Short Reports

Fri., July 2, 1999

From Staff

Ask Jeeves Inc., which operates an Internet search service that lets people ask questions in plain English, more than quintupled in its first day of trading following an initial stock sale. The Berkeley, Calif.-based company rose 53 to 67 on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Laboratory tests showed mold found in bottles of mineral water produced by Coca-Cola in Poland posed no health threat to consumers, the company said Thursday. The tests were conducted after a consumer last week saw particles of mold in a glass bottle containing roughly 12 ounces of Bonaqa brand mineral water. No illnesses have been reported in Poland.

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