Global Inc., one of the world's biggest fertilizer companies, said yesterday that it would cut 850 jobs, or 9.7 percent of its work force, and take charges of $825 million in the fourth quarter as it tries to recover from a weak North American farm economy and lower phosphate prices. The company expects a charge of $6.81 a share in the quarter once a partner in joint ventures pays its part of the charges. The job cuts from IMC's 8,800 workers account for about half of the $70 million, or 40 cents a share, IMC expects to save annually. IMC, based in Northbrook, Ill., which had $2.7 billion in 1998 sales, warned last month that it would take a big fourth-quarter charge.