mergers

How the AT&T-Time Warner Merger Is Proof of a Rigged System

The AT&T-Time Warner merger is proof that the t-comm and content industries are...

Move Over, Comcast: There's a New Cable Company in Town

Comcast is about to see a new competitor in town.

Just yesterday, the DOJ okayed an epic cable merger worth $78...

The Top 3 Moves to Make in the $811.8 Billion M&A Market

There's a lot of money to be made in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market. And we expect to see a lot more through the end of the...

Shell, BG Group Merger Signals Huge Changes in Energy

The $70 billion acquisition of BG Group plc (LON: BG) by Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE: RDSA) will result in a merged company with market value...

Heinz - Kraft Merger Represents Value, Growth

Kraft Foods Group Inc (NASDAQ: KRFT) opened at an all-time high Wednesday on the news of its merger with HJ Heinz Company (NYSE:...

S&P 500 Closes at New Record High Friday

The S&P 500 gained 8 points today to close at a new record high. The cause? Positive macro-economic forces spreading across Europe....

Let's Make a Deal: How the Mergers-and-Acquisitions Boom Will Hurt the U.S. Economy

With its $39 billion hostile bid for Canada's Potash Corp. (NYSE:

Investors' Hopes Riding on Surge in M&A Activity

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is at its highest level since late 2009, providing a glimmer of hope to investors struggling to...

Japan's Astellas Pharma Is the Latest Company to Go Global to Dodge Patent Problems

Japan's second-largest drug maker Astellas Pharma, Inc. announced yesterday (Sunday) it would buy U.S. biotech OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:...

The Airline Industry: How to Make Good Money From a Bad Business

After years of off-and-on conversation, UAL Corp.'s United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA)...

Money Morning Mailbag: What's More Broken - Washington or Wall Street?

While policymakers will have taken up the debate over financial reform in the halls of Congress, Money Morning readers have...