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It appears that the talk about China’s Bright Food Group Co. wanting to buy US nutritional retailer GNC Holdings Inc.…
Updated throughout the day. Samsung will try to push cellphone unit sales up 18% next year to 330 million (Electronic…
If ever there was a plump target for a Carl Icahn-style workout it would have to be Chesapeake Energy Inc.…
Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) is one of the country’s largest electric power producers. In August, the company’s board announced an…
The list of Unusual Suspects for the week ahead is a rather different list. Some are due with earnings, some…
BankUnited Inc. was one of the first public bank casualties in the financial meltdown. Filings last week show that the…
A lawsuit alleges that Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) secretly bought problem cars. (Reuters) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) earnings were better than…
Updated throughout the day. Online travel companies want to block the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) buyout of ITA Software (various) Chemical…
Updated throughout the day. Sinochem (NYSE: SNP) has given up on its bid for Potash (NYSE: POT) (Reuters) GM should…
Loose lips sink ships. Maybe mergers are not as secretive as discussing military secrets, but the world of M&A and…
Updated throughout the day. Blackstone is buying debt stakes in hotels. (WSJ) Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) will try to sell $5…
Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) may be stealing a page from the global M&A playbook. The Sunday Times reported that…
Reuters: Kenneth Feinberg took over the BP plc $20 billion escrow account. Reuters: Americans are confused about healthcare reform according…
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) shares are lower on WSJ reports that Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) may look to…
The Blackstone Group, L.P. (NYSE: BX) has agreed to purchase electricity generator Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN). Blackstone will pay $4.50/share…
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