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China Mobile's Merger ManiaInvesterms.com - Los Angeles,CA,USAChina Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL) was a hot growth stock during the past two years, but things have started to slow down so far in 2008. ...

On the 25th July, I announced that I had been appointed a Director of the National Federation of Residential Landlords. Shortly after that, I was contacted by the Vice-Chairman of the NFRL, to express surprise at this! Apparantly, rather than have a full board meeting, three of the Directors phoned on the evening of the 23rd, [...]

Gios PDF Splitter and Merger represents a handy tool that will help you merge PDF documents and split PDF files with ease. Gios PDF Splitter and Merger is a PDF free tool developed for quicker and more efficient [...]

Interest in merger and acquisition (M&A) deals high but investors unsure how to negotiate the maze of rules and regulations Merger and acquisition... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

July 1st 2008 will go down in history as the day that Bank of America created history. Today they have created the nation's leading mortgage originator and servicer by finishing the purchase of Countrywide Financial Corporation. For a lot of the people that were involved in this dilemma known by many as the"mortgage crisis" this is good news as Bank of America can help the devastated company get b

Sirius (SIRI) told the world how things would look at the company after its proposed merger with XM Satellite (XMSR). The world greeted the forecast with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

After starting merger talks with African Telecom Giant MTN, Indian Telecom Major Bharati Airtel has said that it has ended merger talks with MTN. MTN has now presented a completely different structure, from what was agreed,'' Bharti said in the statement. ``Bharti has decided to disengage from the ongoing talks and has conveyed the same to MTN. The collapse of the talks ends Bharti Chairman Sunil

Yahoo's stock is trading more heavily than usual on speculation that the company is again holding acquisition talks with Microsoft. Citing anonymous sources within both companies, technology blog TechCrunch reported on Tuesday that Microsoft and Yahoo are holding official negotiations after talks broke down on May 3. This time around, Microsoft's offer is below $33 per share, according to Tec

Final vote on the merger could come at any timeFCC Chairman Kevin Martin has recommended that the merger between Sirius and XM be approved according to the Associated Press. To get Martin’s approval, provisions were added to the merger deal that would turn over a portion of the available bandwidth from the satellite providers to noncommercial and minority programming.The provisions for turning o

If you thought that the mid-single digit billion dollar mergers were safe from being terminated, think again. Huntsman Corp. (NYSE: HUN) is being destroyed in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

“As I’ve indicated before, this is an unusual situation, I am recommending that with the voluntary commitments they (the companies) have offered, on balance, this transaction would be in the public interest.” — FCC Chairman Kevin Martin by Mike Caggeso Baltimore – (TFN): The dormant, yet important, proposed $5 billion merger of Sirius [...]

It's not official yet, but FCC Chairman Kevin Martin (one of five relevant votes) has decided to allow the merge between Sirius and XM satellite radio providers. However, there are a few caveats that the companies would need to accept—but it's all good news for the consumer. 1. The company(s) would need to freeze prices for three years. 2. "A la carte" options would need to be available with

There are press reports indicating that Reliance Communications senior management has said that the Rcom and MTN reverse merger deal is on track, despite being threatened by Reliance Inudstries. RIL had sent strongly worded legal notices to both MTC as well as Reliance Communications saying that the proposed deal with be in violation of agreements [...]

Several media reports say that the merger of satellite radio companies Sirius (SIRI) and XM (XMSR) will be approved based on FCC staff recommendations. Once... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Petty Enterprises on Wednesday will announce the re-signing of driver Bobby Labonte and that a Massachusetts-based private equity firm has purchased controlling interest in the organization during a press conference at Lowe's Motor Speedway, sources have told NASCAR.COM. Stay tuned!

Bank of America’s proposed merger with subprimer lender Countrywide Financial has been approved by the Federal Reserve and is scheduled to be finalized later this year. This deal will make Bank of America the largest mortgage lender and loan servicer in the country and expand their real estate products quite a bit. Bank of America Chairman [...]

CNBC's David Faber just broke news that InBev is closer to making a formal bid for Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. (NYSE: BUD). He said that this bid could come... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Pier One Inc. (NYSE: PIR) saw shares tumble today on what some may think as a game changing deal where it offered to acquire rival Cost Plus Inc. (NASDAQ:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Third Wave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWTI) for a purchase price of $11.25 per share, or approximately $580 million in value. This represents about a 24% premium to Third Wave’s average trading price over the last three months. The Boards of Directors of both companies unanimously approved the transaction.This merger is

The artful dodger FCC chairman Kevin Martin hit the airwaves on CNBC today, When he was asked about the merger between Sirius (SIRI) and XM Satellite (XMSR) he... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Reviving the possibility of a merger with Idea Cellular, Spice Communication’s Chairman, Mr B.K. Modi, said that he was in talks with the Aditya Birla Group to explore merging the two entities. The two companies had initially begun discussions a year ago but the deal could not be closed due to issues related to valuation. If the deal goes through this time it will create the country’s fifth la

AT&T Wireless mergerThe merger was completed on October 26, 2004. The combined company had a customer base of 46 million people at the time, making Cingular the largest wireless provider in the United States. AT&T Wireless was then legally renamed old Cingular Wireless Services, Inc. [9] Shortly after old adverts were shown a with the "AT&T" transforming into the Cingular logo, & w

Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) is seeing shares down 15% at $55.66 on almost 4-times average trading volume today. This is after the company said it wasn't for sale... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

BEIJING, May 31 -- Nokia Oyj may get approval from European Union regulators for its 8.1 billion U.S. dollars acquisition of Navteq Corp, the world's largest digital map maker, sources said Friday. The European Commission expressed no opposition to the merger at a meeting last week, the sources, who requested anonymity because the discussions aren't public, told Bloomberg News.

Countrywide Holders To Vote On BofA Merger June 25 >BAC CFC Last Update: 5/28/2008 4:09:48 PM DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Countrywide Financial Corp. (CFC) will hold a special meeting of stockholders on June 25 to vote on the proposed merger with Bank of America Corp. (BAC). The record date for the special meeting is April 28, according to a filing Wednesday with [...]

Rumors of an attempt by Belgian beer giant InBev to acquire Anheuser-Busch have been around for months, but now it looks like a potential bid might be just days away.If InBev could pull off the deal it would create a massive $100 billion beer conglomerate with leading brands in most of the major beer drinking countries in the world. According to The Telegraph newspaper in London, InBev is working

Filed under: Cellphones This just in: don’t believe anything you hear regarding an official 3G rollout date in China. After quite a bit of rigmarole, the Chinese government has finally announced that it will issue a trio of 3G licenses. Notably, the announcement comes with a bit of baggage — it’s also calling for a merger [...]

Major Yahoo holder wants sale to Microsoft: report By Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatch Last Update: 6:37 PM ET May 22, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — A leading portfolio manager at Legg Mason Inc., a major shareholder in Yahoo Inc., reportedly wants Microsoft Corp. to buy the Web portal instead of forging a partnership or a joint venture. Fund manager Bill Miller said [...]

Some of the fat cats in the Senate think that the Sirius Satellite (SIRI) merger with XM Satellite might be OK if the combined company would give up a large... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

After the close of trading on Tuesday, we’ll get to see earnings out of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS). The estimates for the video game software game... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Combination Will Create Third Largest U.S. Quick Service Restaurant Company With Approximately $12.5 Billion In Annual System Sales Significant Operational Improvements And Several Growth Initiatives Are Planned For Arby’s And Wendy’s Brands ATLANTA, GA, and DUBLIN, OH – Triarc Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRY, TRY.B, “Triarc”), the franchisor of the Arby’s restau

Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) is set to report earnings on Monday morning, with an earnings conference call to follow at 8:00 AM EST. First Call has estimates... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

One of the greatest assets of the Internet is the wealth of information and ideas out there. Sometimes, the information and the ideas are hidden until you realize what it is that you have found. I find the Internet a never ending source of business and marketing concepts that are often quite intriguing. [...]

"Activision boss Bobby Kotick has expressed concerns about the possibility of a merge between EA and Take-Two."That's concerning, sure," he told Reuters. "When you think about one company in control of the sports category, with no competition from anybody else, that could be a challenge..."Full article sourceTHAT fucker (Bobby Kotick) FAILS to mention that his fucking game, World Of Warcraft, comp

There may be one of the stranger mergers out there today in Internet land, as United Online, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTD) is acquiring FTD Group, Inc. (NYSE: FTD) in a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I had the pleasure of reading C|NET article on GTA IV state of the affair. Critics slamming it even without seeing the game."But after sifting through all these press releases, e-mails, statements, and demands that the world's retailers and parents run screaming from GTA IV, it's striking that none of the people behind these missives has seen the game, and thus couldn't possibly know its full contents."I do not like what the game does either but I am not going to slam it. Just like I did not like the Iraq war but I did not run on the streets slamming President Bush either. I have my own way of looking at things. I would rather be playing Grand Turismo V! or Nascar '09, I am a racing or any other serious simulation game type guy!The game is a huge financial success and all those critics eit

MediaPost has a rather interesting article out today citing state attorneys general from four more states have joined ten others in their opposition of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Saturday, the deadline imposed by Microsoft relating to the merger with Yahoo passed quietly which means Yahoo ignored the deadline.  What will happen next?  Microsoft has several options including starting a proxy fight, upping the bid amount or walking away.  What should Microsoft do?  If they choose the proxy fight or walk away, it [...]

Northwest and Delta Airlines will be merging soon. So you want to get offers from both airlines now, before half of them disappear. Some examples that come to mind: 1. There are offers for both Northwest and Delta credit cards. One type will probably disappear. 2. American Express Membership Rewards point are convertible to Delta, but not Northwest miles. It is not known if that conversion will be available after the merger. 3. TD Ameritrade, Fidelity Investments, and Sharebulider have an offers for Delta, but not for Northwest. The Delta offers may disappear. 4. Comerica Bank has a Northwest offer that may disappear. 5. U.S. Bank has a debit card offer for Northwest that may disappear. 6. Delta and Northwest have different partners in the Home Building section of my Finance page. Some may

Deadline looms in Microsoft-Yahoo face-off Without a deal, software giant could wage proxy war — or walk away By Benjamin Pimentel & John Letzing, MarketWatch Last Update: 1:35 PM ET Apr 25, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Microsoft Corp.’s $44.6 billion bid to gobble up Yahoo Inc. enters a critical stage this weekend with the software giant’s deadline looming over the [...]

If you haven’t heard already, just this month Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced they approved a merging which will form the largest airline around the world based on traffic statistics. Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines are the third and fifth largest airlines in the United States. Under the merger arrangements, the [...]

The Wall Street Journal recently interviewed Duncan Niederauer about the merger between NYSE and Euronext. Here is a piece of that interview: WSJ: How is the integration with Euronext working? The last quarterly call sounded a little rocky. Mr. Niederauer: That was a wake-up call. We are now working very hard, and I hope [...]

PHOENIX - Getting hitched may be the right move for Delta and Northwest. But for beleaguered air travelers, it could usher in an era of higher fares, fewer flights, more confusion at the airport and even more crowded planes.The merger could kick off a wave of airline consolidation. And while the effects would not be immediate, industry observers say you should get ready for fewer carriers in the sky.‘‘It’s not an industry that works,’’ said Mark Cooper, of the Consumer Federation of America, who lobbied Congress against a bid by US Airways for Delta last year.‘‘We’re now getting to the point where there are so few carriers left, and they still can’t make money,’’ he said.Greater demand for remaining seats translates into higher ticket prices.‘‘There’s no doubt i

VNUNet.com EU green lights Activision-Blizzard mergerVNUNet.com, UK - 25 minutes ago… incorporate a number of popular titles under one umbrella, including Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, Tony Hawk's skateboarding games and World of Warcraft. … Written by Google Inc. and Powered by WordPress

Canada.com Vivendi-Activision merger wins European approvalCBC.ca, Canada - 43 minutes ago… of its Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and the Tony Hawk series, while Vivendi Games is best known for its online role-playing franchise, World of Warcraft. …EU approves Vivendi-Activision videogame deal Reuters UKEU approves Vivendi purchase of Activision Inquirer.netall 27 news articles Written by Google Inc. and [...]

It's just been announced that two of the biggest and well know carriers from USA, Delta and Northwest Airlines are to merge, creating a global alliance worth USD35b!!Delta who was planning to shed more than 2000 jobs in USA, have decided to merge with Northwest Airline.The new alliance will be known simply as Delta and will be managed by Richard Anderson of Delta Airlines.The unions are strongly against this merger as they fear that jobs losses might be massive.To follow this news please click on:

On March 17 I purchased more shares of Allscripts (MDRX).Little did I know, the next day they would announce a merger with Misys, a british company that offers a similar service. If the merger goes through Allscripts will triple the number of physicians that use them (150,000 physicians or 1/3 of all U.S. physicians). As [...]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Delta Air Lines announced its long-speculated deal to acquire Northwest Airlines Monday, a combination that will create the world’s largest airline and could lead to a series of other deals to reshape the U.S. airline industry. The new carrier will operate under the Delta name, and be based in Atlanta. Delta said [...]

  Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp.may announce a merger to create the world’s largest carrier as early as tomorrow, following a meeting of Northwest’s board today, people familiar with the talks said. Delta Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson met yesterday in Minneapolis with Northwest CEO Doug Steenlandto discuss the merger plans, said two of the people, who didn’t want [...]

The on-again, off-again merger between Northwest (NYSE: NWA) merger with Delta (NYSE: DAL) appears ready to go through. The deal could be hurt by the fact that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

NEW YORK (AP) — Frontier Airlines, the latest airline to file for bankruptcy, was pushed over the brink by a problem that could spread to other carriers: credit card troubles. The carrier on Friday blamed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on a cash squeeze caused by its credit card processing company, which has decided to keep [...]

Former star technology investment banker Frank Quattrone is advising Google Inc as the Web search leader mulls its strategy amid Microsoft Corp’s move to buy Yahoo Inc, a source familiar with the arrangement said on Thursday. Quattrone underwrote some of the biggest initial public offerings during the late-1990s technology boom while at Credit Suisse First Boston. Last [...]

Why you might want to do this: Bonding Network, otherwise known as port trunking allows you to combine multiple network ports in a single group, effectively aggregating the bandwidth of multiple interfaces in a single connection. For example, you can aggregate two gigabytes ports in a trunk two gigabytes port. Bonding is used primarily to provide [...]

The creator of the law of unintended consequences must have had the scramble to merge with or buy Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) in mind. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) gets... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian Investors Association (MIA) said Tuesday that the Second Board will not add much value to the whole market if it is merged by year-end with the Main Board as proposed by the authorities. "On the surface, it (the proposed merger) may look good. However, the Second Board will have limited impact on the exchange's revamp," its president, Datuk Dr P.H.S. Lim said in a statement here.He said in terms of percentage, the Second Board only contributes 1.47 percent to the whole board's market capitalisation."Total market capitalisation of the Second Board as at April 2, 2008 came to only RM13.858 billion."The second board in comparison with Sime Darby Bhd - the biggest listed company in the KLSE - is only 25.9 percent of Sime's market capitalisation at RM53.484 billion,"

GTL Infra on Wednesday (Apr. 09, 2008) advanced more than 5% at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) after reports emerged that the company may merge its tower business with Essar Telecom Infrastructure (ETIPL).The scrip was trading at Rs 47.35, up Rs 2.30, or 5.11%. Total volume of share traded was 477,988 on the BSE at 10.30 a.m.The scrip has gained 1.94% over the past one week and 1.50% over the past one month.

Doug Farah’s recent post about our complacency in dealing with the problem that is Saudi Arabia dovetails well with one of my pet causes: showing that counterterrorism and human rights go hand in hand. That our most reliable social critics (and multilateralists) are refusing to condemn the deplorable human rights record of much of the Arab world, I have argued, is a symptom of partisan politics and an eagerness to find fault with what we are doing in counterterrorism. The same thing is happening...(read more)

Yahoo’s board of directors on Sunday reportedly hashed over Microsoft’s three-week deadline to close its mega-merger bid, according to a report in the Financial Times The report did not note whether the directors would authorize the Internet pioneer to engage in formal negotiations with Microsoft. (On Sunday evening, The Wall Street Journal reported that Yahoo [...]

We know you can find an occasional bargain on Craigslist, but this takes the biscuit: documents actually detailing a merger between Apple and Nintendo. We knew Nintendo and Apple were up to something—has no one else noticed all the plastic white styled similarities? C'mon you guys, it's just makes sense! Now, we're off to put in our bid. Expect some seriously breaking news soon. [Kotaku]

Lawson Software (NASDAQ: LWSN) may be in a strange spot now as the enterprise software and consultant firm issued earnings. The company posted earnings of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) already saw the wrath of traders today after its CFO told Reuters in an interview that the revenue drop on a sequential basis... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: In the future, Buckdog and AbandonedStuff.com will both support the Saskatchewan Party. “We feel this merger better serves our blog readers, since we can combine our resources in bringing them the latest news at the best value,” Leftdog wrote when interviewed about the surprising development and change in direction. “A lot of Saskatchewan organizations [...]

Clear Channel 1Q Deferring Div Due To Merger With CC Media Last Update: 3/28/2008 5:36:36 PM DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Clear Channel Communications Inc. (CCU) said late Friday that its board has decided to defer its first quarter dividend payment. The decision is in response to a request from Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners to defer the payment date given [...]

The Chicago Stock Exchange said Thursday it hired an investment bank, indicating that the equities market is exploring potential merger or partnership opportunities.San Francisco-based Financial Technology Partners will consult with the Chicago Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1882.

League of Rural Voters Applauds the Department of Justice’s Approval of XM-SIRIUS Merger MINNEAPOLIS, March 25, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — League of Rural Voters executive director Niel Ritchie issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s approval of the XM (XMSR) SIRIUS (SIRI) Merger: “The Department of Justice’s careful and thorough evaluation of the proposed XM-SIRIUS merger [...]

Hispanic Federation Response to DOJ Approval of XM-SIRIUS Merger NEW YORK, March 25, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — In response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s approval of the XM (XMSR) and SIRIUS (SIRI) merger, Hispanic Federation President Lillian Rodriguez-Lopez issued the following statement: “The announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice is welcome news to the thousands of minority consumers [...]

 Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin is still batting 1,000 when it comes to getting deals past regulators.After more than a year in limbo, “Merger Mel” got word yesterday that the Department of Justice approved his $5 billion union with XM Satellite Radio without conditions. “After a careful and thorough review of the proposed transaction, [...]

Yesterday, the Department of Justice approved the merger between XM Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. However, this is only the first step before a merger can actually take place. It still needs to be approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The merger was officially proposed over a year ago, but faced several legal roadblocks - [...]

The Department of Justice has reportedly cleared the satellite radio merger where Sirius Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) will be able to acquire XM Satellite... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Google may cut its workforce as it integrates online ad firm DoubleClick into its operations, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt warned in a blog posting after the acquisition was approved by the European Commission on Tuesday. “As with most mergers, there may be reductions in headcount. We expect these to take place in the U.S. and [...]

Electricité de France (EDF), the giant French utility, is drawing up plans to merge its British energy subsidiary with Scottish Power if it secures one of Europe's biggest-ever takeover deals. Scottish Power is owned by Iberdrola, Spain's largest energy supplier by market value, and EDF is hoping... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

It's a hard knock life for developers at Sierra, as they'll soon have to pitch games to their new corporate bosses to see if they pass the new Activision Blizzard muster.Fighting for its lifeVariety is reporting this week that the developers at Vivendi Games' Sierra label will soon have to re-pitch games to their new Activision bosses to see if they get the ax or continue on.Games that are completely or relatively safe from elimination are established revenue generators like Vivendi's Blizzard MMORPG World of Warcraft; as well as The Bourne Conspiracy, Prototype, Brutal Legend, and Ghostbusters, which are all scheduled to come out this year."I've had numerous sources tell me that development teams on all of Vivendi's games now have to essentially pitch their projects to Activision executiv

3Com To Pursue $66M Breakup Fee From Bain Cap >COMS Last Update: 3/20/2008 9:48:56 PM DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 3Com Corp. (COMS) said late Thursday it will pursue a $66 million termination fee from Bain Capital LLC payable under their merger agreement while it seeks to fulfill its merger obligations. Earlier Thursday, Bain Capital abandoned its $2.2 billion deal with China’s Huawei Technologies [...]

3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) intends to proceed with its currently scheduled shareholder meeting on Friday, March 21, 2008 to enable 3Com shareholders to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

With Citigroup's (NYSE: C) shares off from $55.55 to under $19 and concerns that it cannot weather another round of write-downs which may be coming for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Citigroup (NYSE:C) will probably looking be looking for merger partners now that its stock is down to under $19 from a 52-week high of $55.55. The first choice... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The fight over pilot seniority at Delta (DAL) and NWA (NWA) has threatened to kill a merger again. A strike by pilots would do substantial damage to the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

European regulators are planning to grant approval for Google’s proposed $3.1 billion takeover of DoubleClick, possibly on March 11, according to a Bloomberg report. And that would be approval without conditions, three sources familiar with the matter told the news service. Google was given the go-ahead by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in December, but has been [...]

Sources indicate that Microsoft executives held a private meeting with Yahoo this week to discuss the merger. This is the first time since Yahoo rejected Microsoft's $44 billion dollar bid that the two companies have gotten together to discuss negotiations. Analysts consider the potential inevitable, and if the deal goes through it will be Microsoft's largest acquisition in its fight against Google.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Senior executives from Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) met on Monday to discuss Microsoft's takeover bid for the company, according to two people familiar with the matter. The meeting was said to be the first since Microsoft made its unsolicited offer for Yahoo, worth nearly $42 billion, on January 31.

Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), has commented at the Bear Stearns Media Conference that he continues to be "very optimistic"... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

According to sources, Google is set to receive approval from European Union regulators approving its acquisition of DoubleClick. The approval has been expected as the European Commission had not formally objected the deal in January. The European Commission has not ever rejected a deal without sending out a formal objection. This was the final regulatory hurdle for the $3.1 billion acquisition as the FTC approved the deal last December.

Seven British drivers lined up for the start of the American open wheel season last year, the final campaign to see the sport split between IndyCar and Champ Car. Now, with the first unified season on the horizon, we look at their prospects for 2008.

Seven British drivers lined up for the start of the American open wheel season last year, the final campaign to see the sport split between IndyCar and Champ Car. Now, with the first unified season on the horizon, we look at their prospects for 2008.

Faster and more economical approach to taking a company public. Reverse mergers are also commonly referred to as reverse takeovers, or RTO’s. Reverse merger allows your private company to go public. Reverse’s are financial transactions are becoming increasingly popular and accepted. These mergers are with inactive SEC reporting public companies which [...]

I mean “How will the Yahoo and Microsoft merger affect SEO“. Guess the title was a Fruedian Slip. I've been thinking about this ever since I heard about it last week. Personally, I don't believe Live.com + Yahoo.com > Google.com. I just don't see it. Yahoo's search is stale and [...]

VP of Google showed his concern about Microsoft’s take over of Yahoo, going into the length of mentioning Microsoft’s unethical and illegal activities that helped it monopolize PC market. Here’s a some excerpts. “Could Microsoft now attempt to exert the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the Internet that it [...]

The Times is reporting that Yahoo is in talks with AOL as a means of defending itself against the $45 billion hostile bid from Microsoft. It is reported that yahoo,and its team of advisors have spent the past week looking for ways to keep from being swallowed up by microsoft.

The stunning looks and smart functionality of the newest member of Nokia family, the Nokia 6288, seem to be the most compelling reasons why people are rushing to grab it. This phone is perhaps the best selling gadget produced by Nokia in a long time. The phone weighs only 115g and has the dimensions of 100x46x21 mm. The wide display of this mobile phone enables great viewing of images, videos, and text. So enjoy watching your favourite videos anytime anywhere! Another fantastic thing about the phone is the in-built 1600x1200 pixel camera that lets you capture your favourite images or record high quality video with an excellent playback. Nokia is famous for producing mobile handsets having striking yet firm façade as well as supreme functionality. The 6288 also possess these qualities i.e.