WSJ: Adelphia May Reject Joint Bid
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Bankrupt cable company Adelphia  Communications Corp. may refuse to allow Comcast Corp. and Time  Warner Inc. to make a joint bid for the cable company, the Wall  Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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The company rejected a takeover offer from its founder, but said that it planned to explore other alternatives.
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General Electric Co.  and  Pearson Plc  may challenge News Corp.&#39;s (NWSa.N) $5  billion bid for Dow Jones & Co. , with a plan that could  let Dow Jones&#39;s controlling family to keep an interest in the  company, the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal reported  on their Web sites on Sunday.
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. will take its sweetened offer for London Stock Exchange Group PLC directly to shareholders after Europe's biggest equity market rejected the bid, saying it substantially undervalues the company.
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Comcast Corp. and Time Warner, which own the nation&#39;s two biggest cable TV companies, are exploring a possible joint bid for Adelphia Communications, the two suitors said yesterday.
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New York Times Co. has rejected an  offer for The Boston Globe from a group of Boston businessmen,  including former General Electric Co. chief Jack Welch, the  Globe reported on Wednesday.
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Yahoo Inc  on Monday rejected  as too low Microsoft Corp's  unsolicited $41.4 billion  takeover offer, a move viewed by Wall Street as the first salvo  in an effort to get the software maker to raise its bid.
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When bankrupt cable operator Adelphia Communications begins eyeing bids for some or all of its cable systems, one heavyweight contender is likely to be a joint offer from Comcast Corp.
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The London Stock Exchange  reiterated on Tuesday its rejection of a 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) bid from U.S. rival Nasdaq Stock Market Inc .
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Members of the Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , may decide by the end of the week whether to accept a $5 billion offer by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp  for the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
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WMC, the Australian mining firm, turns down a $5.5bn bid from Swiss company Xstrata but says it is willing to hold talks on a deal.
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The London Stock Exchange PLC has received and rejected a bid proposal from Germany's main stock exchange, Deutsche Boerse AG , the exchanges said Monday.
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WMC Resources Ltd., the world&#39;s fifth- largest nickel metal producer, said it rejected aA$7.4 billion ($5.5 billion) takeover bid from Xstrata Plc as too low.
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Comcast said it was in talks with Time Warner to make a joint bid for Adelphia, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection.
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The Yahoo board has decided to reject Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6 billion cash-and-stock buyout bid, a source close to the discussions said, setting the stage for what could be a prolonged takeover battle between the two tech companies.
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General Electric Co. and Pearson Plc said on Thursday they would not pursue a joint offer for publisher Dow Jones & Co. Inc., removing a potential challenge to a $5 billion bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp..
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PeopleSoft (PSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) Wednesday publicly rejected Oracle&#39;s (ORCL:Nasdaq - news - research) $24-a-share takeover offer, saying the $8.