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II-VI Inc. to acquire Apple supplier Finisar for $3.2 billion
Under the terms of the merger agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies…
Sirius XM to acquire Pandora for $3.5 billion
Satellite radio firm Sirius XM Holdings Inc will buy music streamer Pandora Media…
Microsoft buys GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock
Microsoft Corp. said it reached an agreement to buy GitHub Inc., the code repository company popular…
T-Mobile and Sprint are finalizing merger terms, sources say
U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp are finalizing terms…
Sprint and T-Mobile restart merger talks
Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. have rekindled merger talks as the wireless rivals explore a combination…
President Trump blocks Broadcom-Qualcomm deal over China concerns
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday blocking Broadcom Ltd. from pursuing its hostile takeover of Qualcomm Inc…
U.S. security panel deals major blow to Broadcom’s bid for Qualcomm
The government action on Sunday highlighted growing U.S. concerns about safeguarding semiconductor technology…
Broadcom plans unsolicited $90 billion bid for Qualcomm
Broadcom Ltd. is considering a bid of more than $100 billion for Qualcomm Inc…
Activision Blizzard to buy ‘Candy Crush’ maker King Digital for $5.9 billion
ABS Partners CV, a unit of Activision Blizzard, will acquire King shares for $18 each in cash…
What Tim Cook should have done with Apple’s $130 billion instead of wasting it on buybacks
Congratulations, Tim Cook. You’ve truly gotten nothing for something…
Cody Willard: Top 5 companies that Apple should buy right now
Apple is the first company ever to be worth $700 billion…
Apple supplier Cirrus Logic to buy British chip maker Wolfson for $489 million
Wolfson, an Edinburgh-based company which specialises in audio technology…
Comcast, Time Warner Cable defend proposed $45 billion merger
Executives from Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc. faced a tough audience…
Comcast document mentions future Apple set-top box
Inside a document published by Comcast on Tuesday…
Comcast makes case for Time Warner Cable merger to U.S. regulators
Comcast Corp’s merger with Time Warner Cable Inc would not deprive consumers…
Apple should buy Comcast
An acquisition of Comcast would make it the highest valued acquisition in corporate history…
This year, Apple likely acquired mapping firm BroadMap and Evernote competitor Catch
Apple has been on a roll this year in terms of acquisitions…
Apple’s sudden urge to splurge on acquisitions
Apple prefers deals that allow it to quickly absorb technology or engineers…
Analyst: Apple, Microsoft may ‘merge’ in next 5-10 years
Two of the biggest tech companies, and rivals, Apple and Microsoft…
Apple’s fruitful 2013 acquisitions: Maps, chips, data, and more
Apple’s 2013 acquisition spree continued this week…
Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for $1 billion; Apple not part of discussions
Google Inc. is considering buying map-software provider Waze…
DISH Network proposes merger with Sprint Nextel for $25.5 billion
DISH Network Corporation today announced that it has submitted a merger proposal…
Who will acquire BlackBerry – Microsoft, Nokia, HP, Samsung, or Amazon?
Who will end up with BlackBerry?
Google looks to sell Motorola’s set-top box biz as Google TV flounders
Arris Group Inc. and Pace Plc have made the most compelling bids…
Japan’s Softbank in advanced talks to acquire Sprint Nextel for $13 billion, sources say
Japanese mobile carrier Softbank Corp. is in advanced talks to buy U.S. wireless carrier Sprint…
Deutsche Telekom in talks to merge T-Mobile USA with MetroPCS
Deutsche Telekom AG said it’s in talks with MetroPCS Communications Inc…
Dell to acquire Quest Software for $2.4 billion
Dell and Quest Software today announced they have entered into a definitive…
What Apple should do with some of their huge cash pile: Buy Nintendo
Nintendo’s market cap is currently around $17 billion and shrinking by the day…