consolidation

Although retail sales -- share prices -- have rallied back to 2007 highs, retail real estate prices remain depressed. Investors beware: A deeper look at the reasons behind that split suggest harder times ahead for major, publicly held retailing companies.

With interest rates so low and corporations sitting on $2 trillion in cash, a slew of mergers and takeovers across a number of industries appears likely in 2011. But picking individual companies is awfully tough. Here's a better way to capitalize on the coming M&A boom.

Black Friday often leaves shoppers in the red. And with the holiday shopping season in full swing, 'tis the season not just to buy presents but to contemplate whether you should consolidate all of that credit card debt in order to save yourself some money. The primary reason for trying to get out...

London-based brewer SABMiller is mulling a $10.9 billion bid for Melbourne-based Foster's Group, according to reports. But SABMiller is not alone, Japan's Asahi Breweries might also be interested.

The publisher has a long string of acquisitions to its name, but lately it has been streamlining significantly too. The latest reshuffle has created a high-level M&A role. Some worry this may mean further consolidation -- along with more turmoil.

Over the past couple of years, lenders have tightened their purse strings, making it harder for even the most creditworthy consumers to land a loan the traditional way. But as the banks' wallets closed, other ones have opened: Peer-to-peer lending sites like Lending Club and Prosper have provided a...

Good news! After July 1, if you have any unconsolidated federal student loans with a variable interest rate, you can consolidate at the low, low rate of 3.6%. Phenomenal! Unfortunately there are, as this MSN article points out, a few catches to qualify for this rate, making the whole deal nothing...