Week in review: The urge to merge
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A corporate holiday shopping spree on steroids this week yielded three merger deals worth about $60 billion--including one that ranks as the largest software merger in history.
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With merger and acquisition fever said to be waning, which deals will be the ones to work out?
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With last week&#39;s $35 billion merger deal between Sprint and Nextel looming, agents and solution providers are taking stock of their relationships with service providers.
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TD AMERITRADE has an urge to merge, but that alone may not make it happen.
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These are good times for diversified  U.S. manufacturers. So why aren&#039;t they doing more big mergers  and acquisitions?
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These merging companies will sop up savings, but will they keep their customers?
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A look back at an eventful week in the investment banking world.
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The spinoff, that old ploy for companies keen to unlock value, is back in vogue. The trend is due partly to increased pressure on chief executives to boost shareholder returns as activist investors prowl for undervalued companies and leveraged buyout firms itch to put their billions to work.
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Yahoo's switchover plan for the photo-sharing site draws fire. Plus: Yahoo unveils a universe of brands. In Monkey Bites.
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These 10 companies have the urge to merge, but which deals will end up working out?
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It is common for a merger battle to involve a healthy dose of public posturing on issues such as price and logistics. But while such maneuvering typically plays out in the media, or during analyst forums, it&#39;s rare to see it happen in a courtroom.
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The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, Feb. 23:  Sirius and XM, the country's only providers of satellite radio, want to merge. Their reasons are obvious.
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Wall Street&#39;s merger-fueled rally may  continue this week, so long as Friday&#39;s payrolls report and  other economic news don&#39;t spoil the party.
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The urge to merge may be influenced by bonuses for all involved in the deal, especially the bankers.
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It&#39;s been a heck of a week for the software industry. First there was Oracle&#39;s Dec. 13 long-sought-after deal to acquire rival PeopleSoft (PSFT ) for $10.3 billion.
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U.S. markets will need a fresh dose of merger activity and a clear signal from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan about the strength of the economy and the pace of future interest rate increases to clock gains this week.
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FEW things stir the heart of stock investors like a huge merger deal. And last week&#39;s shotgun wedding between Kmart and Sears, two limping retailers, was no exception.