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Wal-Mart Will Push TVs, Laptops on Black Friday

Discount circular leaks ahead of schedule

Nov 17, 09 6:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Details of Wal-Mart's Black Friday deals—normally kept under wraps until Thanksgiving week—have been obtained by CNNMoney and partially confirmed by the retailer. The day after Thanksgiving will see deep discounts on high-def TVs, laptops, and Blu-ray players. Some specifics:
  • Sanyo 50-inch plasma TVs will be available for
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big deals • iPod • sales • GPS • consumer electronics • Black Friday • large-screen TVs • Wal-Mart • Blu-ray • computers

Disney-Marvel Deal Could Signal M&A Recovery

Monday deals push August volume up 40%

Sep 2, 09 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two major deals finished on the last day of August—projected to be the worst month for deal making since 1995—have raised expectations that the mergers and acquisitions market is finally coming out of hibernation, the Wall Street Journal reports. Monday saw Disney buy Marvel for $4 billion and... More »

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mergers and acquisitions • big deals • Marvel Comics • Disney • recession • recovery • deal • recession depression

What Made
the Bancrofts Buckle?

Key Dow Jones director switched sides, eyeing Reuters-Thomson merger

Jun 2, 07 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a surprising about-face Dow Jones director and Bancroft family trustee Michael Elefante shifted from the cons to the pros, advocating putting the company in play at a recent family meeting. His change of position was behind the family's decision that it would meet with Rupert Murdoch and consider other... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Bancroft family • merger • Richard Zannino • big deals • acquisition • Thomson Reuters • Michael Elefante • News Corp

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