AG Edwards deal puts brokerages in takeover focus
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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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If Canadian aluminum company Alcan Inc. , the subject of a hostile takeover bid from U.S. rival Alcoa , defends itself by turning the tables with an offer for Alcoa, some tough Pennsylvania anti-takeover laws stand before it.
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Last year 22 realty trusts got takeover offers. Here's how you can profit from the trend.
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TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.   has been talking to rival online brokers about potential deals,  its CEO said the day after the company disclosed that two hedge  funds had pushed it to pursue a merger.
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Brokerage firm A.G. Edwards Inc.  AGE.N on Thursday said quarterly earnings rose 8 percent as  expenses declined, but sluggish equity markets caused profit  and revenue to fall short of analysts' forecasts.
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Oil comany Chevron and leading carriers AT&T, Verizon want to join the bidders, which include Google.
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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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CHARLOTTE, May 31 -- Wachovia, the nation's fourth-largest bank, said Thursday that it would acquire A.G. Edwards for $6.8 billion in cash and stock in a deal to form the second-largest retail brokerage firm in the United States.
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The transaction, between the company and a group of private investors, would be one of the biggest deals to take a company private
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TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.  has been talking to rival online brokers about potential deals, its CEO said the day after the company disclosed that two hedge funds had pushed it to pursue a merger.
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Most European stock markets gained ground on Tuesday as investors focused on the takeover battle for ABN Amro, with many traders also playing catch-up following a three-day holiday weekend.
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The decision demonstrates a renewed emphasis on Morgan Stanleyâs core trading and investment banking business.
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Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says a wave of mergers in the oil industry should be investigated by the Justice Department to see what impact they have had on soaring gasoline prices.
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The exchanges said they are in preliminary talks on a merger that could create one of the biggest marketplaces for derivatives in the world.
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New rules aim to keep brokerages on the straight and narrow.
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Wachovia Corp.  on Thursday said it will buy A.G. Edwards Inc.  for $6.8 billion in cash and stock, creating the second-largest U.S. retail brokerage.
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ABN AMRO's  supervisory board is getting more involved in the Dutch bank's takeover battle after a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland  launched a bid, ABN said on Wednesday.