Word: diamonds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Among them were January 1985 merger talks between Diamond Shamrock, a Dallas energy firm, and Occidental Petroleum -- discussions that subsequently broke off. Another case is said to involve T. Boone Pickens' February 1985 takeover bid for Unocal. Pickens eventually backed away after Unocal bought up his holdings in the company. Analysts estimate that he broke even on the takeover bid. Yet another situation reportedly involves a successful June 1985 offer by the voracious Wickes for Gulf & Western's consumer- and industrial-products group, which manufactures such products as Simmons mattresses and Burlington hosiery...
...Chevy Novas for GM. Ford, which since 1979 has owned 25% of Mazda, has agreed to buy up to 50% of the output of that company's Michigan plant, to be sold as part of the Mustang series. Chrysler and Mitsubishi have a joint project known as Diamond Star, which will begin building cars in Bloomington, Ill., by late...
...LIFE, Diamond and Diamond...
...LIFE, Diamond and Diamond...
...blend model made in Hungary) to $3,500 for a hand-tailored cashmere or silk number from William Fioravanti in New York City. "There are only about 500 of us in the world who own these Fioravanti tuxedoes," boasts New Jersey Entrepreneur Joe Taub, who swanks up his with diamond-and-ruby studs. Giorgio Armani works subtle and cunning variations on the classic tux ($1,395), and Issey Miyake strikes off into fresh territory with an easy-fitting model with no lapels ($1,000), but tradition holds sway in tuxedo design. "You want to know what I think about those...