51.   Hansel E. Tookes, chairman and chief executive officer of Raytheon Aircraft Company, was named president of Raytheon International Inc., the defense firm announced Wednesday.

52.   Hudson Foods Inc. had to shut down some meat-packing plants and the firm announced Thursday that it was being bought by Tyson Foods Inc.

53.   In July and June, the firm announced partnerships with Japan Airlines and Hong Kong based carrier Cathay Pacific.

54.   Last fall, the firm announced quarterly earnings below expectations and its share price tumbled.

55.   Other telecom firms have also announced salary cuts.

56.   Several firms announced plans to repurchase their stock as a signal of their confidence in their own shares, as well as the market and the country.

57.   The Angolan national oil company and its French partner Elf Acquitaine have discovered a new oil deposit off the Angolan coast, the French firm announced Tuesday.

58.   The British firm announced the closing of securities and research operations in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, and South Korea yesterday.

59.   The consulting firm announced last Thursday it considered Hyundai the better choice to run the merged company.

60.   The online computer product sales technology firm announced a licensing agreement with America Online.