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Uber might acquire Bird or Lime

Uber Technologies is said to be considering an acquisition of either Bird or Lime, according to a report by The…

Nexstar agrees to buy Tribune for $4.1 billion

Nexstar Media Group Inc. (NXST) agreed to acquire Tribune Media Group Inc. (TRCO) for $4.1 billion. The all-cash deal values…

New Age Beverages stock jumps after its announcement of $85-mln Morinda acquisition

New Age Beverages Corp. (Nasdaq: NBEV) acquires Tahitian Noni Juice maker Morinda Holdings for $85 million. The combined company would…

United Technologies decides to split into three companies

United Technologies Corp. (UTX) completed its acquisition of Rockwell Collins, and the conglomerate now plans to split into three different…

Logitech drops plans to acquire Plantronics

Logitech International SA (LOGI) dropped its plans to acquire Plantronics Inc. (PLT) over price issues, according to a report by…

Mammoth T-Mobile deal to buy Sprint may close by the first quarter of 2019

The $26-billion deal of T-Mobile US Inc’s (TMUS) majority owner taking over Sprint Corp (S) in a move to unite…

SAP swoops up Qualtrics for $8 billion right before IPO

German-based software company SAP SE (SAP) agreed to acquire Qualtrics for $8 billion in an all-cash deal, which is expected…

Microsoft pays $1.3 billion in cash in connection to GitHub deal

Tech giant Microsoft Corp (MSFT) in a Thursday filing said that it paid $1.3 billion in cash in connection to…

Ford is acquiring scooter-sharing company Spin

Ford Motor Company (F) is acquiring scooter-sharing firm Spin in a deal said to be valued at $40 million, although…

Twilio to purchase bulk email sender SendGrid for $2 billion

Twilio (TWLO) will acquire mass email sender SendGrid (SEND) in an all-stock transaction that is valued roughly at $2 billion.…

Michael Kors to continue shopping spree with Versace, after Jimmy Choo

Luxury handbag retailer Michael Kors (KORS) is reportedly looking to acquire Italian luxury brand Versace for around $2 billion. There…

Comcast gets ready to welcome Sky into the family

Bringing a long-drawn saga almost to an end, Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) outbid 21st Century Fox (FOXA) for the ownership of…

Coca-Cola brews something new with Costa

The Coca-Cola Company (KO) agreed to acquire Costa, a coffee shop chain owned by UK-based Whitbread Plc, for $5.1 billion.…

PepsiCo gobbles up SodaStream for $3.2 billion

PepsiCo (PEP) is planning to buy SodaStream (SODA), a producer of carbonated drink-making machines, for $3.2 billion. The $144-per share…

Best Buy dabbles into healthcare space with GreatCall acquisition

Best Buy (BBY) announced Wednesday that it is acquiring GreatCall for $800 million, which marks its foray into healthcare domain.…

Ahead of Disney deal, 21st Century Fox posts surge in Q4 profit

21st Century Fox (FOXA) beat analyst expectations on revenue and adjusted EPS numbers for the fourth quarter of 2018. The…

Earnings Preview: Disney will totally change the equation for 21st Century Fox

21st Century Fox (FOXA) is set to report its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018 results on August 8. For…

Atos seeks to broaden US footprint with Syntel acquisition

French IT firm Atos SE announced plans to acquire the US IT services provider Syntel Inc. (SYNT) for $3.4 billion.…

UnitedHealth might turn suitor for Tenet’s Conifer unit

UnitedHealth Group (UNH), a diversified healthcare company, has been named as a possible suitor in the sale of Tenet Healthcare’s…

Comcast lets go of Fox; wants to pursue Sky

Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) decided to abandon its pursuit of 21st Century Fox (FOX), finally putting to rest all the speculations…

For you, a thousand times over, Comcast tells Sky with a higher bid

Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) raised its offer for Sky plc (SKY) to $34 billion, beating 21st Century Fox’s (FOX) $32.5 billion-bid.…