Anthem, WellPoint merger complete, share prices appreciate
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NEW YORK, December 1  - Anthem Inc (ATH.NYS) has successfully completed its $20 billion acquisition of WellPoint Health Networks (WLP) to form the biggest health insurance company in the US, with more than 28 million members.
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CVS Corp.  and Caremark Rx Inc.  said on Tuesday they had sweetened their merger deal, raising the proposed special cash dividend for Caremark stockholders to $6 per share from $2.
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Anthem and Wellpoint Health Networks finally won approval from CaliforniaÂs insurance commissioner for their $16.4 billion merger.
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Anthem Inc.&#39;s stockholders are waking up this morning with a new corporate name on their shares. Employees will get a voice-mail message saying they&#39;re now a part of a much bigger company -- the biggest by several measures.
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Top health insurer WellPoint Inc.  WLP.N on Monday posted lower quarterly profit on special  items and charges linked to its recent merger with Anthem,  sending shares of most HMOs lower.
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Blue chip shares closed in positive territory amid ongoing merger and acqisition speculation, and supported by upbeat trading on Wall Street after economic data showed inflation rose less than expected, easing concern the Fed will abruptly raise interest rates.
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Let's take a quick peek at companies that just hiked their dividends.
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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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roundup Plus: WebSideStory cuts IPO to 4.4 million shares...BMC looks to simplify network operations...Data center firms settle cookie suit.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Monday after  software maker PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O accepted rival Oracle  Corp.'s ORCL.O $10.3 billion sweetened buyout offer and other  big deals fueled expectations for more takeovers.
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KKR's takeover of First Data completes despite recent problems in the credit markets.
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The FTSE 100 index ended in positive territory after it was boosted by ongoing merger hopes and a strengthing in the utilities sector.
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It&#39;s finally over. Business-software maker PeopleSoft (PSFT) agreed to be acquired by rival Oracle (ORCL) for $10.3 billion Monday, ending 18
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Media consolidation remains the rage, and the financial news world firms up a bit today as MarketWatch (Nasdaq: MKTW) agreed to be acquired by Wall Street Journal publisher
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Johnson & Johnson's $25.4 billion takeover of Guidant Corp. and the $35 billion union of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. are leading the busiest quarter for mergers in more than four years. -The Washington Post
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Stocks ended higher on Monday,  lifted  by a flurry of deals, such as Citigroup Inc.'s C.N plans to  sell its Travelers insurance unit, and relief that elections in  Iraq proceeded with less bloodshed than expected.
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Shares of Applied Digital Solutions Inc. and Digital Angel Corp. soared Wednesday morning on news the companies&#39; VeriChip implantable radio frequency identification microchip for humans has been cleared by