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Getty Images Acquires Pump Audio

Getty Images | posted by Avatar_sm whistleblower at 08:26 PM PST on Jun 22, 2007 (about 1 year ago)

Photo licensor Getty Images has acquired online music rights company Pump Audio for $42 million. Pump Audio does for independent musicians what Getty already does for photographers – license music... more

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GE, Pearson Abandon Talks With Dow Jones

General Electric | posted by Avatar_sm whistleblower at 04:34 PM PST on Jun 21, 2007 (about 1 year ago)

NEW YORK (AP) -- General Electric Co. said Thursday it has abandoned talks with Financial Times publisher Pearson PLC about a possible bid for Dow Jones & Co., removing a... more

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Facebook Backer: Suitors Far Too Low

Yahoo! Incorporated | posted by Avatar_sm Happy at 07:45 AM PST on Jul 30, 2007 (about 1 year ago)

Facebook has been rumored to be for sale for a long time, yet no deal has been signed. Why? According to one of the social networking site’s backers, it’s because... more

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RF Micro to buy Sirenza for about $900 mln

Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. | posted by Avatar_sm Happy at 10:01 PM PST on Aug 13, 2007 (about 1 year ago)

BANGALORE, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Chipmaker RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD.O: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to acquire Sirenza Microdevices Inc. (SMDI.O: Quote, Profile, Research), a supplier of radio frequency (RF)... more

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Sirenza Jumps, RF Micro Falls on Deal

Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. | posted by Avatar_sm Happy at 10:02 PM PST on Aug 13, 2007 (about 1 year ago)

Shares of Sirenza Microdevices Inc., a maker of radio frequency components, closed sharply higher Monday after RF Micro Devices agreed to buy the company for $900 million in cash and... more

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Whole Foods Closes Buyout of Wild Oats

Whole Foods Market | posted by Avatar_sm Temp at 08:44 PM PST on Aug 28, 2007 (12 months ago)

Whole Foods Market said yesterday that it closed its acquisition of Wild Oats Markets, after months of delays as federal antitrust authorities sought to block the deal. more

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Yahoo! wants to buy Myspace?

Yahoo! Incorporated | posted by Avatar_sm rgreen at 06:55 AM PST on Jun 24, 2007 (about 1 year ago)

How likely is this? more

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$400 Million for Business.com?

Dow Jones | posted by Avatar_sm phuggins at 08:46 PM PST on Jun 22, 2007 (about 1 year ago)

Does anyone think this price is a little excessive? more

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Wild Oats Merger - Going to Happen?

Whole Foods Market | posted by Avatar_sm whistleblower at 07:39 PM PST on Jul 14, 2007 (about 1 year ago)

In light of the recent news about Mackey's use of an alias, waht do you think the odds are that the FTC will let the Wild Oats merger go through?... more

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