BP Shares Jump on Reports That Shell Considered Merger Bid

Shares of BP (BP) jumped to the highest level in six months on media reports that Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) considered bidding for the British company during the Gulf Oil disaster.

BP shares climbed 5% to 488.85 pence at 10:00 GMT, Reuters reported. …

What Groupon Will Do With That $950 Million

Already the global group-buying leader and growing much faster than its competitors, Groupon is getting a lot more funding. For what? For world domination, of course. . .and here’s how Groupon is likely to put that new-found ca…

How You Can Profit From the Coming Merger Mania

With interest rates so low and corporations sitting on $2 trillion in cash, a slew of mergers and takeovers across a number of industries appears likely in 2011. But picking individual companies is awfully tough. Here’s a bette…

Expect More Banking Sector Takeovers in 2011

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