Wachovia to buy A.G. Edwards
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Wachovia Corp. agreed to buy A.G. Edwards Inc., the 120-year-old securities firm, for $6.8 billion, doubling its sales staff as regional brokers struggle to remain independent amid declining revenue from trading stocks.
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ECI Telecom, an Israeli maker of telecommunications equipment, agreed to be bought by the Swarth Group and the Ashmore Group for $1.2 billion.
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Oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc. (NBL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to buy Patina Oil &amp; Gas Corp. (POG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) in a cash and stock deal, helping it expand
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Westmoreland Coal Co. (WLB.A: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it will buy the 50 percent stake it does not already own of the Roanoke Valley Power Project, or ROVA, in
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Wachovia Corp.'s  deal to buy A.G. Edwards Inc.  for $6.8 billion has put other independent brokerages in focus for possible takeovers.
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U.S. bank Wachovia Corp.  on  Thursday said it would buy A.G. Edwards Inc.  for about  $6.8 billion in cash and stock to create the second-largest  retail brokerage in the United States.
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Wachovia Corp. agreed to pay a $37 million civil fine Thursday to settle federal regulators&#39; allegations that the banking giant violated disclosure rules in connection with its 2001 merger with First Union Corp.
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WATERTOWN, Mass. -- A unit of General Electric Co. said Wednesday it will buy Ionics Inc. for $1.1 billion in cash, not counting about $200 million in debt GE will assume in its purchase of of the water treatment company.
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Wachovia Corp. , the No. 4 U.S.  bank, on Monday said it completed its $24 billion takeover of  Golden West Financial Corp., the second-largest U.S. savings  and loan.
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Oil and gas producer Anadarko  Petroleum Corp.  said on Friday it agreed to acquire  Kerr-McGee Corp.  and Western Gas Resources Inc.   in separate cash deals totaling &#36;21.1 billion to expand in the  fast-growing Gulf of Mexico and the Rocky Mountains regions.
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The Wachovia Corporation agreed to pay a $37 million civil fine Thursday to settle federal regulators&#39; accusations that the company violated disclosure rules
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Energy Transfer Partners L.P. ETP.N   on Friday said it will buy Transwestern Pipeline from GE Energy   Financial Services and Southern Union Co. SUG.N for about   $1.47 billion.
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The worldâs dominant chewing-gum maker is looking to extend its marketing might to candy. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. said Monday that it has agreed to buy the
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Wachovia Corp. has completed a $14.3 billion acquisition of SouthTrust Corp. to create the largest bank in the Southeast, both banks said Monday.
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Wachovia said on Thursday that it would buy A.G. Edwards for $6.8 billion in cash and stock, forming the second-largest retail stock brokerage firm in the United States after Merrill Lynch.
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Strong results from A.G. Edwards reaffirm the wisdom of Wachovia's purchase.
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General Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it would buy Ionics Inc. (ION.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for about $1.1 billion to build out its water treatment and services business.