Dynegy says acquisition &#39;sign of turning corner&#39;
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Dynegy Inc., owner of power plants in 12 US states, has agreed to buy Sithe Energies Inc. from Exelon Corp. for $135 million, the first acquisition since the company began selling assets to repay debt in 2002.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Shares of energy company Dynegy plunged 10 percent Wednesday after the company slashed its 2004 earnings estimate and warned investors it faces losses that could go as high as $391 million next year.
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Johnson & Johnson, the pharmaceutical and health care giant, is near a deal to buy Guidant, one of the nation's largest makers of devices to treat heart and circulatory illnesses.
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A consortium of investment firms was  near a deal late Sunday to acquire Freescale Semiconductor Inc.   for more than $16 billion, the New York Times reported  on Monday.
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The e-learning company is a quick study in making headway on its latest acquisition.
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With its recent acquisition, the software maker may have found something its customers are looking for.
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A new acquisition may lead to differentiation.
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The pace of activity around a possible  sale of DaimlerChrysler AG&#39;S (DCXGn.DE) Chrysler Group is  accelerating, after several potential buyers met with  management before presenting preliminary offers by the end of  the month, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Allied Capital Corp.  last month completed one of the biggest buyouts in its history, taking control of the maker of Anacin and Sucrets in a deal Allied officials say is a prime example of where they want to take the old-line Washington business finance company.
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Shares in Australian flag carrier Qantas have jumped more than four percent amid expectations a takeover consortium is finally ready to formally table a multi-billion dollar offer for the airline.
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The company is trying to look strong in a land of subsidies and stiff competition.
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Houston-based Dynegy Inc. has agreed to buy ExRes SHC Inc., the parent company of Sithe Energies and Sithe Independence LP, from Chicago-based Exelon Corp.
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An acquisition focuses on a market with strong growth potential.
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The retailer shows its turnaround may be working.
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Newly-merged Alliance Boots confirms it has received a potential takeover approach from an unnamed bidder.
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Ingersoll Rand, the industrial conglomerate, is near a deal to buy Trane, the air conditioning company that is the successor to American Standard, for about $10 billion.
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HOUSTON Dynegy says it will pay 135 (m) million dollars to buy a subsidiary of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation called ExRes SHC. Houston-based Dynegy also will assume 919 (m) million dollars in debt in the