Nationwide and Portman to merge
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The Nationwide and Portman building societies are to merge, creating a mutual body with assets of more than Â£150bn.
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Forrester research sees companies further integrating physical and network access. The trend could give providers an urge to merge.
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NORWOOD, Mass. -- Cell phone companies Sprint and Nextel announced a merger Wednesday, creating the nation&#39;s third largest wireless company.
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The German and British package holiday specialists, Thomas Cook and MyTravel, have announced a merger to cut costs in the face of fierce competition from budget airlines and online holiday portals.
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The United Steelworkers of America and  the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers  International Union on Tuesday said they would merge, creating  the largest industrial labor union in North America.
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Singapore&#39;s largest broadcaster MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) on Friday signed agreements to merge their mass-market television and free newspaper operations in a bid to stem losses.
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Wall Street's two main private  regulatory arms said on Tuesday they have agreed to merge in a  widely anticipated move aimed at reducing industry costs and  streamlining oversight functions.
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Royal Dutch/Shell says the two holding companies that own the group are to merge, after reporting bumper third-quarter profits on the back of high oil prices.
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Nutreco of the Netherlands and Norway's Stolt-Nielsen AS on Monday announced plans to merge their fish-farming operations into the world's largest aquaculture group.
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Washington, October 4: SBC Communications said on Monday it was launching a messaging service that merges some functions of voice mail and e-mail, tying cell phones, landline telephones and fax machines together.
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UPDATED: Sprint (Quote, Chart) and Nextel (Quote, Chart) have agreed to merge, to better compete with Cinglar and Verizon Wireless for voice and data customers.
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WASHINGTON - Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp. reached a tentative agreement to merge, a deal that would create the nationâs third-largest cellular company.
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Sprint and Nextel announced plans to merge Wednesday, creating a new wireless phone power with about 35 million customers, enough to make it No.
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Anthem Inc. and WellPoint Health Networks Inc. completed their $16.5 billion merger Tuesday, overcoming insurance regulators&#39; misgivings to create the nation&#39;s largest health insurance company.
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FOH Holdings Inc., the parent company of Frederick's of Hollywood Inc., and apparel maker Movie Star Inc.  said on Tuesday they agreed to merge in a deal that allows the lingerie retailer to become a publicly traded company without an initial public offering.
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Britain&#39;s major naval shipbuilders have discussed merging their operations into a single joint venture, two newspapers have reported.
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Sprint Corp and Nextel Communications have tentatively agreed on key terms in a $US35 billion ($47billion) merger deal that would create a giant mobile phone carrier with nearly 39 million subscribers.