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- Microsoft and Yahoo: a Postmortem
- Julie finds out about Baumer going Microsoft for Yahoo.
- Videos 2008-05-07
- Getting Past Yes
- The Idea in Brief Why do so many deals that looked great on paper end up in tatters? Negotiators on both sides probably focused too much on closing the deals and squeezing the best terms...
- Articles 2007-12-13
- When to Walk Away from a Deal
- The Idea in Brief Is your company prone to "deal fever"--getting so excited while pursuing acquisitions that it skimps on due diligence? Caught up in the thrill of the chase, many firms use due diligence to justify...
- Articles 2007-12-13
- Negotiation
- To close the deal you have to put those negotiating skills to work.
- Videos 2008-12-10
- Perks Of Membership Discounts
- Over the last few months of economic turmoil, consumers have been quick to look for discounts, although some may be missing out on top bargains from work or memberships. WCBS' Kirsten Cole reports.
- Videos 2009-03-17
- Deal or No Deal? 8 Phony 'Bargains' and Better Alternatives
- In this economy, enticing offers abound. But a lot of so-called bargains may turn out to be raw deals. For consumers, a little...
- Articles 2009-08-04
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- Yahoo Shareholder Pushes for Microsoft Search Deal
- Updated: Ivory Investment Management, a hedge fund that owns about 1.5 percent of Yahoo, is pushing the company to do a search deal with Microsoft, but the sticking point is valuation. Analysts say that Ivory’s assumptions sound optimistic. In a letter reported earlier by CNBC, Ivory urges...
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- Buffett Sour on Kraft's Cadbury Deal
- By Brad DorfmanCHICAGO (Reuters UK) - Warren Buffett said Kraft Foods Inc's KFT proposed $19.6 billion (12 billion pound) acquisition of Cadbury Plc CBRY is a "bad deal" and questioned how Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld chose to pay for it.While Buffett said he does not plan to sell his stake...
- News items 2010-01-20
- Buffett Sour on Kraft's Candy Deal
- By Brad DorfmanCHICAGO (Reuters) - Warren Buffett said Kraft Foods Inc's KFT proposed $19.6 billion acquisition of Cadbury Plc CBRY is a "bad deal" and questioned how Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld chose to pay for it.While Buffett said he does not plan to sell his stake in Kraft, shares of...
- News items 2010-01-20
- The Pfizer-Wyeth Deal Worst-Case Scenario
- UPDATE: The deal is done! Pfizer will get Wyeth for $68 billion. See BNET's look at the deal here. Meanwhile here's the pre-deal analysis: Folks are freaking out right now on CafePharma -- sample quote on the Wyeth board: "You're Pfucked!" What will the new company be...
- Blog posts 2009-01-23
- Audi's Proposed £90M Sponsor Deal With Bayern Munich Could Be Football's Biggest Ever
- If Bayern Munich pull off their £90 million deal with Audi it could vault the German club to the top of BNET's Global Football Sponsorship Deal League see below. Currently, Bayern sit at fourth with a pact with T-Home worth £17 million a year (£68 million over four years). ...
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Google Drops Yahoo Ad Deal; Will Microsoft Pounce?
- In a move that’s not terribly surprising, Google said Wednesday that it is scrapping its search advertising deal with Yahoo. Google’s decision puts Yahoo’s search business back in play and may bring Microsoft back into the picture. In a blog post, Google announced it was ending its...
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- Roche-Genentech Deal Conspicuous By Its Absence
- Roche's acquisition of Genentech is becoming a conspicuous non-event as the ground on which the deal needs to be made seems to be shifting faster than Roche can cope with it. BNET readers will remember that Roche announced its intention to buy the 60 percent of shares in Genentech that...
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Cnooc in talks over US drilling deal
- China National Offshore Oil Corporation Cnooc, China's state-owned energy company, is in talks with StatoilHydro, the Norwegian energy company, to cover the cost of drilling exploration wells in the US Gulf of Mexico, a source close to the deal said. The deal could be signed within the next two weeks...
- News items 2009-10-18
- Microsoft, Yahoo Deal Approved By Microsoft Beneficiary
- Microsoft and Yahoo's search-and-advertising agreement received a thumbs-up from the American Association of Advertising Agencies AAAA, which includes Publicis Groupe S.A., which just finalized a deal to acquire Microsoft subsidiary Razorfish for $286.8 million and 6.5 million shares of stock. The U.S. Department of Justice is conducting an antitrust evaluation...
- News items 2009-10-20
- How Google Thwarted the Microsoft-Yahoo Deal
- Yahoo has made it official: It is teaming up with Google on search advertising, but the ripple effectsâ€"both short-term and long-termâ€"are just beginning. The two companies have announced a broad agreement where Yahoo uses Google’s text advertising, but stops short of completely outsourcing search. Among the key...
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- Shareholders Challenge Google Deal to Buy On2
- Google's agreeement to buy video compression software company On2 Technologies is being challenged in court by On2 shareholders unhappy about the $106.5 million price and the terms of the deal. The suit seeks class action status and a permanent injunction blocking the deal.SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 12 (Reuters)?Google Inc's deal to...
- News items 2009-08-12
- GE, Comcast to Announce NBCU Deal
- By Jui Chakravorty and Anupreeta Das NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co GE and Comcast Corp CMCSA are set to announce a joint venture on Thursday morning that would give the cable company eventual control of NBC Universal in this year's biggest media deal. The deal values NBC Universal...
- News items 2009-12-02
- John Kerry on whether a weak climate deal is better than no deal at all
- by Amanda Little Photo: Cliff1066 via Flickr Creative CommonsCOPENHAGEN—As climate negotiators hash out the eleventh-hour details of an operational accord, one question looms over the discussions: Is a weak deal better than no deal at all? I put that question and others to...
- News items 2009-12-17
- Buffett Sour on Kraft's Cadbury Deal
- By Brad Dorfman CHICAGO (Reuters UK) - Warren Buffett said Kraft Foods Inc's KFT proposed $19.6 billion (12 billion pounds) acquisition of Cadbury Plc CBRY is a "bad deal" and questioned how Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld chose to pay for it. While Buffett indicated he would not sell his stake...
- News items 2010-01-20
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