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Novartis bids $40 bln for eye-care giant Alcon
BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) - Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis on Monday made a 40-billion-dollar play for the fast growing eye-care market, aiming to take over Alcon, the world's biggest company in a sector driven by an ageing population.
Nations:Switzerland Source:(AFP)
2010-01-04
Marvel shareholders approve acquisition by Disney
NEW YORK - Shareholders of Marvel Entertainment, home of Spider-Man and the Hulk, have approved the company's acquisition by Disney, as expected.
Source:(AP)
2009-12-31
Consumer groups try to block Google purchase of AdMob
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Two consumer groups urged the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday to block Internet search and advertising giant Google's proposed purchase of mobile advertising company AdMob.
Source:(AFP)
2009-12-28
Ford confirms deal in Volvo sale to China's Geely
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - US auto giant Ford said Wednesday it had agreed the main terms for selling its Swedish brand Volvo Cars to Chinese carmaker Geely, in a deal that would underline China's growing economic clout.
Nations:China Sweden Activities:2009 Geely Bidding Volvo Source:(AFP)
2009-12-23
Bucyrus to purchase Terex mining unit for $1.3B
SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Bucyrus International Inc. said it will buy Terex Corp.'s mining equipment division for $1.3 billion in cash, adding complementary services to its business and broadening its geographic reach.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-12-21
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- Novartis bids $40 bln for eye-care giant Alcon 2010-01-04
- Marvel shareholders approve acquisition by Disney 2009-12-31
- Consumer groups try to block Google purchase of AdMob 2009-12-28
- Ford confirms deal in Volvo sale to China's Geely 2009-12-23
- Bucyrus to purchase Terex mining unit for $1.3B 2009-12-21
- Exxon Mobil makes $29B bet on natural gas 2009-12-14
- AOL gets independence from Time Warner on Thursday 2009-12-09
- You've Got Freedom: AOL ends ties with Time Warner 2009-12-06
- Geely taps China banks to back $1.8 billion Volvo deal 2009-12-01
- Trial of ex-Bear Stearns execs goes to jury 2009-11-09
- Stanley Works tool maker to buy Black & Decker 2009-11-02
- Ford taps China's Geely as favored bidder for Volvo 2009-10-28
- Ford picks Geely for Volvo cars bid 2009-10-28
- Ex-Bear Stearns manager wins email ruling 2009-10-26
- China's Volvo bid may stall over intellectual property 2009-10-21
- Bank of America loses $2.24B as loan losses rise 2009-10-16
- BofA scrambling; strategy for new CEO questioned 2009-10-01
- Morgan Stanley leads as M&A shows signs of life 2009-09-25
- Judge rejects SEC-BofA deal; Cuomo preps charges 2009-09-14
- Cold, hard cash may be key to Cadbury's heart 2009-09-08
- NY's Cuomo may charge BofA execs over Merrill 2009-09-08
- Kraft plays down talk of higher Cadbury bid 2009-09-08
- Cadbury rejects Kraft's $16.7 billion bid 2009-09-07
- BofA agrees to $33M SEC fine over Merrill bonuses 2009-08-03
- Bemis paying $1.2B for Alcan Packaging assets 2009-07-06
- Exelon raises hostile bid for NRG to $8 billion 2009-07-02
- Lawmakers blast Fed, Treasury, BofA over Merrill 2009-06-11
- Wolfgang says Porsche won't be sold to VW: report 2009-05-03
- IBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems: sources 2009-03-18
- Merrill may have misled Congress on bonuses: Cuomo 2009-03-11
- Merck buying Schering-Plough in a $41.1B deal 2009-03-09
- China, taking advantage of global recession, goes on a buying spree 2009-02-21
- Merrill bonuses made 696 millionaires: probe 2009-02-11
- Wells Fargo swings to 4Q loss 2009-01-28
- Pfizer to buy Wyeth for $68B; cut 8,000 jobs 2009-01-26
- Pfizer to buy Wyeth for $68 billion, cuts dividend 2009-01-26
- Bank of America slides to 4Q loss; gets more aid 2009-01-16
- Bank of America gets 20 bln dlr injection, new guarantees 2009-01-16
- Treasury and Bank of America near bailout deal 2009-01-15
- US mulls fresh aid package for Bank of America 2009-01-15
- Bank of America in talks for more U.S. bailout funds 2009-01-14
- Citigroup, Morgan Stanley merge brokerages 2009-01-13
- Rohm & Haas says Dow Chemical deal still in effect 2008-12-29
- Wachovia shareholders OK Wells deal 2008-12-26
- Panasonic to buy Sanyo in $9 billion deal 2008-12-19
- Ex-Lehman employee, others charged with insider trading 2008-12-18
- BofA plans up to 35,000 job cuts in next 3 years 2008-12-11
- Anheuser-Busch InBev to cut 1,400 US jobs 2008-12-08
- Merrill's Thain seeking 2008 bonus of $10 million 2008-12-08
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