News tagged with common stock
Japan's Fujifilm to buy US ultrasound maker
Japanese film and camera maker Fujifilm on Thursday announced an agreement to buy SonoSite, a US ultrasound equipment manufacturer, for $995 million.
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Lam Research buying Novellus Systems in $3.3B deal
Semiconductor equipment maker Lam Research Corp. is buying rival Novellus Systems Inc. for $3.3 billion in stock, the companies announced Wednesday.
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Web security firm Blue Coat acquired for $1.3 bn
Web security company Blue Coat Systems said Friday it is being acquired by a private investment group in a deal worth $1.3 billion.
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Zillow sets IPO at $20 per share in Weds.
(AP) -- Real estate listing and information service Zillow Inc. will sell shares for $20 apiece in its initial public offering Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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EA to pay $750M for PopCap Games
Electronic Arts Inc. said Tuesday that it will buy PopCap Games for at least $750 million in a bid to snag a larger piece of the rapidly growing market for games on cell phones and social networks.
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Zillow real estate value website sets IPO price
Startup Zillow that provides online information about real estate has set the price for its initial public offering of stock at $12 to $14 per share.
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Tesla Motors to raise up to $214.3M (Update)
(AP) -- Electric car upstart Tesla Motors Inc. will sell common stock again, this time with hopes of raising $214 million to expand its limited model lineup.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 26, 2011 |
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Level 3 to acquire Global Crossing for $2 billion
(AP) -- Level 3 Communications Inc. said Monday it will acquire another top long-distance Internet carrier, Global Crossing Ltd., in an all-stock transaction valued at about $2 billion.
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Yahoo! clears way for massive stock buy back
Yahoo! has set the stage to buy back three billion dollars worth of its stock in the coming three years, according to a filing made with US securities regulators.
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Microsoft prices $1.15B convertible debt sale
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has priced its $1.15 billion convertible debt offering to institutional investors, and said it will use the proceeds to pay down short-term debt.
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Blockbuster shares tumble after bankruptcy warning
(AP) -- Shares of Blockbuster Inc. sank 30 percent Wednesday after the video rental chain warned that it may have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Watch the Super Bowl and buy some stocks?
Rice professors say publicly traded companies can expect increase in stock sales after big ad buys.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 05, 2010 |
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Nuance buys British voice-to-text company SpinVox
US speech recognition company Nuance Communications Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has acquired British voice-to-text firm SpinVox for 102.5 million dollars in a stock and cash deal.
Dec 30, 2009 |
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Churchill Downs buying YouBet.com
Churchill Downs Inc., owner of the horse racing track which hosts the famed Kentucky Derby, announced it has agreed to acquire online betting website YouBet.com.
Nov 12, 2009 |
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EMC raises offer for Data Domain
Computer storage giant EMC raised its offer to purchase data storage firm Data Domain on Monday in a bid to top a rival offer for the company by data management firm NetApp.
Jul 06, 2009 |
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