QUAKER STATE SET TO PURCHASE MEDO COMPANIES
Date: 31 August 1996
Quaker State Corp says it agreed to buy Medo Companies, privately held maker of automobile air-freshener products (S)~
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Date: 31 August 1996
Quaker State Corp says it agreed to buy Medo Companies, privately held maker of automobile air-freshener products (S)~
Date: 31 August 1996
Sierra Semiconductor Corp says that it expects to dismiss 150 employees, or 30% of its work force, in next few months as it stops selling chips for computer modems (S)ï
Date: 01 September 1996
By MICHAEL SPECTER
Michael SPECTER
Analysis: Russian Government and its Muslim adversaries in Chechnya have taken giant step toward ending war; deciding factor for Russia was when rebels seized Grozny from distressed and demoralized Russian Army, and then surrounded as many as 3,000 Russian soldiers in their barracks; there was little left for Kremlin to do but back away or bomb Grozny--and its own soldiers--to dust (M)
Date: 31 August 1996
Merisel Inc agrees to sell most of its European operations and all of its Latin American businesses to CHS Electronics Inc for $130 million in cash and assumption of $30 million of debt (S)
Date: 31 August 1996
US Surgical Corp says it extended its hostile takeover offer of $18 a share, or $235 million, for Circon Corp until Sept 30 (S)Ø
Date: 31 August 1996
Memtec Ltd, Australian filtration company, says that it agreed to buy Gelman Sciences Inc of Ann Arbor, Mich, for about $270 million in stock (S)
Date: 31 August 1996
Stock of Iridex Corp jumps more than 15%, one day after company, which makes laser systems used to treat eye diseases, receives FDA approval to sell its Oculight laser (S)
Date: 31 August 1996
Investment partnerships affiliated with Martin Zweig acquire 9.1% stake in class A common stock of Consolidated Cigar Holdings Inc (S)
Date: 31 August 1996
Stock of Ameristar Casinos Inc falls 22% after company says it expects earnings for third and fourth quarters to be below Wall Street's expectations (S)
Date: 31 August 1996
Royal Bank of Canada's brokerage unit, RBC Dominion Securities Inc, agrees to acquire a rival, Richardson Greenshields of Canada Ltd for $480 million (Canadian), or $350 million (SS)û