CP Rail to buy DM&E for at least $1.5 billion
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd  has agreed to buy the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp for at least $1.5 billion cash to expand its network and increase access to U.S. Midwest markets.
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_ Kidde PLC, the British fire and safety company, said Thursday it had agreed to a 1.4 billion pound ($2.8 billion) takeover by United Technologies Corp.
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U.S. Steel Corp  is to acquire Stelco Inc  for about $1.1 billion to strengthen its position as a supplier of flat-rolled steel products in North America, the companies said.
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Iberdrola plans to buy the regional utility owner Energy East Corporation for $4.5 billion in cash.
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New York (dpa) - Health-care conglomerate Johnson &amp; Johnson is in advanced negotiations to buy defibrillator maker Guidant Corp.
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MONTREAL (CP) - Bombardier Transportation has been selected by the Chinese government to negotiate a rail equipment contract worth a reported &#36;4.5 billion Cdn.
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German chip maker Infineon Technologies has agreed to buy Texas Instruments' DSL Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)Â business in a deal expected to close by the end of the summer, the companies said.
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Station Casinos Inc.  said on Monday it agreed to a $5.4 billion management-led buyout, after the investor group buying the company raised its offer by about 10 percent.
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BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc. , the worldâs largest diversified miner, said on Tuesday it would buy back up to A$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) of its shares.
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Japanese auto parts maker Asahi Tec Corp.  (5606.T) said on Friday its board will decide on the  acquisition of U.S. rival Metaldyne Corp. later in the day, in  a deal worth about $1.3 billion.
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Great Plains Energy has agreed to buy the crosstown utility operator Aquila for about $1.7 billion.
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Kidde PLC, the British fire and safety company, said Thursday it had agreed to a 1.4 billion pound (&#36;2.8 billion) takeover by United Technologies Corp.
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General Electric Co. agreed to buy SPX Corp.&#39;s Edwards Systems Technology business for about $1.4 billion in cash to add fire detection and building safety systems to its three-year-old security systems unit.
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Japanese auto parts maker Asahi Tec Corp.   5606.T said on Friday its board will decide on the   acquisition of U.S. rival Metaldyne Corp. later in the day, in   a deal worth about $1.3 billion.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd  said it planned to buy the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp for at least $1.48 billion to expand its network and increase its access to U.S. Midwest markets.
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Colorado Springs-based Westmoreland Coal Co. (AMEX: WLB) will buy LG&amp;E Energy&#39;s 50 percent stake in a North Carolina power project for $125 million.
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The real estate arm of diversified  conglomerate General Electric Co.  agreed on Wednesday to  buy a $2.2 billion portfolio of U.S. industrial, residential  and commercial properties, but said it would sell some retail  properties to another investor.