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Google’s and Digg have reportedly signed a letter of intent and are close to a deal that will bring Digg under the Google News property. The acquisition price is in the $200 million range, says one source.TechCrunch first wrote about the Google-Digg negotiations in March. Despite a vigorous denial by Digg CEO Jay Adelson the negotiations continued, although Google’s Marissa Mayer reportedl

The Diamondbacks have reportedly acquired veteran first baseman Tony Clark from the Padres. ESPN.com reports Clark waived his no-trade clause to complete the deal. Clark is batting just .239 with one homer and 11 RBI in 88 at-bats this season, his first in San Diego after playing three years with Arizona. The 36-year-old has batted .264 with 245 home runs and 800 RBI over his 14-year career.

Sony Ericsson is in advanced talks to acquire Spice Mobile. According to Economic Times, Sony Ericsson is in advanced talks with BK Modi of Spice Mobiles to acquire his 64% stake in the company. According to ET, Modi demanded Rs 80-100 per share from the world’s 3rd largest mobile handset manufacturing company means Spice Mobile will be valued at around Rs 700 crore. This is a steep valuation fo

Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH) entered into an agreement with The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), under which Dow will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Rohm and Haas common stock for $78.00 per share in cash. Shares of ROH closed at $44.83 yesterday. The agreement provides that Rohm and Haas Company will retain its Philadelphia Headquarters location, and continue to do business under

The company provides database products to pharmaceutical companies for drug discovery and development. Betting big on the transition taking place in the global pharmaceutical industry, the company is now looking to grow through both inorganic and organic routes. Molecular Connections is a joint venture between Idea2solutions, a venture capital arm promoted by the founders of Dr Reddy's group and a

Only last month Microsoft had announced that they were going to stop acquiring new companies. Now, however, they have decided to make an exception, and will acquire the Portugal-based company Mobicomp. Mobicomp, which is about 8 years old, deals with storage, backup and restoration of mobile data online.The company has certain products, which are expected to [...]

Openwave Systems Inc. and Purple Labs, a supplier of Linux for mass-market 3G phones, today announced that Purple Labs has acquired the Openwave mobile phone software business, which develops and markets its browser and messaging client technologies.Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Openwave transferred assets of its client business to Purple Labs on June 27, 2008 in exchange for $30 mi

Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Helio, a joint venture between SK Telecom and EarthLink, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Virgin Mobile USA will acquire Helio from SK Telecom and EarthLink for limited partnership units equivalent to 13 million shares of Virgin Mobile USA class A common stock, with a value of $39 million based on the closing

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Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced it has launched a cash offer to acquire all of the shares of Symbian Limited that Nokia does not already own, at a price of EUR 3.647 per share. The net cash outlay from Nokia to purchase the approximately 52% of Symbian Limited shares it does not already [...]

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Oxygen Software nnounced the availability of Oxygen Forensic Suite 2, which is designed for forensic extraction of electronic evidence from cell phones, smartphones and other mobile devices. The tool is intended for law enforcement officers, computer forensic examiners, corporate and private investigators. The users of the suite may have minimal computer skills and may be new to the field of mobil

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Boehringer Ingelheim will acquire Actimis Pharmaceuticals through a structured buyout in which Boehringer Ingelheim will acquire shares of Actimis depending on the achievement of several successive milestones with Actimis’ leading asthma compound AP768.If AP768, currently in Phase I development, is successfully advanced into a Phase III, Boehringer Ingelheim will own 100% of Actimis’ shares. U

According to Landmark Communications, current owner of the Weather Channel, NBC Universal and two partners have entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire the Weather Channel. The deal will also include the Weather Channel's website weather.com. Just prior from the company launching into negotiations Time Warner dropped its bid. Sources indicate that NBC Universal has offered $3.5 billion f

In a move aimed at stopping Yahoo from partnering up with Google, Microsoft has offered Yahoo $8 billion or $35 per share to acquire its search unit. Microsoft is deeply worried about Yahoo partnering with Google as the move would allow the two companies to control more then 90 percent of the market.

Microsoft Open To Yahoo Talks Despite Google Pact -Reuters Last Update: 6/13/2008 2:43:21 PM DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is still open to discussing an offer with Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) despite its search-advertising pact with Google Inc. (GOOG), Reuters reported Friday, citing a source. Microsoft lost interest in a full acquisition of Yahoo because of fears the deal wouldn’t get [

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- PT United Tractors, Indonesia's biggest seller of construction equipment, may take a loan or sell shares to acquire a coal mine in the country's part of Borneo and expand its mining operations.UBS AG is one of the banks helping to study the financing options, Gidion Hasan, finance director at United Tractors, said in a telephone interview today. He declined to say how much money the company want

XTO gained as much as 4.3 percent in New York trading after announcing the deal to buy Hunt Petroleum at less than $4 per thousand cubic feet of gas reserves. That’s one-third current U.S. prices for a fuel that has risen even faster than crude oil this year.

Pharmaceutical firm Zydus Cadila has acquired 70 per cent stake in South Africa-based generic firm Simayla Pharmaceuticals for an undisclosed amount. The remaining 30 per cent stake would be held by the promoter of Simayla Pharmaceuticals, Ben Classen, who would continue to head the firm's operations. The acquisition was carried out through its wholly owned subsidiary Zydus Healthcare SA PTY Ltd a

As first rumored yesterday, Verizon (nyse: VZ - news - people ) is acquiring Alltel (nyse: AT - news - people ) equity and debt in a transaction worth $28.1 billion. Verizon Wireless issued a press release just moments ago, detailing the transaction between itself and it’s minority owners Vodafone (nyse: VOD [...]

GM has had to recall 9000 NiMh battery packs, made by Cobasys, which are being used in the mild hybrid versions of the VUE, Aura, and Malibu. This represents one third of the entire fleet. The reports of battery failures apparently began surfacing in December, when drivers became aware of them via dashboard indicators displaying [...]

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Verizon Wireless has entered into an agreement with Alltel Corporation and Atlantis Holdings LLC, an affiliate of private investment firm TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners, to acquire Alltel Corporation in a cash merger. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and [...]

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Is it probable to acquire low-cost health insurance in Washington? The statistics give the impression to articulate no. Health insurance payments enlarged by 19% to 24 % every year since 1997 to 2001. Although, you might still uncover low priced health insurance if you know where to look. Washington health coverage presents numerous state sponsored [...]

Reliance Communications (RCOM) is all set to acquire UK-based global mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Vanco. According to sources, RCOM is learnt to have emerged as the highest bidder and both the companies have already finalised 100% buyout deal, in which, RCOM may also take over Vanco’s £123-million debt. Earlier this month its CEO and founder Allen Timpany parted ways with the company,

Borders has offered itself up for sale and Barnes & Noble Inc confirmed reports that it is looking to acquire the troubled company. Borders has been redesigning, closing stores, and creating its own online e-commerce site as opposed to relying on Amazon in hopes to increase its earnings. However, despite these measures, Borders had to put itself on the auction block earlier this year. Barnes &

Wow! T-Mobile really love to up the ante for their competitors don’t they! If the latest industry gossip and rumors are to be believed, then you might be looking at the prospect of over 15 juicy new handsets being available on your fav carrier this summer. No Tags

The Holiday Direct Group who now boasts 331 members has acquired Holiday Mobiles for an undisclosed sum. The group managing director Cary Lam says, the business fits in very well with the changes and future aspirations of our group. In the UK mobile users send 1.2 billion texts a week, and that doesn’t change when [...]

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Shun Tak Holdings has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of 'Prominent Princess International Limited' from STDM at a consideration of $238 million. Prominent Princess owns a 20% interest sole asset in Shun Tak.信德集團以2.38億元 (1.378億元為收購股份代價，1.002億元為股東貸款) 向主要股東澳門旅遊娛樂有限公司收購Prominent Princess之全部股權

Your credit file may not reflect all your credit accounts. Although most national department store and all-purpose bank credit card accounts will be included in your file, not all creditors supply information to credit bureaus : Some travel, entertainment, gasoline card companies, local retailers, and credit unions are among those creditors that don't. If you've been told that you were denied

CBS has agreed to acquire CNet for $1.8 billion in cash. The deal for $11.50 a share is a 45% premium compared CNet's stock price prior to the announcement. CBS is looking to increase its earnings as the company continues to see declines in Television subscribers.

Aladdin Oil & Gas Company ASA has entered into a letter of intent to acquire 80 percent of four Russian oil licences in the Orenburg-area for USD 17, 5 million. One of the licences is presently in production and produces approximately 250 barrels of oil per day. The total reserves, C1 and C2,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

JAKARTA, May 12 - Indonesia's PT Timah Tbk , the world's largest integrated tin miner, plans to acquire three coal mines with total reserves of 50 million tonnes, a senior company official said on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Pirates acquired outfielder Jason Michaels and an undetermined amount of cash from the Indians Thursday for a player to be named later. Michaels hit .207 with no home runs and nine RBI with the Indians before they designated him for assignment on Tuesday. To make room on their roster, the Bucs sent outfielder Nyjer Morgan back to their Triple-A farm team in Indianapolis.

Tata Steel, the world's sixth-largest steel maker, is looking to acquire Brazilian iron ore assets of the UK-based London Mining (LM), which will help ensure raw material supply for its Anglo-Dutch subsidiary, Corus. The valuation of the asset is yet to be completed, but it could be in the range of $2 billion. Tata Steel is among various global steel and mining majors that have shown interest in acquiring the assets after London Mining said it was reconsidering its investments in Brazil last month.London Mining currently owns assets in Sierra Leone, Saudi Arabia, Greenland and Mexico. Raw materials for Tata Steel's plants in India are sourced from captive mines. Corus, which produces 20 million tonnes of steel a year, is facing raw material shortage. The company's iron ore security stands

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In what may turn out to be the largest ever acquisition by an Indian company, the country’s biggest private telecom player Bharti Airtel said it was in talks to acquire South Africa’s MTN. This is the first time that both companies have officially confirmed that they have entered into discussions for a possible stake sale. The board of MTN, South Africa’s largest telcom, is learnt to have met on Monday to discuss the potential buyout from Bharti.MTN has operations in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East like Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Iran, Afghanistan, Ghana, Sudan, Syria, Yemen and other countries. The Indian model of low tariffs and high volumes can easily be replicated in the nations where demand for cellular services is high and volum

Microsoft today announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo! “We continue to believe that our proposed acquisition made sense for Microsoft, Yahoo! and the market as a whole. Our goal in pursuing a combination with Yahoo! was to provide greater choice and innovation in the marketplace and create real value for our respective stockholders and employees,” said Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft. “Despite our best efforts, including raising our bid by roughly $5 billion, Yahoo! has not moved toward accepting our offer. After careful consideration, we believe the economics demanded by Yahoo! do not make sense for us, and it is in the best interests of Microsoft stockholders, employees and other stakeholders to withdraw our proposal,”

We are now entering the next stage of interesting events in the ongoing Microsoft/Yahoo! saga. Steve Ballmer has formally withdrawn the offer to acquire Yahoo! in a letter to Yahoo!'s C.E.O. Jerry Yang. The letter was so interesting that I felt it was necessary to include it for you. Dear Jerry:After over three months, we have reached the conclusion of the process regarding a possible combination of Microsoft and Yahoo!.I first want to convey my personal thanks to you, your management team, and Yahoo!’s Board of Directors for your consideration of our proposal. I appreciate the time and attention all of you have given to this matter, and I especially appreciate the time that you have invested personally. I feel that our discussions this week have been particularly useful, providing me fo

AFP - Microsoft on Saturday yanked its proposal to acquire Yahoo, saying the struggling Internet pioneer refused to budge on price despite the software giant upping its offer to nearly 50 billion dollars.

Software giant Microsoft has abandoned its three-month old bid to buy Yahoo after the two failed to agree on acceptable price and it concluded a hostile bid was “not sensible.” Microsoft had earlier offered USD 47.5 billion which translated into USD 33 per share but Yahoo wanted USD 57 billion or USD 37 a share. Originally, [...]

Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). “We continue to believe that our proposed acquisition made sense for Microsoft, Yahoo! and the market as a whole. Our goal in pursuing a combination with Yahoo! was to provide greater choice and innovation in the marketplace and create real [...]

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You may have read a post here early last month that talked about when it makes sense to give your product away. In that post we were explaining the value of getting your message or product out to the masses of prospects who might value your core product or service. And, in my previous post  I wrote about [...]

Biocon is set to acquire a majority stake in a German pharma company, AxiCorp. According to the Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, the deal is likely to be sealed by the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Forbes reports that Apple has agreed to purchase chip manufacturer P.A. Semi for $278 million. The company, founded in 2003, focuses on sophisticated, low-power chips that could possibly used in future models of the iPhone.The decision to center the iPhone design around a chip that Apple could own marks a significant strategic choice by Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs, and is aimed at ensuring

SlashGear Uwe Boll attempts to acquire rights to create a World of Warcraft …SlashGear, AZ - 1 hour agoNow, that being said, I never ever want to see the likes of Uwe Boll snagging the rights to create a World of Warcraft movie, frankly I think I’d go on a … Written by Google Inc. and Powered by [...]

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The State Bank of Viet Nam, the central bank, has given and will grant licenses to foreign banks to set up 100% foreign-owned affiliates, but they will not find it easy to acquire market share, the New Hanoi newspaper reported. Foreign banks now account for 3.3% of outstanding loans in Vietnam dong and 21.7% of loans... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Providential Holdings, Inc., a company providing advisory, merger and acquisition services as well as independently investing in Vietnamese economic opportunities, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, IndoChina Mining Corp. (IMC), has entered an agreement with Phu Yen Mineral Joint Stock Company (Pymico)... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

 Delta Air Lines Inc., one year removed from bankruptcy, agreed to acquire Northwest Airlines Corp. in a $3.1 billion stock deal that would create the world's largest carrier and may unleash more industry consolidation. The airline will keep Delta's name, Atlanta headquarters and chief executive officer, Richard Anderson, 52. The purchase will create a total of $1 billion in new revenue and

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IBM said Thursday that it reached a deal to acquire FilesX, an Israeli developer of software that controls digital storage systems and protects corporate data.   Financial terms of the agreement... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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A consortium of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) and ICICI Venture Funds Managements Ltd, has signed a definitive agreement agreeing to acquire 100% stake in Metalcastello S.p.A, a leading Italian independent gear manufacturer. However, the company has not disclosed the cost of the acquisition.Mahindra Forgings (MFL) has already created one of the leading forging Companies in the world. Together with Metalcastello S.p.A, the Company intends to replicate in the gear vertical what MFL has achieved in the forgings space. The customer base of both MFL and Metalcastello is complimentary and will enhance the synergies that Mahindra is already harvesting. Metalcastello has revenues of around $100 million. The Company was originally founded in 1952 and is among the top gear manufacturers in E

DETROIT (Dow Jones)–O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) said Tuesday it will acquire CSK Auto Corp. (CAO) in a $500 million cash and stock deal that expands O’Reilly’s reach to the West Coast and the important California market. The acquisition, still subject to closing and anti-trust approvals, also would put O’Reilly on the heels of Advance Auto Parts Inc. (AAP), the [...]

Property trust to acquire office building for $1.17b -Singapore   Sale of 1 George Street to CCT comes with arrangement guaranteeing yields By Joyce Teo, Property Correspondent  PRIME PROPERTY: The 23-storey 1 George Street building offers its owner high returns from rents, as it sits near the Raffles Place and Clarke Quay MRT stations. — ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE   CAPITACOMMERCIAL [...]

Earlier today, Microsoft said it plans to acquire Rapt Inc., a provider of advertising yield management solutions for digital media publishers. With its information and advisory services offerings, Rapt’s technology will become key components of the Atlas Publisher Suite, part of Microsoft’s Advertiser and Publisher

The approval, which will help Taiwan banks expand to the fast-growing Chinese market and serve the hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese doing business and working in China, is the latest relaxation of rules covering China-bound investment by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party ahead of the March 22 presidential election.Last week, the Cabinet said it would let Taiwanese companies invest as much as 40% of their consolidated net asset value in China rather than up to 40% of their net asset value currently.The financial subindex of the Taiwan Stock Exchange ended up 0.9% following the announcement. The benchmark index closed 0.6% higher."We understand that local banks want to provide services where their customers are," Huey-Jen Jong, deputy director-general of the Financial Supervisory Com

NYSE Euronext announced on Friday that it plans to purchase CBOT metals from CME Group. CBOT metals traded more then 11 million contracts, including gold and silver futures and options, during 2007. This will be NYSE Euronext's first time in the U.S. commodities sector.

Bollywood hero Sanjay Dutt is always in the news for one reason or other. He came out of jail recently on bail. He is serving a long sentence for possessing weapons unauthorized.The case pertains to the Mumbai bomb blasts that took place in 1993. Sanjay married Manyata at a simple ceremony in Goa recently. But the marriage has now been nullified by the court.Keeping that aside Sanjay Dutt is a fitness freak and he has played many roles that gave him a chance to show off his well built body and muscles. Sanjay Dutt was in the process of acquiring an eight pack abs. He roped a fitness trainer for this. While doing the exercises, he developed cramps in his hip. The doctors conducted a thorough check up and advised him to stop his exercises immediately and shut down his attempt for such muscle

US Airways Group Inc. yesterday launched an $8 billion bid for Delta Air Lines Inc., a move that would create the nation’s largest carrier and possibly trigger other airline mergers in an industry recovering from a major downturn. Related PostsMaking Up for Bad Loans (Washington Post)Still trying to get your head around what's happening with [...]

Bank of America confirmed that it plans to continue with its buyout of Countrywide despite rising delinquencies. Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, reported that everything is ready to complete the transaction. Countrywide reported last week that its delinquency rate increased nearly 900 percent from a year prior as the number of foreclosures continue to sky rocket.

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Rumor has it that tomorrow, March 6, it will be announced that NASCAR will be acquiring the roadracing property of AMA Pro Racing. Cycle News (www.cyclenews.com) already has an article stating that a Daytona Beach, Florida company will be making the purchase. That leaves little room for question that the behemoth that is stock car [...]

Electronic Arts offers a take over offer for Take 2 Interactive of 26 dollars a share or roughly $2 billion. The offer represents a 64 percent premium over Take 2's current share price of $17.36. The deal comes just before the highly anticipated release of GTA IV, and could mean EA could put its substantial advertising resources towards the GTA release.

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Microsoft has previously shown an interest in Yahoo, with reports in May 2007 saying that Microsoft had approached Yahoo about a friendly takeover. As follows, the letter from Microsoft to the Yahoo board, there’s also a conference call at 8:30am EST where we hope to get more details. January 31, 2008 Read the full story »

This is big news and if it happens may shift the search engine giant Google. Microsoft has made an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo. You can read the full article from TechCrunch at -microsoft-offers-446-billion-to-acquire-yahoo/How will Google the current search engine giant be affected by this?  Google does have a lot of great tools and API's that at least for me make them much more appealing then Yahoo and MSN.  But if Yahoo and MSN join forces will they be able to pick up steam?  We will see.

TechCrunch report that Microsoft has made an official bid to acquire Yahoo! The offer of $44.6 Billion values Yahoo! at $31 per share, a 62% premium on Thursday closing price. Official Press Release In a letter to the board of directors at Yahoo!, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says, “Microsoft’s consistent belief has been that the combination of [...]

07:56pm I guess that's why the Index Futures, in general, have shot up in the last half hour or so (for more of this breaking news, click here)...And because of this, PRICE has broken through last PRIME Resistance, continuing the Bull TREND, on the SWING Chart. 09:45pm Seeing some pretty wild swings in PRICE in pre-market activity - Due to drop in Payrolls. 10:37pm There needs to be an

A Guide To Long Term InvestorsBy Dan Ferris, editor, Extreme ValueWhat would you do if you had a soccer ball coming at you at 50 miles an hour and less than a second to react?Goalkeepers on professional soccer teams face this situation a few times each game. It's called a penalty kick. The victim of the penalty gets to kick the ball straight at the goalie.Aside from looking like a lot of fun, this situation is valuable for you and me as investors. It's a great way to understand one of the biggest mistakes investors make: being too active.The goalie can do three things. He can dive left, dive right, or stay put. As you'd logically assume, staying put in the center is the right thing to do. When the kick is to the center, goalies stop it about 60% of the time. When the kick is left, and the

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It looks as though Microsoft is bent on proving at least some of Steve Ballmer’s predictions for the future to be true. They have recently made an offer to buy Norwegian company Fast Search and Transfer. Fast Search and Transfer has made minor headlines in the past year with its mobile search product and deals [...]

Stryyke Entertainmnet, which is known to be a Central European market directed enterprise, has currently signed with the Swedish turnkey provider Net Entertainment in order to make available a border range of products.

The Blackhawks have acquired 23 year-old left wing Ben Eager in a trade that sends defenseman Jim Vandermeer back to the Flyers. A 1st round pick in the 2002 Draft, the 6-3, 225-pound Eager has 62 PIM in 23 games this season for Philadelphia.

Jackson, Mississippi - December 18, 2007 - XFONE, Inc., a multinational diversified communications services company, announced that it has signed subscription agreements for approximately $33.4 million in non-secured debt and equity to finance the acquisition of NTS Communications Inc. (NTS). The bonds are rated A3 by Midroog Ltd., an affiliate of Moody's.Guy Nissenson, President and CEO of XFONE, stated, "This financing, combined with the previous $5.85 million equity investment by various investors as well as $6.6 million in new equity from certain NTS shareholders, provides a solid capital structure for the closing of the NTS acquisition in January. This combination of debt and equity resulted in favorable interest rates and a strong combined balance sheet with over $40 million in equity. We look forward to closing the acquisition and driving growth and enhanced profitability in 2008"The aggregate subscription amount will be held in escrow pending consummation of the acqu

By Stephen RhodesThe Houston Astros got an upgrade at closer on Friday when they acquired closer Jose Valverde from the Arizona Diamondbacks in a four-player trade. The D-Backs received infielder Chris Burke and right-handed pitchers Juan Gutierrez and Chad Qualls in return. In Valverde's 5-year career, he is 9-14 with a 3.29 ERA and 98 saves in 253 games. Astros general manager Ed Wade told the Ticker, "In Jose Valverde, we're adding an All-Star closer and one of the best stoppers in the game. He led the majors in saves last year, and most of them came in tight, one-run situations for a team that was in the thick of a pennant race. He's a huge addition to our pitching staff." Burke hit .229 with 6 home runs and 28 RBI in 111 games with Houston last season. In his career, he has hit .249 with 20 home runs, 94 RBI and 31 stolen bases in 4 seasons with Houston. Gutierrez went 1-1 with a 5.91 ERA in only 7 games - 3 of them starts - for Houston last season. Qualls went 6-5 with

Injaz Projects said its joint venture offer of $2 billion to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Turkish state-owned petrochemicals manufacturing company Petkim Petrokemiya will close in late January. Injaz Projects - together with its partners, Azerbaijan Oil and Gas Company (Socar) and Turcas... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Injaz Projects said its joint venture offer of $2 billion to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Turkish state-owned petrochemicals manufacturing company Petkim Petrokemiya will close in late January.Injaz Projects - together with its partners, Azerbaijan Oil and Gas Company (Socar) and Turcas Petroleum - formed a joint venture group in early 2007 to win the Petkim tender, but also to create a regional force in the petrochemical sector."We are optimistic that the Socar-Turcas-Injaz joint venture group will close the Petkim acquisition by late January 2008," said Ameen Killidar, CEO of Injaz Projects."Injaz Projects believes that Turkey's petrochemical sector could be worth as much as $12 billion annually by 2015," he added.Turkey's petrochemical sector is believed to be worth $6.5 billion annually.Via: Gulf NewsTags: Azerbaijan Oil and Gas Company, Petkim, Turkey, Dubai, AZERBAIJAN, SOCAR, Ameen Killidar

AT&T Inc. today announced that AT&T, through an affiliate, has entered into a definitive agreement with Edge Wireless Holding Company to acquire full ownership in Edge Wireless LLC ("Edge Wireless"), a regional wireless company with approximately 172,000 subscribers that operates in several markets in the Pacific Northwest.Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T, which has held a minority ownership interest since Edge Wireless' inception in 2000, will acquire the remaining 64.3 percent of the company.The addition of Edge Wireless' GSM network will complement AT&T's existing GSM networks in Northern California, Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming. AT&T customers will enjoy broader in-network coverage in these areas, and Edge Wireless customers will gain access to AT&T's full portfolio of products and services as well as AT&T's fully integrated GSM network, which now covers more than 290 million people in 13,000 U.S. cities and towns.

Nokia and Avvenu today announced that they have signed an agreement under which Nokia will acquire Avvenu.  Avvenu provides Internet services that allow anyone to use their mobile devices to securely access, use and share personal computer files, even if their host computer is turned off.  By acquiring Avvenu, Nokia plans to further enhance its portfolio of solutions for mobile operators, as well as deliver a secure file access and share service direct to mobile workers. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and has not yet been completed. Nokia believes that anytime access to PC content is a missing ingredient to mobile productivity. Smartphone adoption is growing faster than previously estimated and surveys confirm that many people are using mobile devices to view, process, and edit content. Easy access to existing pc content will fuel mobile computing convenience and productivity.

Vivendi the Game Makers is in plans to obtain a controlling stake in Activision Inc. and unite the company with Vivendi Games in a contract that would form a competitor to Electronic Arts Inc. as the world's largest video game publisher. After the acquisition of Activision Ind the Vivendi Games will hold 52% stake in a new company to be called Activision Blizzard. On that basis,