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Why BlackBerry Maker RIM Will Never Be Great Again
6:30AM 12/23/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Google , Microsoft, Nokia, Research In Motion, Apple, AT&T, Stocks in the News
It has been a horrible year for Research In Motion, and things may not be getting any better for the BlackBerry maker come 2012. Despite all of the buyout speculation, RIM's stock has been a disaster. In fact, it's a foregone conclusion that RIM is toast.
BlackBerry Buyout: Are RIM Rumors Rooted in Reality?
5:00PM 12/21/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Technology, Google , Microsoft, Nokia, Research In Motion, Apple, Amazon.com, Stocks in the News
Major tech companies including Amazon, Microsoft and Nokia have been eyeing BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, according to recent reports. True, we shouldn't jump to any conclusions based on the words of "unnamed sources." But all of the attention RIM's getting does make sense.
Malone's Barnes & Noble Buyout Bid Is a Bet He Can Beat Amazon and Apple
9:45AM 5/20/2011
Company News, Technology, Media, Apple, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Books, Market News
Liberty Media, the conglomerate controlled by John Malone, made a $1 billion bid Thursday to buy Barnes & Noble. The bricks-and-mortar bookstore business is declining everywhere, so for Malone's gamble is to pay off, the Nook will have to gain some ground against Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle.
Microsoft Unlikely to Boost Rates on Skype's Premium Service
9:30AM 5/11/2011
Microsoft has a lot of plans for squeezing profits out of its $8.5 billion acquisition of Internet phone service Skype, but raising the rates on its premium VoIP service is unlikely to be among them, according to industry analysts.
What If AT&T's T-Mobile Buyout Gets Shot Down by Regulators?
9:00AM 5/04/2011
Company News, Technology, Sprint Nextel Corp, Apple, AT&T, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Stocks in the News
Regulators have begun to take a long, hard look at whether the AT&T buyout of T-Mobile would create a quasi-monopoly in the American cellular carrier industry. If those antitrust concerns sink the deal, AT&T could be in real trouble, because cellular is its only clear hope for growth.
A secluded sector of biotechnology -- DNA sequencing and genetic analysis -- is hot once again on Wall Street. Leaders in the sector, like Ilumina, Life Technologies, and Human Genome Sciences, outscored most other biotechs last year.
Toyota Offers California Employees Buyouts to Slim Workforce
6:30AM 2/02/2011
The world's largest automaker is looking to reduce managerial staff at its sales headquarters in Torrance, Calif., by offering workers a buyout.
European Commission Approves Intel Acquisition of McAfee
6:30PM 1/27/2011
The European Commission on Wednesday approved Intel's $7.68 billion acquisition of security-software company McAfee. Regulators had been concerned that the deal would exclude competing software from working with Intel processors, but Intel agreed to maintain interoperability.
Sara Lee Attracts Buyout Interest from Apollo-Led Group, JBS
10:45AM 1/10/2011
Bidders may be lining up for Sara Lee as private equity firm Apollo assembles an investor group to explore a possible offer and Brazilian meat-processor JBS considers coming back with a better deal.
Playboy Going Private in Hefner-Backed Buyout
9:25AM 1/10/2011
For more than a year, adult entertainment company Playboy Enterprises has been looking for someone to save it, but in the end, its savior came from within. Last July, founder Hugh Hefner offered to take Playboy private, and Monday, the company finally announced that it has agreed to his offer.
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