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Petronas acquires Optimal Group for $660 million
01 Aug 2009
Alstom, Schneider Electric weigh joint bid for Areva T&D
31 Jul 2009
Power equipment major Alstom and electrical equipment Schneider Electric are considering a joint bid to acquire Areva Transmission and Distribution
Cablevision to spin off Madison Square Garden
31 Jul 2009
Southwest offers $113.6 million for Frontier
31 Jul 2009
Hello, Yahoo - Microsoft, what about the regulators?
30 Jul 2009
The proposed Yahoo - Microsoft search alliance can be expected to attract the same regulatory hurdles in the US and Europe, as have some recent proposed deals between the second and third-largest industry competitors wanting to ally to take on the market leader, says Ravi Kunder
Hello, Yahoo - Microsoft, what about the regulators?
30 Jul 2009
The proposed Yahoo - Microsoft search alliance can be expected to attract the same regulatory hurdles in the US and Europe, as have some recent proposed deals between the second and third-largest industry competitors wanting to ally to take on the market leader, says Ravi Kunder
Microsoft and Yahoo: together at last
30 Jul 2009
It was a long time coming, says, Mike Davis, senior analyst at global advisory and consulting firm Ovum
Microsoft and Yahoo: together at last
30 Jul 2009
It was a long time coming, says, Mike Davis, senior analyst at global advisory and consulting firm Ovum
US-Canadian courts clear Nortel-Ericsson deal
30 Jul 2009
US government to acquire 34-per cent stake in Citigroup
30 Jul 2009
The US government will become Citigroup's largest shareholder today, when it acquires a 34-per cent equity stake in the nation's third-largest bank as part of the bailout plan
Microsoft, Yahoo! agree on joint search
29 Jul 2009
Microsoft will now power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies' premium search advertisers
Microsoft, Yahoo! agree on joint search
29 Jul 2009
Microsoft will now power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies' premium search advertisers
Microsoft, Yahoo! agree on joint search
29 Jul 2009
Microsoft will now power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies' premium search advertisers
Magna ups the ante; raises GM's Opel bid
29 Jul 2009
Canadian car-parts maker Magna has increased the amount of upfront capital it would inject into General Motors’ European unit Opel, bringing the total proposed investment at about $713.9 million
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