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 company's $41 billion merger with AT&T Wireless poses it with the challenge of stitching together networks, billing systems and customer-care operations without inconveniencing customers.-The Washington Post
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The merger is another step in the consolidation of the information technology industry as it matures.
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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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TD AMERITRADE has an urge to merge, but that alone may not make it happen.
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We review 10 companies with the urge to merge. Which deals will work out?
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If Sprint Corp. does hook up with Nextel Communications Inc. -- or, as some observers suggest, Verizon Wireless -- the merger partners will face a multibillion dollar-strategic dilemma.
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The company is fumbling in its attempts to move to a new business model.
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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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Announcements by Yahoo and Google show that Microsoft faces challenges to its business software franchises.
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The real issue users need to keep their eyes on is will these three companies be able to leave well enough alone. How other companies have handled past acquisitions might provide some insight into how these company mergers and their products will fare long term.
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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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As merger fever hits new highs, which deals will work out?
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Will there ever be a merger of national telecoms such as Telia-Sonera again? Politics makes it difficult.
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Microsoft's offer to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion is adding more fuel to the merger craze fire. But such mega-mergers often have less than stellar results, as four examples show.
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The proposed merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. could face a rocky start as the companies work to run and eventually merge two wireless technologies without breaking the bank or losing customers.
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A merger with Biomet would be good in many ways. But what's the right price?