Rumors
When it comes to activist investors, Starboard Value LP is one of the better-known names. And when it comes to former great online growth stocks, eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) fits in that...
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Food delivery service Grubhub got a boost Thursday on reports of a sale or merger. The company denied the reports and the share price is tumbling Friday. What does that say about the company?
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The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday that Xerox is considering an acquisition of HP. This appears to be biting off more than Xerox can chew, but maybe not.
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It's one thing to think that there is a value investor's dream awaiting in the shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance. It's another thing to consider that a member of the Dow Jones industrial average...
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If a marriage will happen among the streaming companies in the near term, it will be between Apple, which has a ton of money, and Netflix, which has a huge library but access to very little money.
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Apple's management and board almost certainly have looked at what they would get with a buyout of Netflix.
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Reports this week suggest that FireEye is working with Goldman Sachs to explore a potential sale of the cybersecurity company.
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Many mergers, particularly when rumors abound, come with potential plot twists. That's certainly true of Groupon and Yelp.
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Shares of drugmaker Mallinckrodt have lost more than 40% overnight following reports that the firm has hired restructuring advisors. A bankruptcy filing is a real possibility.
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While multiple reports had discussed an acquisition of Symantec, Broadcom's hopes of acquiring the company appear to be dashed. New reports indicate that these two technology companies have ceased...
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Barnes & Noble, after seeing its shares peak at $30 or so back in 2006, has joined the rumor mill of buyout candidates.
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The big question that shareholders should be asking is how much of a premium Cypress Semiconductor might fetch in a buyout.
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A report from Bloomberg on Thursday had indicated that Iamgold was exploring a sale of the company, garnering at least some interest from speculators who chase buyout rumors.
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The private equity owner of long-time tech firm Corel may be considering a third public offering of the firm it first acquired in 2003.
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Facebook is reportedly seeking $1 billion in backing for a Facebook cryptocurrency. We can hardly wait.
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