71.   Prices were mostly lower on Wall Street today as biotechnology stocks pulled the Nasdaq composite index lower and blue chips wavered following a big acquisition announcement by Alcoa.

72.   Goaltender Ron Tugnutt was in Washington with Juneau briefly and said he is a big acquisition.

73.   One of the top European players, the British airport operating company BAA PLC, made a big U.S. acquisition in August to hedge its bets.

74.   Hellstroem also said that the company was not planning any big acquisitions.

75.   Several companies in Europe and the United States have been suggested as possible bidders for Wellcome, although many are digesting big acquisitions made recently.