Google, Microsoft, and several other tech firms are all respectively mulling over a complete buyout of Twitter, according to a new report. CNBC reports that Twitter has received “expressions of interest” regarding an ...
Tags: Google, Microsoft, buyout of Twitter
Egyptian cake and biscuit maker Bisco Misr's shareholders controlling 86% of shares have agreed to divest their shares to US-based food manufacturing company Kellogg, in a $125m deal. The Reuters reported that bidding for the biscuit ...
Tags: biscuits, wafers, corn flakes, Agriculture
Stryker Corp. has purchased a Canadian hospital bed company for an undisclosed sum. Kalamazoo, MI–based Stryker announced it has acquired CHG Corp. (London, Ontario) for an undisclosed sum. CHG designs and manufactures low-height ...
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Hybrid Technology, led by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, has bid $55 million for Fisker Automotive's assets, just days after a bankruptcy judge in Delaware rejected Hybrid's plan to take over the failed electric-vehicle maker in a ...
Tags: Hybrid, Bankrupt Fisker, Bid War
It is not surprising that tire industry analysts are re-evaluating the stock of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. following the termination of its "merger agreement" with Apollo Tyres Ltd. on Dec. 30, 2013. Nick Mitchell, senior vice president for ...
Tags: tire, tyre, Auto Parts
Faced with slumping sales, Solta Medical (Hayward, CA) may be looking for a suitor. The aesthetic medical device manufacturer may cut jobs or put itself up for sale in an effort to improve its finances. Solta focuses on devices for skin ...
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Volcano Corporation (San Diego, CA) may be looking for a suitor as its stock has underperformed the expectations of many analysts. The company’s stock has lagged behind the S&P 500 and the Health Care Equipment & Supplies index in the ...
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Senior executives at ailing smartphone maker BlackBerry met with Facebook executives to find out whether the social media company might be interested in bidding for the Canadian firm. News of the meeting was reported in the Wall Street ...
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Furniture Brands Canada has declared bankruptcy and all of its salaried employees have been let go. The move was made after its U.S. parent company sought Chapter 11 court protection from its creditors earlier this week. Furniture Brands ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
In many cultures the head is viewed as the most important part of the body, and is therefore to be protected and respected. Its significance derives from the belief, held in many parts of the world, that the head is where the soul or spirit ...
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Sprint Nextel shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve SoftBank's$21.6 billion takeover bid,setting the stage for the deal to close early next month. At a special shareholder meeting on Tuesday,98%of the shares voted were in favor of ...
Tags: Sprint, SoftBank, acquisition, investment
Dish Network has boosted its bid for Clearwire to US$4.40 per share, 29 percent above Sprint Nextel's most recent offer, and said it is prepared to buy up the stock of a minority of shareholders. In a letter sent Wednesday to Clearwire ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
The stockmarket has opened slightly higher, boosted by stronger mining stocks on the back of improved prices for commodities. At 10.31am AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.6 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 5120.0 points. The ...
City analyst Investec has criticised the “revolving door” at Premier Foods, after another key member of its management team left the firm this week. Room at the top: first ceo Clarke and now chief operating officer Eaton have ...
City analyst Investec has criticised the “revolving door” at Premier Foods, after another key member of its management team left the firm this week. Room at the top: first ceo Clarke and now chief operating officer Eaton have ...
Tags: Foods, Premier Foods, Food Industry