Challenges and opportunities seen in merger
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The Nov. 17 announcement that Kmart would be attempting to acquire Sears stores in a $11 billion deal sent shockwaves throughout the financial world.
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The $35 billion merger of Sprint and Nextel announced Wednesday may make consumers jittery about rising prices in a consolidating industry, but experts say the remaining players will still wage a tough fight for every customer.
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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 feel the urge to merge.  What does the future hold for the former rivals?
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Slow sales and slashed workforces have reportedly prompted executives from the two ailing auto giants to talk about an alliance - or even a merger
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Business-software maker's antitrust victory may pave way for accelerated merger activity in overcrowded IT markets, experts say.
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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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By Dolbeck, Andrew  The media sector has been seeing a fair amount of merger and acquisitions activity lately. Traditional print and broadcast media firms, struggling to compete with new online and mobile media outlets, have been targeted by private equity buyers.
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Darwin may work in the flat enterprise software market--mergers and acquisitions are expected to increase the clout of leading firms.
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The urge to merge within both the recording and satellite radio industries this week reflects how tough it is to compete profitably within the evolving digital media market.
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On the surface, the frenzy of telecommunications mergers in the past few weeks raises relatively clear-cut questions for lawmakers and regulators who will be weighing the deals: Will consumers and businesses be harmed if long-distance choices disappear when AT&T and MCI are swallowed by telephone giants SBC and Verizon?
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PORTLAND, Maine  - Mergers and acquisitions have  played an enormous role in the U.S. economy during the past  several decades, but sometimes the results have been bad for  consumers.  Similarly, consolidation in the mutual fund  business has sometimes hurt fund investors.
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Mergers and acquisitions have played an enormous role in the U.S. economy during the past several decades, but sometimes the results have been bad for consumers.  Similarly, consolidation in the mutual fund business has sometimes hurt fund investors.
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Steel companies are feeling the pressure to be big or consolidate after the merger of the worldÂs largest and second-largest steel producers.
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With merger and acquisition fever hitting new highs, which deals will be the ones to work out?
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Consumer goods company is facing its challenges and looking for a turnaround.
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The planned merger of the nationâs two largest satellite radio services, XM and Sirius, raises questions about antitrust issues.