Mergers and Acquisitions

PTC Therapeutics Wins Big With Agilis Biotherapeutics Acquisition

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 12:00 pm

PTC Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) shares made a handy gain on Friday after the firm announced that it would be acquiring Agilis Biotherapeutics. The transaction was approved by the boards ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: July 19, 2018 at 5:06 am

Auto tariffs might go into place soon. According to The Wall Street Journal: President Donald Trump stood by his threats to levy sweeping tariffs on automobile imports as a way ...
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Why Broadcom Already Should Ditch Its Planned CA Acquisition

Posted: July 18, 2018 at 1:20 pm

It is no big secret that semiconductor companies all up and down the supply chain have been and would like to keep merging into larger and stronger companies so that their ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: July 17, 2018 at 5:36 am

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) agreed to a payout for potentially dangerous airbags. According to Reuters: Ford Motor Co agreed to a so-called economic loss settlement of $299.1 million covering ...
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FCC Chief Wants to Send Sinclair Bid for Tribune Media to Administrative Law Judge

Posted: July 16, 2018 at 12:50 pm

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai issued a statement Monday morning expressing "serious concerns" about the proposed $3.9 billion merger of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SBGI) and Tribune ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: July 13, 2018 at 4:49 am

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will sell all his equities after questions about conflicts of interest. According to Bloomberg: U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday that he would divest all ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: July 12, 2018 at 5:06 am

BMW posted solid financial results. According to MarketWatch: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG said Thursday that its first-half sales rose 1.8% thanks to strong demand in Europe, the Americas and Asia. ...
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BioCryst Shareholders Back Out of Idera Merger

Posted: July 11, 2018 at 11:05 am

Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: IDRA) shares crumbled on Wednesday after BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: BCRX) announced that it terminated their merger agreement. Ultimately the cause of this termination was the ...
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Why Credit Sees Big Verizon Upside and More Downside for AT&T

Posted: July 11, 2018 at 10:55 am

The wireless wars continue, and the major wireless and telecom carriers keep looking ever less similar compared to years past. With Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) going into more online ...
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6 Most Important Things in Business Today

Posted: July 11, 2018 at 5:07 am

The bidding war for U.K. media company Sky has heated up. According to MarketWatch: Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox Inc. significantly lifted its offer price to consolidate ownership of Sky ...
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How Much Groupon Might Actually Fetch in a Buyout

Posted: July 9, 2018 at 3:25 pm

Shares of Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) have popped handily on Monday on word that the "daily deals" website has been contacting other companies to drum up interest in acquiring the ...
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Can Groupon Get Lucky With a Buyout?

Posted: July 9, 2018 at 9:55 am

Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) shares have been hit in 2018, but it seems that this online coupon company may have found a way to get something back. According to a ...
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Are Xplore Shareholders Getting Enough in the Buyout?

Posted: July 5, 2018 at 10:25 am

Xplore Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: XPLR) shares spiked on Thursday after it was announced that the company would be acquired by Zebra Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: ZBRA). The transaction is subject to ...
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Boeing, Embraer Pull the Trigger on Partnership

Posted: July 5, 2018 at 8:50 am

Following months of speculation, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Brazil-based aircraft maker Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ) announced Thursday morning that the two companies have signed a memorandum of agreement to ...
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Will Activist Investor Get His Way at Campbell?

Posted: July 3, 2018 at 10:20 am

Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) shares saw a nice bounce on Tuesday after activist investor Dan Loeb was said to be shaking things up. Loeb’s message seems pretty simple and ...
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