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Google Acquires Satellite Company ‘Skybox Imaging’ For $500M
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Shelly Palmer
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014 5:16 PM EDT
Google on Tuesday confirmed that it has purchased Skybox Imaging, the satellite startup that we reported it was close to acquiring last month.
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Report: Sprint Is Close To Acquiring T-Mobile For $32 Billion
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Shelly Palmer
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Thursday, June 5, 2014 6:00 AM EDT
Responding to a wave of consolidation in the telecommunications industry, the nation’s third- and fourth-largest wireless phone operators have agreed on the terms of a deal to join forces.
Facebook Is One Step Closer To Taking Over The World With Pryte
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Inneractive
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014 11:44 AM EDT
I hope you’re keeping notes on Facebook’s acquisitions – cause here’s a new one! The social network giant freshly acquired Pryte.
In this article: META
Facebook Acquires Pryte, A Mobile Data Plan Company
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Shelly Palmer
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014 1:50 PM EDT
Facebook is acquiring Pryte, a Finnish company that aims to make it easier for mobile phone users in under-developed parts of the world to use wireless Internet apps.
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Microchip Technology To Buy ISSC Technologies To Gain Ground On The Internet Of Things
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Shelly Palmer
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Friday, May 23, 2014 4:36 AM EDT
Microchip Technology Inc said it would buy Taiwanese wireless products maker ISSC Technologies Corp to gain ground in a technology that helps connect everything from cars to light bulbs through the Internet.
Winners And Losers In AT&T’s Acquisition Of DirecTV
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David Trainer
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014 4:26 AM EDT
After a few weeks of rumors, on Sunday AT&T (T) confirmed its $95/share offer for DirecTV (DTV). The deal will be part stock and part cash, and is expected to close within 12 months if the deal meets regulatory approval.
AT&T Agrees To Deal To Acquire DirecTV For $48.5 Billion
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Shelly Palmer
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Monday, May 19, 2014 10:27 AM EDT
AT&T said Sunday that it had agreed to acquire America’s biggest satellite television provider, DirecTV, in a deal worth almost $50 billion. The boards of the two companies met on Sunday to approve the plan.
Report: YouTube To Buy Twitch.Tv For $1 Billion
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Shelly Palmer
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Monday, May 19, 2014 7:25 AM EDT
Google’s YouTube has reached a deal to buy Twitch, a popular videogame-streaming company, for more than $1 billion, according to sources familiar with the pact.
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Yahoo Acquires (And Shuts Down) Blink, A Snapchat Rival
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Shelly Palmer
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 5:26 AM EDT
Yahoo made its latest acqui-hire: the mobile app Blink, which lets people to send messages that it says will “self-destruct.”
Bloomberg: AT&T Is Close To Buying DirecTV For $50 Billion
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Shelly Palmer
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014 1:16 PM EDT
AT&T Inc., joining the ranks of U.S. TV, Internet and wireless providers racing to consolidate, is in advanced talks to acquire DirecTV for about $50 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Three Software Company Founders To Pay $5.8 Million To Settle Charges Of Insider Trading Ahead Of Sale
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Global Economic Intersection
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Monday, May 12, 2014 1:48 PM EDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed insider trading charges against three software company founders for taking unfair advantage of incorrect media speculation and analyst reports about the company’s acquisition. They agreed to pay nearly $5.8 million to settle the SEC’s charges.
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Report: Apple Close To Buying Beats For $3.2 Billion
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Shelly Palmer
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Friday, May 9, 2014 4:15 AM EDT
According to the Financial Times, Apple is closing in on an acquisition of Beats, the headphone manufacturer turned streaming music service. The $3.2 billion deal would give Apple control over a powerful brand, but at the same time, it would be puzzling and uncharacteristic of Apple.
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Buying Bigger Companies
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Vivian Lewis
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 4:05 AM EDT
While StarMine data shows that Q1 results at small and microcap companies have missed estimates 56% of the time, large companies in Q1 were 52% likely to match or beat estimated earnings.
In this article: BNS, COV, EC, GSK, IAG, JFC, MS, SBS, VALE, CIFAF, IVSBF, LBTYA, LBTYK, VMED, FBASF, ABGB
Report: Sprint Will Try To Buy T-Mobile In June Or July
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Shelly Palmer
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Friday, May 2, 2014 5:04 AM EDT
Sprint plans to push forward with a bid for T-Mobile after meeting with banks last month to make debt arrangements for that offer, people with knowledge of the situation said.
B Of A Doesn't Have Money It Thought It Had
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John Lounsbury
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 5:59 AM EDT
Econintersect: Bank of America has lost some money it thought it had in the form of "certain structured notes assumed in the Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. acquisition in 2009".
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