Companies such as Duke Energy and DuPont are off and running with megamergers early this year. Even Playboy is among the dealers. And market pros say the trend is far from over. Why are so many U.S. companies tying the knot? Fa…
Even after a round of acquisitions in 2010, some big tech companies are still rolling in cash — and 2011 looks like another promising year for tech mergers. Here’s columnist Peter Cohan’s list of top tech acquisition targets f…
Shares of Novartis soared higher on Wednesday, after the Swiss drug maker finally obtained the remaining outstanding shares of Alcon for $12.9 billion.
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Companies have record amounts of cash to spend: $1.9 trillion. How can they put it to the best use to keep stock markets booming?
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Groupon has turned down Google’s acquisition offer of roughly $6 billion. It might be holding out for more money, but columnist Alex Salkever thinks it’s more likely to be aiming for a big IPO. Here’s why he believes its offeri…