Circuit-board makers Merix Corp. and Viasystems Group to mergeOctober 6th, 2009 Merix Corp. to merge with Viasystems GroupBEAVERTON, Ore. — Circuit-board maker Merix Corp., of Beaverton, Ore., will merge with Viasystems Group Inc., a St.
Dutch aircraft leaser AerCap to acquire Irish rival Genesis in $1.75 billion share-swap dealSeptember 18th, 2009 AerCap buying Irish jet leaser Genesis for $1.75BDUBLIN — Dutch aircraft leasing firm AerCap Holdings NV announced an agreement Friday to acquire its Irish rival Genesis in a share-swap deal valued at $1.75 billion. AerCap said the merged operation would supply 358 jets to 116 airlines in 50 nations, making it the world's biggest independent leaser of passenger and cargo aircraft.
Alamo Group acquires rotary cutter and mower maker Bush Hog in all-stock dealSeptember 4th, 2009 Alamo Group to acquire Bush HogSEGUIN, Texas — Agriculture and road maintenance equipment maker Alamo Group Inc. said Friday that it agreed to acquire Bush Hog LLC, an outdoor equipment producer, in an all-stock transaction.
GM board refuses to accept Canada's Magna as Opel winner (Lead, changing dateline)August 22nd, 2009 TORONTO - General Motors Friday postponed its decision on whether Canada's Magna International was the winning bidder for its Opel brand. Magna, which is the world's third largest part maker, and the Savings Bank of the Russian Federation (called Sberbank), had jointly submitted a bid in July to acquire a 55 percent stake in the troubled General Motors' Opel.
Summary Box: Shareholders pave way for Pulte Homes takeover of rival builder CentexAugust 18th, 2009 Summary Box: Pulte takeover of Centex gets OKBUILDER BUYS RIVAL: Shareholders for Pulte Homes Inc. and Centex Corp.
Alpha Natural Resources reaffirms commitment to buy rival Foundation CoalJuly 24th, 2009 Alpha reaffirms commitment to Foundation dealCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Alpha Natural Resources is confirming its commitment to buy rival mine operator Foundation Coal.
Jewel maker Charles & Colvard names Charles Lein to boardJune 29th, 2009 Charles & Colvard names Lein to boardMORRISVILLE, N.C. — Charles & Colvard Ltd.
Boeing, Boston Scientific, Huntsman, Kroger are among big market movers TuesdayJune 23rd, 2009 Boeing, Boston Scientific, Huntsman are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
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Boeing Co., down $3.03 at $43.87
The aerospace giant said technical issues would again delay the first test flight of its next-generation, long-anticipated 787 plane. Kroger Co., down 2 cents at $21.76
The grocery chain's first quarter profit jumped 12.7 percent as sales of its store brands grew to 35 percent of grocery items sold.
Best Buy, Nucor, Genzyme, Palm, Tyco Electronics are among big market movers TuesdayJune 16th, 2009 Best Buy, Nucor, Genzyme, Palm are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
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Best Buy Co., down $2.82 at $35.84
The electronics retailer's first-quarter profit was down as same-store sales slid, despite former rival Circuit City's market exit. Nucor Corp., up $1.11 at $46.86
The steel producer expects a loss between 55 cents and 65 cents in its second quarter, a better result than analysts had forecast.
Rio Tinto, AK Steel, Hansen Natural, Magellan Health Services among big market movers FridayJune 5th, 2009 Rio Tinto, AK Steel, Hansen Natural are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
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Rio Tinto PLC, up $11.08 at $193.76
The miner nixed its $19.5 billion Chinalco deal, and will instead cut its debt through a stock sale and venture with rival BHP Billiton Ltd. Quanta Services Inc., up 61 cents at $24.29
Standard & Poor's will put the electric utility contactor in its S&P 500 index, meaning many funds will add its shares to portfolios.
Markets shut for the day after hitting upper circuit againMay 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets were shut for the rest of the day after hitting the upper circuit twice Monday, with a key index soaring another 309 points within seconds of resuming trade. Trading had been suspended within a minute of the opening bell, after key indices touched the upper circuit prompting stock exchanges to pull down the shutter for two hours.
Sensex, Nifty hit upper circuit, trading haltedMay 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Markets on Monday hailed the return of the ruling United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) to power with the Bombay Stock Exchange's (BSE) Sensex and National Stock Exchange's Nifty hitting the upper circuit, following which trading was halted for an hour. The BSE Sensex opened on 1,305.97 points or 10.73 percent at 13,479.39, while the NSE's Nifty was locked at 4203.30, higher by 14.48 per cent or 531.65 points.
Stock markets closed for an hour after huge jumpMay 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Stocks jumped up by such an extent as soon as Indian equities markets opened Monday morning that trading had to be halted for an hour, as the rally had hit the 'upper circuit breaker'. Within 15 minutes of opening, the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, rose by 1305.97 points to 13,479.39.
Board of Costa Mesa-based Emulex rejects unsolicited takeover bid by rival BroadcomMay 4th, 2009 Emulex board rejects Broadcom takeover bidCOSTA MESA, Calif. — Computer network gear maker Emulex Corp.
Bank of New York Mellon, General Motors, Delta, Broadcom are big market movers TuesdayApril 21st, 2009 Bank of New York Mellon, General Motors big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
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Coach Inc., up $2.69 at $20.92
First-quarter profit slid, but the luxury handbag maker said sales and traffic had stabilized, and declared a new cash dividend. General Motors Corp., up 4 cents at $1.70
The car maker could get as much as $5 billion more in federal loans on top of the $13.4 billion it has already received.
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