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* Discount online travel company Priceline.com said it was paying $8.5 million in cash for a stake in Travelweb, the online lodging company owned by a consortium of major hotels, including Beverly Hills-based Hilton Hotels Corp. Travelweb will replace Hotels.com as the supplier of U.S. and Canadian lodging on Priceline’s Lowestfare.com Web site.

* Andrx Corp., the worst performer on the Russell 1,000 Health-Care Index last year, said co-founder Elliot Hahn plans to step down as president and chairman.