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Glencore, Xstrata merger approved by EU
Stephen Beard Nov 23, 2012
Glencore, the Swiss commodities trading firm, is trying to takeover a mining company called Xstrata. And the deal just got a stamp of approval from European regulators.
Darth Mickey: Disney to buy Lucasfilm
Kai Ryssdal Oct 31, 2012
Hollywood insider Sharon Waxman, of The Wrap, breaks down Disney's $4.05 billion deal to buy filmmaker George Lucas' production company, Lucasfilm.
Sprint Nextel to get a $20 billion lifeline
Jeff Tyler Oct 15, 2012
Softbank, Japan’s No. 3 mobile phone network, agrees to buy a majority stake in Sprint, in a bold bid to take on giants AT&T and Verizon.
United Airlines struggles with computer issues after merger
Mark Garrison Aug 29, 2012
United’s technical team is scrambling to solve the computer problems that caused long lines of angry people. United has struggled with this since acquiring Continental in 2010.
Do we need both Hertz and Dollar Thrifty?
Sabri Ben-Achour Aug 27, 2012
The separate brands are expected to survive a merger of their parent companies.
Aetna buys Coventry Health Care in a Medicaid land grab
Dan Gorenstein Aug 20, 2012
The $5.7 billion deal with let Aetna double its number of Medicaid members.
What Google wants with travel guide Frommer's
Kai Ryssdal Aug 13, 2012
Mergers and acquisitions news today as Google adds guidebook company Frommer's to its travel and entertainment quiver. What does the search company want to do with the old-school guidebook?
Microsoft vs. Google: A tale of two earnings reports
Scott Tong Jul 20, 2012
After the close on Wall Street yesterday, Microsoft announced its first quarterly loss ever. And Google announced a $2.8 billion profit for the quarter. Two very different situations -- but they might just share a theme.
In weather forecasting wars, opposites do attract
Adriene Hill Jul 3, 2012
Cable's The Weather Channel seeks to bolster its forecasting credentials by acquiring Weather Underground, weather buffs' favorite source for learning which way the wind blows.
Ancestry.com rakes in profits, buys up competitor
Jeremy Hobson Apr 26, 2012
Ancestry.com Inc. will soon take over rival family history website Archives.com for the price tag of around $100 million.
