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NYSE's new parent is from Atlanta
Jim Burress Jan 15, 2013
It's another sign the global business world has become less centralized and more diffuse. The company poised to buy the New York Stock Exchange for more than $8 billion is based not in a world financial center, but in Atlanta.
Delta flirts with buying a stake in Virgin Atlantic
Stephen Beard Dec 3, 2012
America’s biggest airline, Delta, is reported to be bidding for a big stake in Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic. The deal could lead to Branson giving up control of the carrier he founded.
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.
