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Steve Ballmer says only search link...
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, reopened the door to a deal with
Yahoo! on its search business yesterday, but ruled out buying the struggling
internet company.
Microsoft still game for Yahoo!...
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft chief executive, has re-opened the door to a deal
with Yahoo! on its search business but categorically ruled out buying the
struggling internet company.
Collins Stewart wields axe as revenue...
Mark Brown, the new chief executive of Collins Stewart, has axed almost half
the staff in the investment bank's capital markets division as it braces
itself against the...
11/19/08
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Pubs with no smoke survive
Butting out hasn't put Victoria's watering holes in the red, with some even prospering nine months on.
03/26/09
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Steve Ballmer says only search link with Yahoo! appeals
November 20, 2008
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, reopened the door to a deal with
Yahoo! on its search business yesterday, but ruled out buying the struggling
internet company.
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.
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.
AT&T becomes largest WiFi hotspot...
Section: iPhone + Communications, Carriers, iPhoneEver wonder who the largest WiFi hotspot provider is? Look no further than your favorite iPhone coverage provider, AT&T....
11/07/08
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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...
Merger and acquisition deals worth...
Mergers and acquisitions worth nearly $90 billion ($£51.8 billion) have
collapsed since September 1 as turmoil has spread through financial markets,
undermining the ability...
10/16/08
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Reports: Chrysler, GM discuss merger,...
Published reports say General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM.
10/11/08
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Thomson Reuters beats Wall Street...
Thomson Reuters Corp. reported sharply lowered earnings in the third quarter Wednesday but said its operating profit grew 33 percent after excluding one-time events such as the...
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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.
HP taking aim on IBM with risky...
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...
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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