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Bidding war continues forcontrol of Weirton Steel
PITTSBURGH -- A steel company and a group of creditors today began the second day of a bidding war for control of bankrupt Weirton Steel Corp.
The Informal Committee of Senior Secured Noteholders offered last week to buy the company for $261.2 million. In February, Ohio's International Steel Group offered $255 million.
The creditors and ISG were the only bidders participating in the closed-door auction at a law office in Pittsburgh.
McDonald's picks providerfor wireless Internet
DALLAS -- McDonald's Corp. has chosen Wayport Inc. to provide wireless Internet service in dining rooms and drive-through windows at several thousand of its U.S. restaurants. Wayport officials called it the biggest single deal yet to create wireless Internet "hot spots."
McDonald's spokeswoman Lisa Howard said the company hopes to outfit 6,000 restaurants -- nearly half its U.S. locations -- by year end. McDonald's will charge $2.95 for two hours of connectivity and may continue some of its pilot promotions, such as free connections for buying an "extra value meal."
Home Depot CEO getsbonus over forgiven loan
ATLANTA -- Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli received about $4 million in compensation last year related to a forgiven loan that was granted before a law took effect prohibiting such loans to executives of publicly traded companies, according to a regulatory filing.
Nardelli also received $2 million in salary, a $4.5 million bonus and $10.56 million in restricted stock awards in 2003, according to the company's proxy filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Associated Press