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The Pantry deal was reached about four years after the failure of Couche - Tard's US$ 1.9 - billion hostile bid for Casey's General Stores.

With a string of recent acquisitions and a bid for more, CEO Marissa Mayer is turning Yahoo into a diversified media company.

Later on Sunday, Trump, whose bid for the White House has been nothing if not unconventional, responded to the announcement in trademark fashion.

In a bid for the fickle attention of consumers, a clever maneuver can go a long way.

For better or worse, this year's study hands a big talking point to the campaign of Top State Gov. Nathan Deal of Georgia, a Republican touting his economic record in his bid for a second term.

Chinese steel giant Baosteel and listed railway operator Aurizon have cleared a key hurdle in their $ 1.4 billion joint takeover bid for Perth - based Aquila Resources, with the Foreign Investment Review Board giving the green light to the proposed deal.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai talks with CNBC's Jon Fortt at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain about global mergers and acquisitions on the heels of Comcast's bid for Sky.

The bid for the Canadian nickel and gold producer comes in the form of an all - cash offer for all of LionOre's issued and outstanding shares, the Switzerland - based mining giant said.

Brett Harris, Gabelli & Company research analyst, and Arash Massoudi, The Financial Times report, talk about Comcast's $ 31 billion bid for Sky.

North Carolina's HB2 was signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory, a Republican who lost his bid for re-election in November.

He posted a job request on eLance.com, a Web site on which contract workers bid for jobs.

In fact, there's an argument to be made — as Dennis Berman does at the Wall Street Journal — that the Verizon bid for AOL says more about Verizon's difficulties than it does about any intrinsic value that its target might have.

One of Qualcomm's plans to revitalize its overall business includes its $ 47 billion bid for NXP Semiconductors, which makes computer chips for Internet - connected devices and autonomous vehicles.

The WSJ notes that the regulators have gone further than they did when approving AT&T's bid for DirecTV last year, also banning Charter from imposing fees for interconnection deals on companies like Netflix.

Fairfax Financial Holdings» US$ 4.7 - billion bid for BlackBerry Ltd. prompts many questions, but the main one is this: What does Prem Watsa know about BlackBerry that the rest of us don't?

LONDON, April 25 - Sky withdrew its recommendation of Rupert Murdoch's contested bid for the European pay - TV group after rival Comcast submitted a higher, 22 billion - pound cash offer on Wednesday.

A version of this article appears in the May 1, 2017 issue of Fortune with the headline «China's $ 43 Billion Bid for Food Security.»

The statement came a day after California - based toy company MGA Entertainment confirmed its CEO Isaac Larian and affiliated investors have made a bid for the Toys «R» Us Canada operations.

LONDON / NEW YORK, April 25 - U.S. media group Comcast submitted a 22 billion pound bid for Sky on Wednesday, prompting the European pay TV group to drop its support for a lower offer from Rupert Murdoch's Twenty - First Century Fox.

CNPC's Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corp is preparing to bid for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for Far East LNG's supporting facilities, such as storage tanks, pipelines and utilities, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

LONDON — Chicago exchange group CME has announced a # 3.9 billion ($ 5.48 billion) bid for British - headquartered interdealer broker Nex Group.

I placed a bid for $ 100 but the counter offer was $ 5,000.

Apple also reportedly considered a much larger content acquisition last year: A number of news outlets said the company made a takeover bid for content giant Time Warner, which owns HBO and CNN among other things, but the latter decided to accept an offer from telecom player AT&T instead.

Last week, Clinton put an end to months of speculation by announcing her second bid for president.

We believe that higher financial risk stemming from management's willingness to increase leverage for acquisitions is mitigated by its disciplined approach — as demonstrated by the unsuccessful bid for Casey's in 2010 and resistance to a higher bid for Statoil.

The issue is potentially compounded by a legal exemption that allows such firms to avoid a rule that they first put the work out to bid for U.S. workers.

Metcash recently increased its bid for Foodland, valuing the WA - based company at more than $ 1 billion.

Toys «R» Us CEO David Brandon has said the company will try to bundle its Canadian business with about 200 U.S. stores as it looks to find a buyer, but the MGA spokesperson declined to provide details on how much of the business Larian has made a bid for.

Separately, Bernhard declined to comment on reports that Daimler's Mercedes - Benz is preparing a bid for Nokia's Here mapping unit in a consortium with BMW AG, Audi AG and Baidu Inc (BIDU).

LONDON / NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters)- Comcast Corp would become the world's largest pay - TV operator if CEO Brian Roberts» $ 31 - billion bid for Sky Plc succeeds, more than doubling its subscribers and expanding its international presence as growth slows in its core U.S. market.

In fact, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts made an unsuccessful hostile bid for Disney in 2004.

-- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (TSX: VRX) is extending the deadline for its more than US$ 50 - billion hostile takeover bid for Botox - maker Allergan (NYSE: AGN).

Just how Tribune (TPUB) would mount a hostile takeover bid for Gannett (GCI), a company that is more than four times its size in terms of stock - market value, is unclear.

Prospects could be buoyed by a group of toymakers who said Wednesday they're looking to make a bid for the company's Canadian business, through which they would buy some U.S. locations in the liquidation to operate as a subsidiary.

For two years, investors have wondered whether Vivendi would launch a takeover bid for Ubisoft.

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters)- Sky withdrew its recommendation of Rupert Murdoch's contested bid for the European pay - TV group after rival Comcast submitted a higher, 22 billion - pound ($ 31 billion) cash offer on Wednesday.

Two months ago Exxon invited companies including China National Petroleum Corporation's engineering arm to bid for construction...

Standard & Poor's believes that ACT will continue playing an active role within the industry's consolidation, as demonstrated by the Statoil transaction and ACT's 2010 unsolicited bid for Casey's General Stores Inc. (not rated).

Jay Marine, vice president of Amazon Video Europe, declined to comment at the dinner event when asked if the firm had plans to operate a live TV channel or bid for sports rights.

LONDON / NEW YORK, Feb 27 - Comcast Corp would become the world's largest pay - TV operator if CEO Brian Roberts» $ 31 - billion bid for Sky Plc succeeds, more than doubling its subscribers and expanding its international presence as growth slows in its core U.S. market.

LONDON — U.S. media conglomerate Comcast has made a 22 billion pound bid for London - based pay TV operator Sky in move that threatens a rival bid by Rupert Murdoch.

Western Digital has offered to drop out of a bid for Toshiba's lucrative semiconductor business in return for a stronger position in the two companies» chip joint venture, two sources said on Tuesday.

Canyon Bridge is working on a bid for British semiconductor company Imagination Technology Group Plc, the sources said.

Amazon.com Inc added a new feature to its website on Tuesday that allows customers to bid for lower prices on more than 150,000 items, including fine art and rare coins, sold by third - party vendors.

So that same year, in 2000, her employer began its own bid for certification.

Buffett, a vocal critic of Trump, endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton during her failed bid for the White House.

With World Cup mania in the air last July, Murad Hemmadi talked with the Canadian Soccer Association about their stated intention to bid for the FIFA tournament for 2026.

Lawrence Haverty, Gabelli Funds associate portfolio manager, and Tom Rogers, TRget Media CEO, talk about Comcast's bid for British broadcaster Sky.

In fact, Ferro apparently told Los Angeles Times staffers that he was planning to mount his own acquisition bid for Gannett, according to a report from Politico's Ken Doctor.

LONDON, April 25 - U.S. media group Comcast submitted a 22 billion pound bid for Sky on Wednesday, prompting the European pay TV group to drop its support for a lower offer from Rupert Murdoch's Twenty - First Century Fox.