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10 Jun 2009 10:41

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Biz: Legal issues pushed aside, Chrysler and Fiat tie the knot

  • Last night, the Supreme Court pushed the biggest obstacle out of the way for the merger of the century … well, until GM has to do something similar. source
  • This morning, Fiat officially owns 20% of Chrysler, a share that could go up to 35% if it goes well. The UAW owns the biggest share, however, at 55%. source
  • Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne sounds upbeat about the sale: “This is a very significant day … for the global automotive industry as a whole,” he said. source

06 Apr 2009 08:44

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Tech: Sun and IBM can’t get together for some reason

  • Sun’s shares went down precipitously, -$6.44 in pre-market trading, this morning. source

03 Apr 2009 07:01

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Biz: IBM tries to steal some sunshine with a big aquisition

  • $7 billion to buy Sun and form a really big, bright and blue company source

18 Mar 2009 10:31

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Biz, Tech: IBM wants to get some more Sun in their life

  • $7
    billion
    size of the proposed merger of the two technology superpowers source

09 Mar 2009 10:34

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Biz: Drug companies Merck, Schering-Plough have a shotgun wedding

  • $49 billion to merge the two pharmaceuticals source

10 Feb 2009 20:38

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Biz: How big is the proposed Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger?

  • $2.5 billion in market value (plus convenience charge) source

26 Jan 2009 10:16

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Biz: Pfizer and Wyeth; two weird names, one massive drug company

  • $68 billion, the amount Pfizer is paying to buy Wyeth source