General Motors reported Friday that overall vehicle sales in September 2010 climbed 10.5% on a year-over-year basis, based on strong demand for its new generation of crossover vehicles. Among its four core brands, GM sales rose…
HP shares dropped more than 3% in premarket trading Friday, a day after the company named Leo Apotheker to replace Mark Hurd as CEO. And if investors aren’t impressed with the choice of the former CEO of software giant SAP to l…
After countless angry political speeches and the threat of economic collapse, the government’s $700 billion bailout of banks, insurance companies and auto companies draws to a close Sunday – and it will likely cost only a fraction of what was expected….
Continental Airlines (CAL) and UAL Corp (UAUA), owner of United, closed their merger deal Friday, creating the world’s largest air carrier, called United Airlines.
The new holding company, United Continental Holdings, will begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “UAL,” Reuters said.
Jeff Smisek, formerly CEO of Continental, will serve as CEO of the new…
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Continental, United Close Merger Deal originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:27:00.
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BHP Billiton (BHP) will lodge a motion intended to remove a legal obstacle to its $39 billion hostile takeover bid for Potash Corp (POT).
BHP said it plans to file a motion challenging a lawsuit filed by Potash Corp., which alleges that BHP misrepresented material facts related to the bid.
BHP will file its motion in the next few days, Reuters reported.
Potash Corp. rejected BHP…
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BHP Will Lodge Motion to Remove Legal Obstacle to Potash Bid originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:44:00.
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