How to Succeed in Politics (by Really Trying Hard): Charles Ellis Schumer
Date: 04 November 1998
By Frank Bruni
Frank Bruni
Man in the News column profiles career of Representative Charles E Schumer following his election to United States Senate; full name is Charles Ellis Schumer; photo (M)
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Widening a Career
Date: 04 November 1998
By Lawrie Mifflin
Lawrie Mifflin
Anderson Cooper, ABC News correspondent, meets with ABC News officials and Stephen Chao, USA Networks pres for programming, and they agree in principle that Cooper will anchor his own news prime-time magazine show on USA while still serving as correspondent for ABC News (S)
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TEXACO AND CHEVRON COMBINE SOME OPERATIONS
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Texaco Inc and Chevron Corp combine their marine fuels and lubricants operations in joint venture, called Fuel and Marine Marketing LLC, to reduce costs and gain market share; venture, proposed in March, receives approval from European regulators (S)
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SERVICEMASTER IN STOCK AND DEBT DEAL FOR LANDCARE
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Servicemaster Co to buy Landcare USA Inc for more than $250 million in stock and assumed debt and will combine acquisition with its Trugreen-Chemlawn unit (S)
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PHILLIPS PETROLEUM IN COKER VENTURE WITH VENEZUELA
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Phillips Petroleum Co completes agreement with Petroleos de Venezuela SA, state oil company, to build $450 million coker at Phillips's refinery in Sweeny, Tex (S)
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USN COMMUNICATIONS, BATTLING LOSSES, WILL DISMISS 650
Date: 04 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
USN Communications Inc to dismiss 650 jobs, or 46 percent of its work force, and take $6 million fourth-quarter charge (S)
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BOWATER TO SELL MAINE TIMBERLAND FOR $155 MILLION
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bowater Inc to sell 656,000 acres of timberland in western Maine for $155 million to McDonald Investment Co (S)
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BOOLE & BABBAGE SOARS ON PLANNED PURCHASE BY BMC
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Boole & Babbage Inc rise 13 percent after BMC Software Inc announces it will buy company for about $877 million in stock (S)
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CELESTICA TO ACQUIRE ANOTHER COMPUTER PARTS MAKER
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Celestica Inc acquires International Manufacturing Services Inc for about $160 million; price includes assumption of $20 million in debt and its stock options (S)
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EMPIRE TO BUY A RIVAL CANADIAN GROCERY CHAIN
Date: 03 November 1998
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Empire Co to acquire Oshawa Group for about $1.5 billion (Canadian), or $972 million (US) in cash and stock (S)
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