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Daily Archives: April 23, 2007

Europe Markets 4/23/2007

Markets in Europe were modestly lower at 6.30 AM New York time.Th FTSE fell a fraction to 5,484. Barclays (BCS) dropped 1.6% to 737.5. BP (BP) rose 1.3% to 577.5.The ...
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Media Digest 4/23/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

According to Reuters, Barclays (BCS) will merge with ABM Amro (ABN) is a deal worth $91 billion.Reuters writes that Astra Zeneca will buy MedImmune (MEDI) for over $15 billion.Reuters writes ...
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Asia Markets 4/23/2007

Markets in Asia were up modestly. The Nikkei rose a fraction to 17,455. Canon (CAJ) was flat at 6,560. Honda (HMC) was up .7% to 4120. NEC (NIPNY) was down ...
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MedImmune Sold: Icahn 1, Management 0

Just think. Biotech firm MedImmune (MEDI) only put itself into play two weeks ago. Former raider turned activist Carl Icahn had threatened the company with a proxy war if its ...
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Barclays Bags A Big One

Barclays (BCS) finally closed the deal to buy ABN Amro (ABN). Together, they will become the fifth largest bank in the world. Sort of like Citigroup (C), but without the ...
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