A Brazilian retail group to enter French Carrefour's capital

French retail giant Carrefour is currently negotiating a merger of its activities in Brazil with CBD, the leading Brazilian retail group and supermarket franchise. This project could vivid tensions between Carrefour and its main competitor in France, Casino.Carrefour last...

"NBA 30-for-30" Days of Dedication During NBHHCM 2K11 (June)

The NBA will celebrate its 65th Anniversary date on 6/6/11. The NBA was founded on June 6, 1946 at the old Hotel Commodore in New York City. The NBA was first known as the BAA (Basketball Association of America)...

Ticketmaster Live Nation Merger Given A Conditional Green Light

A merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation has been conditionally approved by the U.S. Department of Justice and Canadian Competition Bureau. Ticketmaster was obliged to license its ticketing software to competitor AEG, divest ticketing assets and subject itself to...

Time Warner Confirms AOL Spin-Off

Media conglomerate Time Warner has confirmed that it will spin off its AOL division, after buying the 5% share owned by Google in order to regain 100 percent ownership."Time Warner Inc. will spin off the entire AOL Internet unit by the end of the year, reversing a failed $124...

IBM-Sun Deal Collapses, Sun Stock Drops 23%

The highly-anticipated IBM buyout of Sun Microsystems has fallen apart. Sun's execs were unable to present a unified front, ultimately unwilling to proceed without additional guarantees from IBM. The deal's...

Suncor acquires Petro-Canada

Suncor Energy Inc., a leader in oilsands resource development has announced its acquisition of Petro-Canada.  The two have agreed to merge and continue to operate corporately under the Suncor name, while...

Ticketmaster and Live Nation Move Closer To A Merger

News out of Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal has live entertainment giants Ticketmaster and Live Nation closer to a merger than before. Both entertainment companies have grown within the live entertainment industry...

Paulson's $140B surprise

Danny Schechter: While world debated bailout, Treasury snuck bank merger tax break under congress' nose

Vancouver Green Web and Mobile Companies Merge - Press Release

What happens when a happy frog and a pod of whales get together to change the world? Vancouver, Canada-based, green web companies 3rdWhale.com and happyfrog.ca announced an equity merger with plans to grow...

GM - Chrysler merger a republican manager cemetery ?

Chrysler/John Snow ex treasury secretary of Bush "Here's a hot potato for the new commander in chief: Having just scored $25 billion in low-cost federal loans to develop fuel-efficient vehicles, General Motors and...

Britannia to Merge with Co-Operative Financial Services Talks

BRITANNIA is Britain's second largest building Society and CFS includes the Co-Operative Bank plc, the internet bank Smile and Co-Operative Insurance.  The merger would be "part of a growth plan,"...

HBOS Shares Rally Well as Backers Express Confidence in Lloyds TSB Merger

HBOS shares have rallied for the second day running as investors express their confidence in the Loyds TSB merger deal, with the backing of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.  After dropping by 20% on Tuesday the share price has gained 21% yesterday and another 10%...

BMI on Merger Rumor: "No Comment"

Skyrocketing fuel costs have weakened British airline BMI, prompting rumors of a merger with Emirates-based Etihad.I wonder how this would affect my frequent flyer miles, as not too many Virgin affiliates fly out...

A monopoly made in the heavens?

Two of the world's biggest airlines have announced that they are to form an alliance, that they say will allow them to offer lower prices, but their rivals are saying that this is nothing short of a...

Microsoft working on new Yahoo deal

UPDATE:  Microsoft maybe working on a new partnership or joint venture with Yahoo for search-related advertising." Such an arrangement could leave Yahoo free to continue operating other aspects of its...

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