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More Talk of Verizon Bid for Vodafone

Posted: April 2, 2013 at 9:25 am

A tie-up between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) is once more making news. A report today at the Financial Times’ Alphaville blog cites “usually reliable ...
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Steve Jobs Innovations Still Rolling Out at Apple?

Posted: April 2, 2013 at 6:55 am

Steve Jobs is still not dead, at least so far as new products introduced by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) are concerned. There are rumors that the next two versions of ...
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Mark Hurd Moving to Dell?

Posted: March 21, 2013 at 7:00 am

If Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) can top an buyout offer by Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners to buy Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), the private equity firm may have ...
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Why a New Dell Buyout?

Posted: March 20, 2013 at 6:22 am

Financial firm Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) may make a offer to take Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) private, an offer that would be higher than one from Michael Dell and Silver Lake. ...
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The Buzz Ahead of the Launch of Samsung’s Latest “iPhone Killer”

Posted: March 13, 2013 at 6:45 am

The press can barely contain itself as the launch of the new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone killer approaches. Samsung's Galaxy S IV, based on comments by some sources, will ...
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Lenovo Eyes BlackBerry for Expansion in Mobile Devices

Posted: March 12, 2013 at 7:10 am

Lenovo, the Chinese PC maker, is once again hinting it might like to own BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY). Given the battered Canadian company's results, it is hard to see the appeal. ...
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13 Must-Read Weekend Stock Stories for Monday

Posted: March 9, 2013 at 10:11 am

It may be the weekend, and the DJIA hit a new high this last week, but there is no such thing as any rest for the wicked. 24/7 Wall St. ...
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Icahn Gets In on Dell Buyout

Posted: March 6, 2013 at 2:32 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may have a new activist investor in the fray. CNBC's David Faber has now reported that Carl Icahn has reportedly taken a stake of close to ...
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21 Reasons No One May Be Selling J.C. Penney Stock

Posted: March 5, 2013 at 6:45 am

CNBC reported a rumor that a block of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JPC) stock was for sale, with the transaction represented by Deutsche Bank. The Wall Street Journal claims the ...
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Pharma Merger/Buyout Hunt Continues in Biotech, Valuations Under Focus

Posted: March 1, 2013 at 3:06 pm

The hunt by Big Pharma stocks for smaller drug companies and biotech stocks continues. A report citing "sources" from Dow Jones News has signaled that Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) has ...
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Coach Sale Rumors Trump New Creative Director Announcement

Posted: February 27, 2013 at 9:00 am

Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH) is trading higher on Wednesday on unconfirmed reports from the site DealReporter that the luxury goods purveyor is exploring a sale of the company. The first thing ...
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Apple Shareholder Meeting Brings Stock Split Rumors

Posted: February 26, 2013 at 2:58 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has long been criticized over its ridiculously high share price. With all of the pressure and media coverage that has been coming from activist investor activity, ...
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Reader’s Digest Bankruptcy: The Latest Print Media Woe

Posted: February 19, 2013 at 7:00 am

Print journalism had a bad few days. The Reader's Digest filed for Chapter 11 for the second time in three years, with $1.1 billion in assets and $1.2 billion in ...
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Office Depot and OfficeMax Finally in Merger Talks

Posted: February 19, 2013 at 5:50 am

Rumors came out over the weekend that Office Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP) and OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX) finally are considering a long-awaited and long-speculated merger. This will not be an ...
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A Building Wave of Mergers and Acquisitions?

Posted: February 15, 2013 at 6:50 am

Financial reporters and editors at The New York Times believe that the Warren Buffett takeover of H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ), as well as leverage buyout deals like the pending ...
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