Mergers and Consolidations

Because of the ongoing market turmoil, several companies are merging in order to survive. Some results of these mergers:

• Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W. R. Grace Co. will merge and become Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace

• 3M and Goodyear will merge and become MMMGood

• FedEx is expected to join its competitor UPS to become FedUP

• Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will become Fairwell Honeychild