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Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee End Battle for Single Cup Roasters
Filed under: Deals, Products and Services, Industry, Competitive Strategy, Starbucks (SBUX)The market for single cup roasters is estimated at $4 billion, according to Reuters. Single cup coffee...
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Chasing Value: Insured Profits or a Mountain of Risk?
Filed under: International Markets, Deals, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), AFLAC Inc (AFL), Allstate Corp (ALL), Chubb Corp (CB), Amer Intl Group (AIG), China Life Insurance ADS (LFC), Chasing Value[TM],...
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General Mills Likes Yoplait So Much It's Buying 50% of the Company
Filed under: Deals, General Mills (GIS), Commodities, AgricultureGeneral Mills (GIS) is buying a 50% stake in Yoplait from PAI Partners for roughly $1.1 billion, Reuters reported Thursday, citing...
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Stock Futures Higher on AT&T-T Mobile Deal
Filed under: Before the Bell, International Markets, Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Deals, Google (GOOG), Market Matters, AT and T (T), Tiffany and Co (TIF), Rio Tinto plc ADS...
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Ma Bell Returns: AT&T to Buy T-Mobile for $39 Billion
Filed under: Deals, Internet, AT and T (T), Headline News, TechnologyTelecom giant AT&T (T) is buying T-Mobile USA from Deutche Telekom (DTEGY) for $39 billion, according to the Wall Street...
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Schwab Strikes a $1 Billion Deal for OptionsXpress
Filed under: DealsThe nice thing about stock options is leverage. This is often magnified when there is a buyout, when there is usually a hefty premium. Ironically enough, OptionsXpress (OXPS) would...
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Buffett Goes M&A Crazy
Filed under: DealsWhile he could have retired many years ago, Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.B) Warren Buffett continues to act like he's in his prime. Hey, perhaps at 80 years old, he is in his prime. This...
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Korea, China and India Invade U.S. Oil Fields
Filed under: Deals, Industry, India, China, Anadarko Petroleum (APC), OilAn invasion of U.S. oil fields by Asian buyers is happening. Recently, companies from Korea, China and India have bought land in...
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Shutterfly's $333 Million Deal for Tiny Prints
Filed under: Deals, TechnologyFounded in 1999, Shutterfly (SFLY) is a dot-com survivor. In fact, the value of this photo site is now about $1.2 billion. So why not pull off a big deal? Well, this week,...
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BJ's Wholesale Exploring Buyout Possibilites
Filed under: Major Movement, Deals, Options, Technical AnalysisBJ's Wholesale club (BJ - option chain) shares rose Tuesday on news that private-equity firm Leonard Green & Partners has signed a...
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Chuck Adds optionsXpress to Schwab's Portfolio
Filed under: Deals, Bank of America (BAC), Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW), Options, E*TRADE (ETFC)Charles Schwab (SCHW) has announced its decision to acquire optionsXpress (OXPS) in a friendly all-stock...
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Walgreens Strikes a $429 Million Deal for Drugstore.com
Filed under: Major Movement, Deals, Walgreen Co (WAG)With a name like Drugstore.com (DSCM), there is little doubt what the company does. Unfortunately, the stock price has been miserable since the...
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Teva Pharmaceuticals Enters Partnership with Procter & Gamble
Filed under: Deals, Procter and Gamble (PG), Options, Technical Analysis, Teva Pharm Indus ADR (TEVA)Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA - option chain) shares are rising after the company announced it has...
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Salesforce.com and Intuit Join Forces to Capture Small Business Clients
Filed under: Deals, Competitive Strategy, Intuit Inc (INTU), salesforce.com inc (CRM), Small BusinessSalesforce.com (CRM) provides applications that manage customer information for sales, marketing and...
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Interpublic Discloses Its Stake in Facebook
Filed under: Deals, Marketing and AdvertisingThe players in Facebook are elusive. Since it is a private company, it is not required to disclose its partners. Once and a while we learn about an...
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Texas Instruments Acquires National Semiconductor
Filed under: Deals, Competitive Strategy, Texas Instruments (TXN), TechnologyIn a move to bolster market share, Texas Instruments (TXN) is purchasing National Semiconductor (NSM) for $7.4 billion,...
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Rare Earth Miner Molycorp Acquires 90% of AS Silmet
Filed under: Major Movement, Deals, Market Matters, CommoditiesMuch has been written about rare earth metals. They are used in electronics, batteries and specialized magnets. China controls more than...
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Expedia Resumes American Airlines Relationship
Filed under: Major Movement, Deals, Good news, Expedia Inc (EXPE), AMR Corp (AMR), Options, Technical AnalysisExpedia (EXPE - option chain) shares are rising today after AMR Corp. (AMR) said it has...
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What Will Pringles Do for Diamond Foods?
Filed under: Deals, Products and Services, Procter and Gamble (PG)Diamond Foods (DMND) acquired the Pringle brand product from Proctor & Gamble (PG) for $2.35 billion, as reported in Dealbook. When...
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DISH Networks Wins Blockbuster Auction
Filed under: DealsTroubled movie renter Blockbuster has been looking for a buyer, and we learn today that DISH Network (DISH) has won the auction for the company, with a deal valued at $228 million in...
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