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AIG, which wants to spin off its Taiwan-based Nan Shan Life Insurance unit, has a few live ones nibbling on the line to snap it up, according to a Bloomberg report. The company has disclosed in an SEC filing that Nan Shan has attracted unsolicited offers ranging from $2.15 billion to $3 billion.

After months of anticipation General Motors has priced its stock at $33 a share in its initial public offering slated to begin official trading Thursday in New York. The figure is at the high end of the offer, which in recent days saw its range rise from the initial range of $26 to $29 a share. The Detroit automaker is looking to raise nearly $23 billion through the sale of a combination of both common and preferred shares.

Food giant Sara Lee saw its shares surge over 18% in premarket trading Monday after the New York Post reported the company turned down a $12 billion buyout offer from private-equity company KKR & Co.), citing unnamed sources.

Fertilizer giant Potash Corp. (POT) has rejected an offer to be bought by mining powerhouse BHP Billiton Limited (BHP), saying that the bid was "grossly inadequate." BHP Billiton offered to pay $130 per share in cash, Potash Corp said in a statement. Potash Corp's board unanimously rejected the...

It has been expected for some time now. U.K. business authorities told Kraft (KFT) some weeks ago that it would need to make an official bid for Cadbury (CBY) or make no bid at all. Cadbury has been clever about maneuvering itself into a position to either stay independent or fetch a high price...

Yesterday, reports about Verizon's $5 landline offer were popping up all over the Internet. I'm surprised the Google search for it didn't hit Denny's free breakfast offer numbers. I mean, $5 for landline service? Sweet deal. Well, not yet. The Wall Street Journal, which broke the story, noted that...