Opera Buys Browser Developer Skyfire
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View ArticleVimeo buys app that turns your video stills into animations
(Credit: Vimeo/Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Vimeo has bought aboard a new app and new people that can transform your videos into animations. The company announced today that it now owns...
View ArticleCliffy B: Nobody buys horror games
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View ArticleAmazon Buys Ivona, Plans to Give Skynet a Sexy Voice on Judgement Day
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View ArticleMarket Extra: Will Best Buy’s holiday sales help founder’s bid?
In a positive note for the struggling electronics chain Best Buy Co., its holiday sales turned out better than feared, giving some analysts hope that they will help give its founder Richard Schulze’s...
View ArticleAmazon offers digital matches with CD buys
E-commerce giant says AutoRip service will apply to 50,000 albums; purchases made since 1998 qualify for records’ digital files. MarketWatch.com – Software Industry News
View ArticleAvis Buys Zipcar, Ferrari F150, Fisker Fiasco: Car News Headlines
Today at The Car Connection, the 2013 Ford Fusion Energi became America’s most fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid and a Tesla Model S owner drove from coast to coast, again. Fisker’s fighting its insurance...
View ArticleMicrosoft buys R2 Studios startup to boost Xbox
(Credit: Microsoft) Word has it that Microsoft was able to get ahead of Apple and Google and buy the home entertainment technology startup R2 Studios, according to the Wall Street Journal. This...
View ArticleGM Buys Back Stock from U.S. Government, Chops Plans with Peugeot
It would seem that at the “New” GM, nobody has gotten the memo about corporations going on autopilot the second two weeks of December. General Motors has made two major announcements in the past 48...
View ArticlePearson Buys 5% of Nook Media
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View ArticleToronto mayor admits to illegal drug buys in last 2 years
ShareThis As the Toronto City Council prepared for a vote on whether to recommend that the city’s embattled mayor resign, Rob Ford said he is not going anywhere. CNN.com – Most Popular
View ArticleApple buys 3-D company that helped make Kinect
ShareThis Apple has bought a 3-D-sensor company that helped build Microsoft’s motion-control system Kinect, stirring curiosity about what the tech giant might be up to behind closed doors in...
View ArticleDisney buys Indiana Jones rights
ShareThis Walt Disney Studios has secured another classic LucasFilm franchise, announcing on Friday that it had reached a deal with Paramount Pictures to acquire distribution and marketing rights for...
View ArticleWeekly CEO Buys Highlight: SIGM, CLMS, OPK, GMAN, GBDC
ShareThis According to GuruFocus Insider Data, these are the largest CEO buys during the past week. The overall trend of CEOs is illustrated in the chart below: Earnings News and Information on Yahoo!...
View ArticleFrance’s Lactalis buys India’s Tirumala Milk Products
ShareThis French dairy group Groupe Lactalis SA has acquired a 100 percent stake in India’s Tirumala Milk Products Pvt Ltd, in which private equity firm Carlyle Group held a 20 percent stake, the...
View ArticleFrance’s Lactalis buys Tirumala Milk Products
ShareThis MUMBAI (Reuters) – French dairy group Groupe Lactalis SA has acquired a 100 percent stake in Tirumala Milk Products Pvt Ltd, in which private equity firm Carlyle Group held a 20 percent...
View ArticleLinkedIn Buys Another Startup, Its Largest Acquisition So Far
ShareThis This latest deal rings in at $ 120 million in cash and stock. Mergers & Acquisitions News and Information on Yahoo! Finance
View ArticleJapanese e-Retailer Buys Popular Messaging App Viber for $900 Million
ShareThis The two companies will have a combined user base of 500 million. Mergers & Acquisitions News and Information on Yahoo! Finance
View ArticleBillionaire buys $201 million life insurance policy
ShareThis Somewhere in Silicon Valley, a billionaire has taken out $ 201 million in life insurance. Guinness World Records, which announced the policy, said it is the largest ever issued. Neither the...
View ArticleBlue Ridge Capital buys a new position in Marathon Petroleum
ShareThis Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) is a new position initiated by Blue Ridge in the fourth quarter. The company accounts for a 2.64% position in the fund’s 4Q U.S. long portfolio. Mergers &...
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