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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 - Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia Bhd is in talks to merge with the budget carrier of Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd, a Malaysian newspaper reported on Tuesday citing an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

As I write this, very few, if any, initial public offerings for venture companies are being done. The IPO market is at a virtual standstill for companies looking to raise venture capital. As the IPO market slowed, there has been a trend to more and more reverse mergers.Read More... [Source: Business Articles from EzineArticles.com - Posted by FreeAutoBlogger]

It is official; as of Tuesday, November 18th, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. is now Anheuser-Busch InBev, as the company has been purchased by Belgian beer maker InBev for $52 billion dollars. Shareholders of Anheuser-Busch approved the deal on Wednesday, making Anheuser-Busch InBev the world’s largest beer manufacturer and holder of a 49% share of US Beer sales. Anheuser-Busch (AB) will now be

The merger between Koei (Dynasty Warriors) and Tecmo (Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive), announced earlier this year, has had some further light shed on the exact terms of the agreement.The holy (or unholy) union between the two highly regarded Japanese developers will be worth $207 million and will result in the formation of a holding company, with official operation of this company beginning in Apri

Well we are a few days into the Sirius/XM merger and things seem to be okay so far.My biggest worry was that they would somehow jerk around with Left Of Centre.  I could imagine getting pissed off because they dumped a program or DJ.  But so far, other than a name change to Sirius XMU there's been nothing to complain about.Good for you satellite radio monopoly.You can check out the new Sirius/XM

As NASCAR gears up for their season finale, the NASCAR championship weekend in Homestead, FL, that includes the crowning of all three National Series Championships which for the most part are all up for grabs, there seems to be a theme growing throughout the garage area, entitled ever-changing economy and what NASCAR and teams/organizations are going to do to survive to race in 2009.With that said

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and Dale Earnhardt Inc. have entered discussions that could lead to a merger between the two organizations, foxsports.com reported Tuesday.Such a union would bring together the Nos. 41 and 42 cars of Ganassi and the Nos. 1 and No. 8 cars of DEI.We'll have to see who's going to be in the 41 and see what the future holds for some of the DEI drivers.

It looks like the proposed GM—Chrysler merger will have to wait for the next administration now that Bush has decided to kick that can down the road. Sadly, however, it probably won’t make much difference. Of course there will be new economies of scale and synergies to be leveraged from the merger, and thousands of United Auto Workers will lose their jobs, but the fundamental problem (especial

General Motors Corp. merger talks with Chrysler LLC may intensify this week as the companies wait to see whether the U.S. will provide financial aid to help complete the deal, people familiar with the matter said.GM and Chrysler LLC owner Cerberus Capital Management LP still support the combination, and discussions haven't stalled during government negotiations, said the people, who asked not to b

Thursday October 30, 2008 Navivest Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) and Northwest Airlines, Inc. (NWA) completed their merger yesterday, after they got the go ahead from the justice department. The news that both companies were in merger talks first leaked on February 11, 2008. Under the all-stock $2.6 billion dollar deal, Northwest Airlines (NWA) is now a wholly [...]

Clearly we are at more than one crossroad in automotive history. This site was started to encourage GM to build the Volt and help propel a future of petroleum-free driving. Since then great strides have been made. Unfortunately along the way, GM, the Volt, and in fact the whole world has been sideswiped by [...]

One of the four techniques implemented by Benjamin Graham was merger arbitrage. There’s been some good evidence that this strategy has worked for several decades for some value investors such as Graham and Buffett, producing double digit returns.Buffett had a nice discussion on his arbitrage experience with Arcata Corp in the 1980’s in his 1988 letter to shareholders.To evaluate arbitrage situ

In June 2008, Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel approved changes to Brazil’s telecoms laws so that a single telecom operator can hold two separate operating licences, effectively paving the way for Telemar, trading as Oi, to complete its takeover of Brasil Telecom (BrT). The deal is still awaiting final government approval, but should be finalised before [...]

General Motors and Chrysler Corp. have stepped up talks on a possible merger between the two ailing US automakers, sources close to the negotiations said Friday. A source briefed on the discussions said the talks have intensified as representatives from the companies try to see if the potential costs savings could outweigh the difficulties that come with combing firms with overlapping product line

Seems the holdup is Cerberus, they want an equity stake in the new company to which I would say “kiss my ass Nardelli” if I were the GM board.

United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger says he would oppose a merger between General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC because it would cost workers their jobs. Gettelfinger says the union has not had formal discussions with either automaker about a merger. Speaking on a political Webcast run by WWJ-AM in Detroit on Tuesday, he said there's no question such a merger would mean job losses. He

General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC owner Cerberus Capital Management have discussed the possible sale of Chrysler to GM, people familiar with the matter told the Free Press Friday night. The idea that two of Detroit’s three major automakers could unite has been floated several times in recent years — often around major auto shows — [...]

General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC have entered into preliminary talks regarding either a merger or acquisition between the two companies. According to the Times, negotiations between the two companies began one month ago and sources indicate a 50 percent change of a merger or acquisition between the two companies.

[Cross-posted] It looks like the American Big Three are doing pretty much what I warned them against in my ‘Saving Detroit’ piece presented to the Medinge Group in August.    GM and Chrysler have had exploratory merger talks, while Ford may sell its controlling stake in Mazda.    They have cited dropping sales, caused in part by [...]

It looks like the American Big Three are doing pretty much what I warned them against in my ‘Saving Detroit’ piece presented to the Medinge Group in August.   GM and Chrysler have had exploratory merger talks, while Ford may sell its controlling stake in Mazda.   They have cited dropping sales, caused in part by their reliance on trucks and SUVs in years past.   I

General Motors has held discussions about acquiring Chrysler, The New York Times and Wall Street Journal reported late Friday. The talks between GM and Cerberus Capital Management, which owns Chrysler, began more than a month ago, the Times reported on its Web site. The Journal reported that the talks were “rendered inactive” because of the upheaval in [...]

The French state owned energy supplier EDF has increased its presence in the UK electricity retail market by acquiring British Energy, thereby extending its market share in the UK business segment to around 30%. This is, however, unlikely to affect competition in the UK market. Energy & Utilities, the rblog

Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) just told CNBC that the bailout plan was "no panacea" but that it will help avoid a total disaster.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

MELBOURNE, Oct 2 - Australia needs to examine its policy of blocking the top four banks from merging so that they don't fall behind rapidly consolidating U.S. and UK rivals, a executive of Australia... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has been discussing the possible merger with German airline Lufthansa. A merger between the two would add quite a few new routes to Lufthansa's flight destinations, most...

The AIM Team announced that AIM and Bebo will be working together to merge the two social networks. AIM features which are familiar to its users will remain as they add some Bebo features as well. Some of the new features will include--polls, videos, quizzes, cool applications, great shows and more space on your profile to showcase your interests and hobbies. AIM will also make avilable tons of

Following all the hullabaloo after the Yahoo! board of directors refused Microsoft’s offer to buy them over, and the threats led by investor Carl Icahn, to replace the entire board of Yahoo!, the headless chicken that is Yahoo! is now looking at merging with another collossal sinker, AOL. When the newly constituted Yahoo! board met for [...]

Yesterday a New York jury convicted Bashir Noorsai, a Taliban-linked drug trafficker of being part of an international conspiracy to sell heroin around the world, including the United States. The case is noteworthy because Noorsai had developed strong ties to the Taliban, and was a pioneer in forging the drug trafficking alliance that now funds the Taliban's rapid expansion. Prosecutors said Mr. N

SpiceJet rose 1.51% to Rs 23.50 at 10:47 IST on BSE on reports US-based private equity fund WL Ross and Company is in talks with Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines for a possible merger of the company.It may be recalled that WL Ross and Company had recently infused $80 million in SpiceJet.Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 421.21 points, or 3.16%, to 13736.81. Stocks rose across the globe on report

Global private equity investor Wilbur Ross & Co has said that it has no intention of exiting low-cost carrier SpiceJet, in which it had pumped Rs 345 crore (around USD 80 million). "We have no intention of exiting (SpiceJet)," WL Ross & Co Chairman and CEO Wilbur L Ross told PTI in an e-mail interview.His comment comes in the backdrop of market speculations that the global corporate turna

According to the New York Times, Morgan Stanley (MS) is considering a merger with Wachovia Bank (WB). The paper is reporting that Wachovia (WB) approached Morgan Stanley’s (MS) CEO John Mack, and very preliminary talks are now underway. Both companies are under tremendous pressure, as their stocks have been beaten down in the wake of the [...]

In normal times, it is inconceivable that a British Bank would be allowed to merge to gain over 30% of the market share for mortgages and savings. However, given the state of the financial markets, the government had no option but to allow the merger to go ahead.After the £12bn merger of Lloyds TSB and Halifax is completed, the new bank will have nearly 33% of the retail banking market. This plac

The BBC was right, they are in "advanced talks" to see if they can merge the two businesses. Both the Treasury and Financial Services Authority (FSA) say a deal will ease concerns about the health of the UK banking sector. Maybe. But it would be nice to see a few rogues hung out to dry!I'm beginning to think that come the US Presidential Election, where the Bush propensity for nationalisation will

Longs Drug Stores Corporation (NYSE: LDG) is doing something which may seem odd to many, which is essentially a "going with the bird in the hand" strategy. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

It is not an unexpected thing. HBOS shares went down yesterday like a lead balloon. Lloyds TSB has entered the fray to seek the possibility of linking up to become the UK's largest retail bank. Good news for depositors if it comes off. Good news for the economy, I suppose. But it is even better news, if that is the right sentiment, for those that many suspect have been the cause of HBOS' sudden sh

As Lehman Brothers enters talks to sell itself, it appears that people are speculating on who the buyer would be — by snapping up Web addresses. More: continued here

SHANGHAI (AFP) - - The president of China Eastern Airlines said the nation's third largest carrier was considering a merger with Shanghai Airlines but still eyeing a tie-up with Singapore... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

This message was released to the ex-CAIL Pilot group mid-August and is republished here with the permission of the ALPA (CAIL) Merger committee.I'll provide a link to the Merger Booklet mentioned below shortly. Link provided below.To read a summary of events in reverse chronological order go here. Yes, you will need a cup of coffee, on second thought brew a pot.FAIR INTEGRATION NEWS (FIN)Augu

Successor in Interest means that the new entity has owned/accepted all the assets and liabilities of the older entity. <?xml:namespace prefix = o />I read a good article from Zang & associates called Immigration Ramifications of Corporate Restructuring available at -1b/advancedissue1.htm Also an article from MurthyDotCom called Mergers, Acquisitions, Etc. on Pending I-

マイミックの皆さん　こんにちは。 ２４時間かかりましたが、マイミックの日記の全てここ（BlogSpot)にコピーしました。 今日から日記は全部ここで書きます。どぞよろしくお願い致します。 勿論、時々日本語も使って書く事ので、たまに中国語でも挑戦するつもりです。 是非コメントもマイミ

Jazz Technologies (JAZ) announced on May 19, 2008 that they are being acquired by Tower Semiconductor (TSEM). The final decision of the deal is expected to announced dependent on the results of the special meeting of shareholders scheduled for September 17, 2008. When I started to look into this merger yesterday, the spread was at 15%. Today, August 13, the spread fluctuates between 6-9%. However,

Speculation once began swirling about a possible DISH Network-Direct TV merger last week, this time due to a report in the Wall Street Journal. According to the Journal, DISH Network CEO Charlie Ergen stated that he is interested in restarting merger talks with competitor DirecTV. Coincidentally, or maybe not, DISH Network’s stock had been hammered [...]

Sir Richard Branson, the buyer of Virgin Atlantic, has accounting to American presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, admonishing that a link-up amid British Airways and American Airlines would be anti-competitive. In a flurry of PR activity, Sir Richard is aswell appear to be accessible to barrage a £3m commercial attack to scupper the deal. The Virgin chief's attack comes as accom

On June 3, 2008, Smith International (NYSE:SII) and W-H Energy Services (NYSE:WHQ) entered into a definitive merger agreement that would have Smith paying... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity in Viet Nam is slowing, according to a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

TOKYO - Orix Corp, Japan's largest leasing company, and consumer credit firm Credit Saison are in merger talks, financial sources close to the matter said on Tuesday, seeking a deal to form a $106... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Sirius Satellite Radio said on Tuesday it completed the purchase of rival XM Satellite Radio Holding Inc, forming a broadcasting company that competes with traditional radio as well as digital audio players like iPods. The completion comes after a marathon period of government scrutiny that ended late last week when the U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved the deal, which was first anno

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an opinion today finding that Whole Foods Market's merger with Wild Oats was likely anticompetitive, concluding that there was some likelihood of success in a Clayton Act § 7 case, and remanding for further proceedings. Preliminary Injunction Denied Below - The FTC had opposed the merger on the grounds that it would eliminate competition in nu

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an opinion today finding that Whole Foods Market's merger with Wild Oats was likely anticompetitive, concluding that there was some likelihood of success in a Clayton Act § 7 case, and remanding for further proceedings. Preliminary Injunction Denied Below - The FTC had opposed the merger on the grounds that it would eliminate competition in nu

After more than 17 months of government scrutiny, the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio — home to shock-jock Howard Stern — and rival XM Satellite Radio — the exclusive carrier of Major League Baseball — was finalized Tuesday (July 29). The news comes four months after the U.S. Justice Department approved the union and follows on the heels of last week's move by the Federal Communicati

Well, I’ve just learnt that the first legal action in the NFRL/NLA merger has started. Apparently, the NLA have served an injunction against the NFRL President asking him to hand over things like membership lists (which he is refusing to do, since his legal advice is that the NLA takeover wasn’t valid, and therefore handing [...]

It has been known that mandatory debt refinancing was coming down the pipe for both XM Satellite Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: XMSR) and for Sirius Satellite Radio inc.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I'm going to merge Feminist Housewife's Home. Or I'm not. I don't know what to do. Should I keep it as an auxilliary site for the more haus frau type information and discussion? Does that interest me enough to bother? Should I scrap it and just keep the posts here? I'm thinking I'll move most of them.I'm doing it. All of you RSS and email people may get them while I do this, but I'm not changing t

The announcement that Abbey and Alliance & Leicester may be merging caused a shockwave in the housing market. A new buyer has purchased one of the banks and since they already own the second, plans are in effect to get a loan company merger in the works. This may affect thousands that have done business [...]

U.S. What should investors do? Martin Hutchinson of The Money Map Report gives his expert view – and tells investors where to turn.

China Mobile's Merger ManiaInvesterms.com - Los Angeles,CA,USAChina Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL) was a hot growth stock during the past two years, but things have started to slow down so far in 2008. ...

On the 25th July, I announced that I had been appointed a Director of the National Federation of Residential Landlords. Shortly after that, I was contacted by the Vice-Chairman of the NFRL, to express surprise at this! Apparantly, rather than have a full board meeting, three of the Directors phoned on the evening of the 23rd, [...]

Gios PDF Splitter and Merger represents a handy tool that will help you merge PDF documents and split PDF files with ease. Gios PDF Splitter and Merger is a PDF free tool developed for quicker and more efficient [...]

Interest in merger and acquisition (M&A) deals high but investors unsure how to negotiate the maze of rules and regulations Merger and acquisition... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

July 1st 2008 will go down in history as the day that Bank of America created history. Today they have created the nation's leading mortgage originator and servicer by finishing the purchase of Countrywide Financial Corporation. For a lot of the people that were involved in this dilemma known by many as the"mortgage crisis" this is good news as Bank of America can help the devastated company get b

Sirius (SIRI) told the world how things would look at the company after its proposed merger with XM Satellite (XMSR). The world greeted the forecast with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

After starting merger talks with African Telecom Giant MTN, Indian Telecom Major Bharati Airtel has said that it has ended merger talks with MTN. MTN has now presented a completely different structure, from what was agreed,'' Bharti said in the statement. ``Bharti has decided to disengage from the ongoing talks and has conveyed the same to MTN. The collapse of the talks ends Bharti Chairman Sunil

Yahoo's stock is trading more heavily than usual on speculation that the company is again holding acquisition talks with Microsoft. Citing anonymous sources within both companies, technology blog TechCrunch reported on Tuesday that Microsoft and Yahoo are holding official negotiations after talks broke down on May 3. This time around, Microsoft's offer is below $33 per share, according to Tec

Final vote on the merger could come at any timeFCC Chairman Kevin Martin has recommended that the merger between Sirius and XM be approved according to the Associated Press. To get Martin’s approval, provisions were added to the merger deal that would turn over a portion of the available bandwidth from the satellite providers to noncommercial and minority programming.The provisions for turning o

If you thought that the mid-single digit billion dollar mergers were safe from being terminated, think again. Huntsman Corp. (NYSE: HUN) is being destroyed in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

“As I’ve indicated before, this is an unusual situation, I am recommending that with the voluntary commitments they (the companies) have offered, on balance, this transaction would be in the public interest.” — FCC Chairman Kevin Martin by Mike Caggeso Baltimore – (TFN): The dormant, yet important, proposed $5 billion merger of Sirius [...]

It's not official yet, but FCC Chairman Kevin Martin (one of five relevant votes) has decided to allow the merge between Sirius and XM satellite radio providers. However, there are a few caveats that the companies would need to accept—but it's all good news for the consumer. 1. The company(s) would need to freeze prices for three years. 2. "A la carte" options would need to be available with

There are press reports indicating that Reliance Communications senior management has said that the Rcom and MTN reverse merger deal is on track, despite being threatened by Reliance Inudstries. RIL had sent strongly worded legal notices to both MTC as well as Reliance Communications saying that the proposed deal with be in violation of agreements [...]

Several media reports say that the merger of satellite radio companies Sirius (SIRI) and XM (XMSR) will be approved based on FCC staff recommendations. Once... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Petty Enterprises on Wednesday will announce the re-signing of driver Bobby Labonte and that a Massachusetts-based private equity firm has purchased controlling interest in the organization during a press conference at Lowe's Motor Speedway, sources have told NASCAR.COM. Stay tuned!

Bank of America’s proposed merger with subprimer lender Countrywide Financial has been approved by the Federal Reserve and is scheduled to be finalized later this year. This deal will make Bank of America the largest mortgage lender and loan servicer in the country and expand their real estate products quite a bit. Bank of America Chairman [...]

CNBC's David Faber just broke news that InBev is closer to making a formal bid for Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. (NYSE: BUD). He said that this bid could come... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Pier One Inc. (NYSE: PIR) saw shares tumble today on what some may think as a game changing deal where it offered to acquire rival Cost Plus Inc. (NASDAQ:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Third Wave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWTI) for a purchase price of $11.25 per share, or approximately $580 million in value. This represents about a 24% premium to Third Wave’s average trading price over the last three months. The Boards of Directors of both companies unanimously approved the transaction.This merger is

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The artful dodger FCC chairman Kevin Martin hit the airwaves on CNBC today, When he was asked about the merger between Sirius (SIRI) and XM Satellite (XMSR) he... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Reviving the possibility of a merger with Idea Cellular, Spice Communication’s Chairman, Mr B.K. Modi, said that he was in talks with the Aditya Birla Group to explore merging the two entities. The two companies had initially begun discussions a year ago but the deal could not be closed due to issues related to valuation. If the deal goes through this time it will create the country’s fifth la

AT&T Wireless mergerThe merger was completed on October 26, 2004. The combined company had a customer base of 46 million people at the time, making Cingular the largest wireless provider in the United States. AT&T Wireless was then legally renamed old Cingular Wireless Services, Inc. [9] Shortly after old adverts were shown a with the "AT&T" transforming into the Cingular logo, & w

Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) is seeing shares down 15% at $55.66 on almost 4-times average trading volume today. This is after the company said it wasn't for sale... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

BEIJING, May 31 -- Nokia Oyj may get approval from European Union regulators for its 8.1 billion U.S. dollars acquisition of Navteq Corp, the world's largest digital map maker, sources said Friday. The European Commission expressed no opposition to the merger at a meeting last week, the sources, who requested anonymity because the discussions aren't public, told Bloomberg News.

Countrywide Holders To Vote On BofA Merger June 25 >BAC CFC Last Update: 5/28/2008 4:09:48 PM DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Countrywide Financial Corp. (CFC) will hold a special meeting of stockholders on June 25 to vote on the proposed merger with Bank of America Corp. (BAC). The record date for the special meeting is April 28, according to a filing Wednesday with [...]

Rumors of an attempt by Belgian beer giant InBev to acquire Anheuser-Busch have been around for months, but now it looks like a potential bid might be just days away.If InBev could pull off the deal it would create a massive $100 billion beer conglomerate with leading brands in most of the major beer drinking countries in the world. According to The Telegraph newspaper in London, InBev is working

Filed under: Cellphones This just in: don’t believe anything you hear regarding an official 3G rollout date in China. After quite a bit of rigmarole, the Chinese government has finally announced that it will issue a trio of 3G licenses. Notably, the announcement comes with a bit of baggage — it’s also calling for a merger [...]

Major Yahoo holder wants sale to Microsoft: report By Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatch Last Update: 6:37 PM ET May 22, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — A leading portfolio manager at Legg Mason Inc., a major shareholder in Yahoo Inc., reportedly wants Microsoft Corp. to buy the Web portal instead of forging a partnership or a joint venture. Fund manager Bill Miller said [...]

Some of the fat cats in the Senate think that the Sirius Satellite (SIRI) merger with XM Satellite might be OK if the combined company would give up a large... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Merging the Inland Revenue and HM Customs - a disaster!According to its own staff, merging HM Customs and the Inland Revenue has been a disastrous move. The move was a change for the worse said four out of five HM Revenue and Customs staff in a recent survey. More than half said the department would get worse in the next year, with a third saying much worse. Less than one in five would recommend H

Combination Will Create Third Largest U.S. Quick Service Restaurant Company With Approximately $12.5 Billion In Annual System Sales Significant Operational Improvements And Several Growth Initiatives Are Planned For Arby’s And Wendy’s Brands ATLANTA, GA, and DUBLIN, OH – Triarc Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRY, TRY.B, “Triarc”), the franchisor of the Arby’s restau

Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) is set to report earnings on Monday morning, with an earnings conference call to follow at 8:00 AM EST. First Call has estimates... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

One of the greatest assets of the Internet is the wealth of information and ideas out there. Sometimes, the information and the ideas are hidden until you realize what it is that you have found. I find the Internet a never ending source of business and marketing concepts that are often quite intriguing. [...]

"Activision boss Bobby Kotick has expressed concerns about the possibility of a merge between EA and Take-Two."That's concerning, sure," he told Reuters. "When you think about one company in control of the sports category, with no competition from anybody else, that could be a challenge..."Full article sourceTHAT fucker (Bobby Kotick) FAILS to mention that his fucking game, World Of Warcraft, comp

There may be one of the stranger mergers out there today in Internet land, as United Online, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNTD) is acquiring FTD Group, Inc. (NYSE: FTD) in a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I had the pleasure of reading C|NET article on GTA IV state of the affair. Critics slamming it even without seeing the game."But after sifting through all these press releases, e-mails, statements, and demands that the world's retailers and parents run screaming from GTA IV, it's striking that none of the people behind these missives has seen the game, and thus couldn't possibly know its full contents."I do not like what the game does either but I am not going to slam it. Just like I did not like the Iraq war but I did not run on the streets slamming President Bush either. I have my own way of looking at things. I would rather be playing Grand Turismo V! or Nascar '09, I am a racing or any other serious simulation game type guy!The game is a huge financial success and all those critics eit

MediaPost has a rather interesting article out today citing state attorneys general from four more states have joined ten others in their opposition of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Saturday, the deadline imposed by Microsoft relating to the merger with Yahoo passed quietly which means Yahoo ignored the deadline.  What will happen next?  Microsoft has several options including starting a proxy fight, upping the bid amount or walking away.  What should Microsoft do?  If they choose the proxy fight or walk away, it [...]