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Date: 12 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Montreal-based CGI Group Inc agrees to buy insurance systems unit of Teleglobe Inc for $140 million (Canadian), or $100 million (US), in cash and preferred shares (S)
Date: 13 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
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Monroc Inc hires investment bankers Dillon, Read & Co to examine ways to raise its market value, including possible merger or sale (S)
Date: 13 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Sun Microsystems Inc cuts prices as much as 27 percent and adds features to its midrange computer server in bid to win market share from competitors (S)
Date: 12 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
J C Penney Co will offer voluntary early retirement to 1,500, or about 5 percent, of its management employees and expects to take $200 million pretax charge against earnings later this year to pay for the program (S)
Date: 12 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Genicom Corp buys Digital Equipment Corp's printing systems business for undisclosed price, broadening its reach in helping companies set up and maintain computer printers (S)
Date: 12 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Fairfield Communities Inc will acquire resort operator Vacation Break USA Inc for $190.2 million in stock (S)
Date: 12 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
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Unisource Worldwide Inc agrees to acquire National Sanitary Supply Co for about $163 million in cash plus assumed debt (S)
Date: 13 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
United Steelworkers of America approves pact with WHX Corp, ending 10-month strike at company's Wheeling-Pittsburgh unit; pact calls for offering 850 workers early retirement; bars WHX from closing any plants for at least 30 months (S)
Date: 12 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Norfolk Southern Corp and CSX Corp say they plan to finance management buyout of Delaware Otsego Corp; two railroad companies and Walter G Rich, Delaware Otsego's chief executive, will pay $40.43 million to acquire Delaware Otsego shares at $19 each, assume about $11 million of debt and repay $6.75 million of debt (S)
Date: 13 August 1997
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Japan's Nikkei index is down 214.82 points, or 1.12 percent, at 18,884.29 on Aug 13 (S)