Big Merger: What You Should Know
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The much-anticipated merger between Sirius and XM brings up some important issues. Plus: 10 gadgets for writers. In Gadget Lab.
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By Dolbeck, Andrew  The media business is big business. The industry's high potential profits draw investors while high levels of competition drive dealmaking and consolidation.
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Executives told The New York Times the two companies may be set to merge.
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The two companies join forces to beat out the competition. Also:  Sprint to debut services to help companies manage cell phones issued to employees & hellip;. Netflix skating on thin ice.... and more.
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The case of Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific shows why mergers work.
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Is merger mania taking over the retailing industry? After several sleepy years on the acquisition front, merger activity picked up dramatically this year, capped by Kmart
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As mergers surge, which deals will work out?
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Merger volume hit a record $1.57  trillion in the United States in 2007, according to research  firm Thomson Financial, despite a sharp decline in dealmaking  at mid-year when credit markets tightened and mergers became  more costly to finance.
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Despite a sharp decline in dealmaking at mid-year, merger volume in 2007 hit a record $1.57 trillion in the United States, up 5.5 percent from the previous year, according to research firm Thomson Financial. But, for the first time in five years, U.S. lagged deal-making in Europe, where mergers totaled $1.78 trillion. Globally, mergers totaled [...].
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The proposed merger could result in significant cost savings to Wall StreetÂs largest firms.
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With mergers and acquisitions surging again, which deals will be the ones to work out?
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Sprint and Nextel Communications could announce a &#36;35 billion merger this week in a deal that would forge a third goliath in the quickly consolidating wireless industry.  The union would complete Sprint's transformation from perennial also-ran in the troubled long-distance business.
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A big company needs some big ideas in order to grow bigger.
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A duck and a turkey don't make a swan Comment One man's "merger of equals" is another man's "merger of disasters." In the case of XM and Sirius, US regulators need to figure out just what kind of men they are. And nothing less than your rights to, well, sound will hinge on their decision.â¦
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A new acquisition may lead to differentiation.
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CHICAGO Interpublic Group has a history of merging agencies, whether it be big players like last year&#39;s merger of Draft and Foote, Cone & Belding, or smaller properties, like Atlanta shops Austin Kelley and Fitzgerald + Co. in 2005. Sometimes, like in the combination of Ammirati Puris Lintas and Lowe, the road is rough. Other transitions go more smoothly.
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XM and Sirius announced a merger of equals that is sure to face scrutiny from federal regulators.