Fireman’s Fund Corp. of Novato, Calif., plans...

Fireman’s Fund Corp. of Novato, Calif., plans to repurchase 6 million shares--about 9.5%--of its common stock on the open market and through private purchases . . . The Investment Company Institute reported that assets of the nation’s 392 money market mutual funds fell $75.3 million to $241.91 billion in the week ended Aug. 12 . . . London-based Grand Metropolitan said its U.S. Alpo Pet Foods Inc. unit of Allentown, Pa., has agreed to buy dry pet food producer Jim Dandy Co. for about $25 million.