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What the AT&T ruling means for mergers and acquisitions

Jun 13, 2018
Yesterday … a judge cleared AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner. Today… Comcast bid $65 billion in cash for 21st Century Fox assets, which Disney is already trying to buy. Coincidence? I think not. The AT&T decision was closely watched for the implications it could have on other deals. So, more to come? Click […]

Does your dog really need "natural" food?

Feb 23, 2018
General Mills is set to pay $8 billion for pet food maker Blue Buffalo. That’s the company that markets, among other products, “farm-to-table canine cuisine.” Here’s what’s behind this deal — and why this market is so red hot. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

Keurig and Dr Pepper aim for smooth, sweet merger

Jan 29, 2018
Keurig Green Mountain, the single-serve coffee pod maker, announced today that it will be merging with Dr Pepper Snapple Group in a deal worth an estimated $20 billion. Merging the hot and cold beverage brands will give a big boost to Keurig’s distribution network here in the U.S.  Click the audio player above to hear […]

Disney to take on Silicon Valley with Fox merger

Dec 14, 2017
The Walt Disney Company is buying 21st Century Fox assets in a deal worth more than $52 billion.
Disney CEO Robert Iger visits FOX Business Network's "Markets Now" at FOX Studios back in 2013.
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Disney reported to be nearing $60 billion deal for a chunk of Fox’s media empire

Dec 6, 2017
Rumors of a deal between Walt Disney and 21st Century Fox are getting louder. Multiple sources are reporting that the two entertainment giants are in talks and could strike a $60 billion deal as early as next week. It looks as if Disney would snatch up a good deal of Fox’s empire, including its movie […]

Amazon shocks with news of Whole Foods bid

Jun 16, 2017
Amazon has agreed to buy Whole Foods in a roughly $13.5 billion deal. It would be Amazon’s biggest acquisition to date, and it’s generating headlines such as “earth shaking.” Whole Foods has been underperforming a little lately. Its growth has slowed and activist investors have been after the chain to sell itself. But what’s a […]

Unilever might buy Jessica Alba's Honest Company

Sep 16, 2016
The natural products company faces lawsuits over its ingredients.
Unilever could end up acquiring Jessica Alba's Honest Company for $1 billion.
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Comcast — it's so much more than cable

Apr 27, 2016
Talk of Comcast buying Dreamworks shows the cable company has big plans.
 A view of the Comcast offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Bank of America eyes mobile banking expansion

Mar 17, 2016
The acquisition-wary bank sees need to expand mobile banking footprint.
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M and A little bit of history repeating

Jan 25, 2016
A stock market drop usually follows a boom year for buyouts