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Date: 07 October 1999
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Metabolife International Inc, diet-product company, posts on Internet unedited videotaped interview between ABC News correspondent Arnold Diaz and company's chief executive, Michael Ellis, in effort to publicize its concerns that ABC would broadcast an unfair report on medical risks of its popular dietary supplement (M)
Date: 08 October 1999
By Robert D. McFadden
Robert
Donald J Trump, encouraged by 'amazing' polls, 'unbelievable' news media interest and 'huge' groundswell of public support, deepens his flirtation with Presidential politics by appointing exploratory committee to help him decide whether he should run for President; photo with Minnesota Gov Jesse Ventura, who first raised possibility of Trump candidacy as Reform Party candidate (M)
Date: 08 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Molson Inc, Canada's biggest beer maker, will close its brewery in Barrie, Ontario, next September and dismiss 414 workers, resulting in fiscal third-quarter charge of $128 million; will focus on its Toronto brewery (S)
Date: 08 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Great-West Lifeco Inc, Canada, agrees to buy Allmerica Financial Corp's group life and health insurance business for undisclosed terms (S)
Date: 08 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Ceres Group Inc acquires Pyramid Life Insurance Co from Unitrin Inc for $67.5 million; companies also agree that Ceres will sell its medical insurance through agents of Unitrin (S)
Date: 07 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Media Metrix Inc, which tracks popularity of World Wide Web sites, agrees to buy Adrelevance Inc for as much as $65.7 million in stock to offer clients ability to monitor on-line advertising; Media Metrix will pay $59.4 million and may issue additional Media Metrix shares valued at about $6.3 million if Adrelevance meets unspecified post-closing goals (S)
Date: 07 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Mitchell Energy & Development Corp hires Goldman, Sachs & Co and Chase Securities Inc to explore strategic alternatives, including sale or merger (S)
Date: 07 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Barnes & Noble Inc acquires Babbage's Etc LLC for $215 million in cash and assumed debt; Babbages Etc is one of largest US sellers of video games and entertainment software (S)
Date: 08 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Wachovia Corp acquires B C Bankshares Inc for about $134 million in stock (S)
Date: 07 October 1999
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
GP Strategies Corp agrees to be acquired by VS&A Communications Partners III LP for about $158.8 million in cash (S)