COMPUSERVE TO DISCARD AN ON-LINE SERVICE
Date: 21 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Compuserve Corp says it is scrapping its eight-month-old Wow service, which was aimed at children and novice users of computer on-line services, because of its high costs (S)
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OLSTEN SHARES FALL ON REPORT OF STRONG COMPETITION
Date: 22 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Olsten Corp fall 27% after company says fourth-quarter profit would be hurt by competition for its staffing and health care business (S)
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WATSCO AGREES TO BUY UNIT FROM INTER-CITY
Date: 21 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Watsco Inc agrees to buy Coastline Distribution Inc unit and four factories from Inter-City Products Corp for less than $50 million in cash (S)
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SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES SELLS UNIT FOR $55 MILLION
Date: 21 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
South Jersey Industries says it has agreed to sell its Morie Co unit to Unimin Corp for $55 million in cash (S)
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CYTYC STOCK SOARS ON ACCEPTANCE OF ITS PAP TEST
Date: 21 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Shares of Cytyc Corp jump 23 percent after company says its Thinprep Pap test has been accepted by United Healthcare Corp for coverage in health insurance plans; United Healthcare claims Thinprep test is advance over older Pap smear (S)
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PACIFIC GAS TO BUY TECO PIPELINE IN TEXAS
Date: 21 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Pacific Gas and Electric Co says it has agreed to buy Teco Pipeline Co for $380 million from TRT Holdings (S)
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BUYOUT SPECULATION PUSHES BAUSCH & LOMB STOCK HIGHER
Date: 22 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bausch & Lomb Inc's stock rallies amid speculation that company could be target of $48-a-share bid from Johnson & Johnson (S)
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Stocks Gain in Tokyo
Date: 22 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japanese stocks rise; Nikkei index is up 72.77 points, to 21,216.11 (S)
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U.S. Panel Approves Use of Artificial Skin
Date: 22 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
US FDA panel recommends that Advanced Tissue Sciences Inc's artificial skin product be approved for treating severe burns (S)
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Gas Prices Keep Advancing As Cold Weather Is Forecast
Date: 22 November 1996
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Futures Markets column; natural gas prices surge for sixth consecutive sesion on New York Mercantile Exchange amid growing concern that inventories are uncomfortably low as winter approaches (S)
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