Times Mirror Is Selling Sporting News
Date: 17 February 2000
By Alex Kuczynski
Alex Kuczynski
Paul G Allen, co-founder of Microsoft Corp, says his company, Vulcan Ventures Inc, is buying The Sporting News, country's oldest sporting magazine, from Times Mirror Co; executives involved in talks say Vulcan agreed to pay $100 million for magazine and its other properties, which include sports-licensing venture, line of annual preview magazines, book publishing and Web site affiliated with magazine; acquisition is part of Allen's strategy to develop relationships with consumers on Internet through magazine sites; Vulcan executive adds that company is exploring other magazine options; Times Mirror Magazines chief financial officer-chairman Efrem Zimbalist 3d comments on sale (M)
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Many Questions Remain On Pinochet's Condition
Date: 17 February 2000
By Lawrence K. Altman
Lawrence Altman
Spanish news reports, citing confidential British doctors' examination of Gen Augusto Pinochet, leave unanswered many medical questions about what ails him (M)
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Financial Sites Are Said to Seek Merger
Date: 17 February 2000
By Felicity Barringer
Felicity Barringer
TheStreet.com is reported to be in preliminary merger discussions with MarketWatch.com, leading rival in hotly contested business of delivering financial news online; TheStreet says it has hired investment banking firm Wasserstein Perella to help company find a buyer; TheStreet announcement makes no mention of MarketWatch or any other possible partner, but speculation on Wall Street immediately focuses on companies like America Online, News Corp and The New York Times Co; News Corp has 1.6 percent equity stake in TheStreet, and Times Co has 6.2 perent stake; CBS Corp has 38 percent stake in MarketWatch, as does Data Broadcasting Co, which was its original backer; chart (M)
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Bush Loses Luster in a Poll As Gore Sheds Poor Image
Date: 17 February 2000
By Richard L. Berke With Janet Elder
Richard Berke
New York Times/CBS News Poll finds that voters' impressions of Gov George W Bush have substantially diminished, while positive impressions of Sen John McCain have improved markedly; finds that general election is dead heat, with Bush drawing 45 percent and Vice Pres Al Gore 44 percent; Bush was ahead of Gore 50 percent to 41 percent last Nov; McCain would receive 42 percent, Gore 41 percent; McCain would beat Bill Bradley, 45 percent to 31 percent; poll shows that Bush is choice of 53 percent of those who plan to vote in Republican primaries, and McCain, 33 percent; Bush was favorite of 68 percent, and McCain was choice of only 8 percent in Nov; graphs (M)
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Spanish Newspapers Disclose Secret Pinochet Health Report
Date: 17 February 2000
By Marlise Simons
Marlise Simons
Two Spanish newspapers, citing copies of secret British medical report they had obtained on Gen Augusto Pinochet, report that he suffered brain damage from minor strokes last year, which doctors said left him mentally unfit to stand trial in Spain (M)
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CISCO BUYS PRODUCER OF CHIPS FOR NETWORKS
Date: 17 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Cisco Systems Inc acquires Growth Networks Inc for about $355 million in stock (S)
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CHECKFREE HOLDINGS BUYING A RIVAL, TRANSPOINT
Date: 16 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
CheckFree Holdings Corp agrees to pay $1 billion in stock for its closely held rival TransPoint, joint venture of First Data Corp and Microsoft Corp (S)
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CREATIVE BIOMOLECULES TO MERGE WITH BIOTECH FIRMS
Date: 16 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Creative BioMolecules Inc will merge with Ontogeny Inc and Reprogenesis Inc to form one of biggest companies working on stimulating human tissue growth to treat problems from broken bones to baldness; new company will be called Curis Inc (S)
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TOOLMAKER TO ACQUIRE AMERICAN PRECISION INDUSTRIES
Date: 17 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Danaher Corp acquires American Precision Industries for $250 million in cash and assumed debt (S)
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UNILEVER AND IVILLAGE TO SET UP INTERNET COMPANY
Date: 16 February 2000
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Unilever says it will combine with iVillage Inc to invest $200 million and set up Internet company aimed at selling beauty products for women (S)
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