Staples warns on 2Q earnings (AP)
August 19, 2008
AP - Staples Inc. warned Tuesday that its second-quarter results, excluding its acquisition of Corporate Express, would be weaker than anticipated as American consumers pulled back on spending.
HP taking aim on IBM with risky $13.2B acquisition of EDS
Riding a hot streak that has doubled its stock price in the past three years, Hewlett-Packard Co. is rolling the dice on a $13.2 billion acquisition of technology services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp.
Heineken loses fizz through S&N acquisition
Heineken, the giant Dutch brewer which recently bought out Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) in partnership with its rival Carlsberg, today said the £10 billion acquisition had been a drag on first half earnings despite a rising thirst among consumers for its premium brands. 
CBOT Acquisition Boosts CME's Net
CME's net income rose 60% as comparisons continue to be skewed by last year's acquisition of the Chicago Board of Trade.
Microsoft Abandons Yahoo Acquisition...
PC World - Microsoft has dropped its nearly three-month-long pursuit of Yahoo, ending a historic acquisition attempt whose failure takes...
Quest Funds Acquisition With Offering
The oil and gas company priced its 8.8 millon share offering at $10.25 a share, the proceeds of which will help fund its recent acquisition.
07/02/08
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IBM Mainframe Acquisition Raises...
PC World - A trade group raises concerns about IBM's acquisition of a competing mainframe vendor.
07/02/08
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Woolies' acquisition drive blocked
Independent retailers claim victory after the ACCC blocks Woolies' strategy of 'creeping' retail acquisitions.
06/25/08
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VDM narrows search for four acquisitions
Engineering firm VDM Group has narrowed its acquisition search to four potential business.
06/24/08
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France Telecom considers acquisitions as it reports growth in 1Q revenue, margins
France Telecom SA on Wednesday reported growth in first-quarter revenue and profit margins and said it is ready to seek acquisitions to enhance its presence in both emerging markets and Western Europe.
CME 2nd-quarter profit rises 60 pct, says it received financing for Nymex acquisition
Futures exchange operator CME Group Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose sharply, benefiting from the integration of last year's acquisition of the Chicago Board of Trade.
OMX Acquisition Boosts Nasdaq
Nasdaq OMX's net income soared amid the February acquisition of Nordic and Baltic exchange operator OMX.
Macworld - HP announces 24,600 layoffs in wake...
Hewlett-Packard will lay off about 24,600 employees over the next three years in an effort to streamline the company following...
Qinetiq targets more acquisitions in...
Qinetiq, the UK defence contractor, said today it was eyeing more acquisitions
in the US after seeing a surge in demand for a bomb disposal robot used by
the US military in...
Sonic profit jumps on testing,...
Sonic Healthcare reports a 24% rise in full-year net profit, driven by strong revenues from medical testing and by acquisitions.
Macworld - Ballmer: Yahoo acquisition won't happen
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said a Yahoo acquisition is still off the table, despite Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang's decision to step down.
11/19/08
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Sizing up the NVIDIA-VIA acquisition...
Intel's Larrabee may make for strange bedfellows.Once bitter chipset rivals, NVIDIA and VIA are reportedly in talks that might lead to the acquisition of the Taiwanese...
Avocent Restructures, Announces Acquisitions (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The acquisitions will bring Avocent into closer competition with full-spectrum IT infrastructure management vendors, such as IBM and HP.
Sonic expects revenue growth
Pathology and radiology group Sonic Healthcare expects revenue to grow by more than 15 per cent this year, after lifting its profit by nearly 24 per cent.
Acquisitions Boost State Street Results
State Street's net jumped 50% thanks to a boost from recent deals and the asset manager, whose shares have been slumping, said it expects full-year revenue to exceed...
Icap targets acquisitions as profits...
Michael Spencer, the chief executive of Icap, said today that the world's
largest interdealer broker was firmly in the market for acquisitions,
despite early indications that...
Acquisition Costs Hit Schering-Plough
Schering-Plough posted a 48% drop in first-quarter net income on costs associated with the drug maker's acquisition of Organon BioSciences.
Schering-Plough posts 48 percent drop...
Schering-Plough Corp. on Wednesday reported a 48 percent plunge in first-quarter net income, due to increased spending on research, higher overhead and costs related to a huge...
Schering-Plough 1Q profit drops 48%...
AP - Schering-Plough Corp. on Wednesday reported a 48 percent plunge in first-quarter profit, primarily from costs related to its biggest acquisition ever, but the drugmaker...
CBOT Acquisition Boosts CME's Net
CME's net income more than doubled amid last year's acquisition of the Chicago Board of Trade and surging volumes resulting from recent market volatility.