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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MONTGOMERY WARD EMERGES FROM BANKRUPTCY
Date: 03 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Montgomery Ward Holding Corp emergences from bankruptcy after being acquired by GE Capital Inc for over $650 million (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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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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BORG-WARNER TO GET EATON FLUID POWER UNIT
Date: 04 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Borg-Warner Automotive Inc to buy Eaton Corp's Fluid Power Division for $310 million in cash (S)
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ARCO MOVING TO SELL SOME LATIN AMERICAN PROPERTIES
Date: 03 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Atlantic Richfield Co, which is being bought by BP Amoco PLC, says it is in talks to sell oil and gas properties in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru to Burlington Resources Inc (S)
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JONES APPAREL TO CLOSE FACTORIES AND CUT 1,910 JOBS
Date: 04 August 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Jones Apparel Group Inc to close several factories and cut 1,910 jobs, 21 percent of Nine West Group Inc's work force, in wake of its acquisition of Nine West (S)
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