Update 6: Anthem, WellPoint Complete Merger
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Just hours after winning approval from Georgia, Anthem Inc. and WellPoint Health Networks Inc. announced the completion of a $16.5 billion merger creating the nation&#39;s largest health insurance company.
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Rural hospital operator LifePoint  Hospitals Inc. LPNT.O has agreed to acquire rival Province  Healthcare Co. PRV.N for $1.125 billion in cash and stock to  broaden its geographic reach, the companies said on Monday.
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The Washington Post Company said yesterday that it had purchased Slate, an online magazine owned by Microsoft. The sale completes Slate&#39;s transformation from an experiment in the new media in 1996 to a respected brand name in journalism.
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LOS ANGELES/PHILADELPHIA  - California's insurance  commissioner on Tuesday ended his opposition to Anthem Inc.'s  ATH.N proposed $16.5 billion acquisition of WellPoint Health  Networks Inc. WLP.N after Anthem agreed to hike its funding  of state health projects.
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Acute care hospital operator Select Medical Corp.(SEM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it has agreed to merge with a new company formed by a private equity firm for $18 per share in cash or about $2.
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Citrix's $500 million acquisition is done. Next up: new server and desktop virtualization products.
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Anthem Inc. ATH.N and WellPoint  Health Networks Inc. WLP.N on Tuesday sealed their $16.5  billion merger, creating the biggest health insurance company  in the United States with 28 million members.
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Sprint and Nextel announced today that their boards of directors have unanimously approved a &#39;definitive agreement&#39; for a merger of equals creating the third-largest US mobile phone carrier.
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Oracle Corp. has completed its acquisition of rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc., bringing a formal end to a tumultuous takeover saga.
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Sprint and Nextel agree to merge in a deal which will create the third largest mobile phone operator in the US.
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RealNetworks Inc. is merging its RealPlayer and Music Services business units into a single group so that the teams can collaborate on developing new products and services, the company announced Thursday.
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Sprint (FON:NYSE - news - research) and Nextel (NXTL:Nasdaq - news - research) have struck a tentative merger agreement, according to news reports.
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WellPoint Inc. WLP.N on Monday  posted a drop in fourth-quarter net profit on  debt-repayment  costs and charges related to its merger with Anthem Inc., which  created the biggest U.S. health insurer.
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Hilton Hotels Corp. said yesterday it had agreed to be acquired by Blackstone Group LP in a transaction valued at $26 billion.
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Health benefits provider Anthem Inc. said Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose on membership gains and increased premiums. Net income increased to $242.
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Sprint (FON:NYSE - news - research) and Nextel (NXTL:Nasdaq - news - research) confirmed a $35 billion merger Wednesday morning, going public with their definitive agreement despite reports that Verizon (VZ:NYSE - news - research) continues to weigh its
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LifePoint Hospitals has agreed to acquire rival Province Healthcare for $1.125 billion in cash and stock to broaden its geographic reach.