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* K2 Inc. of Carlsbad, Calif., agreed to buy ABC Helmet Co. to add batting helmets to the products it supplies to Major League Baseball teams. The cash price wasn’t disclosed.
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* Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. said it had completed its purchase of Vivendi Universal’s Italian pay-TV unit Telepiu, bringing the media mogul closer to his goal of building a global TV empire. The deal, worth $969 million, resolves months of regulatory uncertainty and tough negotiations over price.
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