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  • March 2008

    • United Tech Makes $3B Bid for Diebold

      New York Times  |  Mar 3, 08 3:30 AM CST

      United Tech Makes $3B Bid for Diebold

      (Newser) - United Technologies is bidding $3 billion for Diebold, one of the largest manufacturers of ATMs and voting machines. The unsolicited bid is $40 per share, a 66% premium over Diebold’s closing stock price Friday of $24.12, reports the New York Times . The deal would provide an opportunity for United Technologies to expand its electronic security business. More »

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      credit crisis  • Ohio  • Connecticut  • ATM  • voting machines  • unsolicited takeover  • Diebold  • United Technologies

  • February 2008

    • Higher Bid Could Rattle Yahoo Holders

      MarketWatch  |  Feb 27, 08 9:24 PM CST

      Higher Bid Could Rattle Yahoo Holders

      (Newser) - A new Microsoft bid to take over Yahoo will do little to quash Yahoo holders' worries— primarily because many of them have greater holdings in Microsoft itself, reports MarketWatch. Eighteen of Yahoo's top shareholders—comprising 42% of its shares—have greater investments in the software Goliath "and could likely be hurt by a higher offer," says analyst David Hilal. More »

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      Internet  • Microsoft  • stock market  • Yahoo  • mergers and acquisitions  • unsolicited takeover

    • Microsoft and Yahoo May Not Be Enough to Fell Google

      NPR  |  Feb 3, 08 5:30 PM CST

      Microsoft and Yahoo May Not Be Enough to Fell Google

      (Newser) - A Microsoft/Yahoo combination would pose a greater challenge to Google, but it's not at all clear the search engine behemoth would be greatly affected, NPR reports. Google owns about 60% of the search market—three times that of Microsoft and Yahoo combined. And, perhaps more to the point, it is a household word. "Google has become a verb," notes one analyst. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • search engine  • Microsoft Live Search  • unsolicited takeover

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