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As Shutterfly Wins Kodak Gallery Purchase, It Thwarts Facebook-Instagram Fears (SFLY, EKDKQ)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 3:50 pm

Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFLY) is suddenly back in favor.  Facebook's $1 billion gamble on Instagram for photo sharing did not flush out any new buyers to compete against Shutterfly for ...
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Amylin Gets Carl Icahn Off Its Neck! (AMLN, IEP)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 2:26 pm

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN) is supposed to be getting a takeover offer soon, or at least it is expected to receive or disclose several possible bids soon.  Now the company ...
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Shell Gets Its Way in Mozambique (RDS-A, APC)

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 7:05 am

Oil supermajor Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS-A) has finally nabbed British-based Cove Energy PLC in a deal worth $1.8 billion. In late February shell made an offer of $1.58 ...
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What Do Raiders See in Barnes & Noble?

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 6:41 am

Not much is left of Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS). Its bricks-and-mortar model has been ravaged by online competition. Its Nook e-reader trails well behind the Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle ...
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What’s A Better Buyout: Ardea or Amylin? (RDEA, AMLN, AZN, BMY, MRK)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 2:54 pm

Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDEA) is soaring today on news that AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN) is paying about $1.26 billion to acquire the company.  With another small-cap to mid-cap biotech and ...
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Amylin Seeks a Buyer (AMLN, CS, GS, BMY, SNY, LLY, AZN, MRK)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 7:59 am

Diabetes drug maker Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) has hired bankers and lawyers to help the company find a buyer. In February Amylin turned down a $3.5 billion ($22/share) offer ...
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Pfizer Dumps Baby Food On Nestle

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 6:31 am

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) wanted out of the baby nutrition business and found a ready buyer for the division that owns its operations in that industry. There has been a rumor that ...
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Facebook’s New, Higher Valuation

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 6:16 am

Several media report that the Facebook buyout of Instagram implies a value of $104 billion for the social network about a month before its IPO. Many analysts have set the ...
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Roche Walks Away From Illumina

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 6:13 am

Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) shareholders may be in for a rude surprise. Suitor Roche could be close to walking away from a $6.8 billion offer which values the gene research company's shares ...
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$4.4 Billion Health Care Merger (CHSI, ESRX, SXCI)

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 9:20 am

Health care benefits manager SXC Health Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: SXCI) has agreed to acquire competitor Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSI) in a deal valued at $4.4 billion. According to ...
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Beyond Howard Stern … Liberty Wants Control of SiriusXM (LMCA, SIRI, LINTA, LBTYA)

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 7:01 am

Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LMCA) sure appears to want to take control of SiriusXM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) without really taking full control. If you have not been keeping up with ...
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Argentina’s Nationalization of YPF Kills Deal with China (REPYY, SNP)

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 6:50 am

The coming nationalization of the YPF portion of Repsol YPF SA (OTC: REPYY.PK) by the Argentine government has killed a deal that the Spanish company had been reportedly negotiating with ...
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Lopsided Overseas Package Delivery Battle (FDX, UPS)

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 11:28 am

The country’s second-largest package delivery firm, FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has revealed that it is in discussions to acquire French express company TATEX. The French firm carriers about 19 million ...
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Teavana Makes Acquisition That Makes Sense (TEA)

Posted: April 16, 2012 at 10:12 am

Teavana Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TEA) is making an acquisition and it appears to be a smart move.  Rather than taking the slow build out approach, the company is paying $26.9 ...
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Former NFL Competitor USFL Raising $30 Million To Relaunch In 2013 (WWE)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 3:56 pm

Do you remember the old United States Football League, or the USFL?  It's back, or it least it is trying to be brought back to life.  This is the league ...
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