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  • July 2008

    • Freddie Eyes Selling $10B in Shares to Stave Off Bailout

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 18, 08 6:53 AM CDT

      Freddie Eyes Selling $10B in Shares to Stave Off Bailout

      Freddie Mac is considering issuing $10 billion worth of new common and preferred shares, the Wall Street Journal reports, a move that might stave off a full-blown government rescue—and the increased scrutiny that would come with it. Freddie has been emboldened by two days of big gains, with shares levitating  over 29% on Wednesday and another 22% yesterday. More »

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      Freddie Mac  • shares  • bailout  • stock offering

  • May 2008

    • Microsoft Retracts Yahoo Offer

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 3, 08 7:42 PM CDT

      Microsoft Retracts Yahoo Offer

      Microsoft withdrew its latest offer to buy Yahoo today after the companies' chief execs haggled over price at a Seattle meeting, the New York Times reports. Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer offered $33 per share, but Yahoo's Jerry Yang wanted $4 per share more in the blockbuster deal. More »

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      Microsoft  • Yahoo  • Jerry Yang  • Steve Ballmer  • shares  • share price

  • March 2008

    • Bear Stearns Jumps on Hope for Higher JPMorgan Bid

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Mar 18, 08 5:03 PM CDT

      Bear Stearns Jumps on Hope for Higher JPMorgan Bid

      Bear Stearns shares jumped 23% today on hopes that stockholders will reject JPMorgan's bailout offer in favor of a higher offer, Bloomberg reports. The surge moved the price to nearly three times the current value of the fire-sale bid, which one major stockholder termed "derisory." "There's every incentive for shareholders to vote 'no' the first time," said one analyst. More »

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      credit crisis  • Bear Stearns  • JPMorgan Chase  • shareholders  • shares

  • February 2008

    • Visa Plans $17B IPO in Risky Market

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 25, 08 8:55 AM CST

      Visa Plans $17B IPO in Risky Market

      Visa is hoping to surpass rival MasterCard’s 2006 stock market debut with a $17 billion IPO that would be the largest in Wall Street history. The company today said it hopes to sell some 406 million shares for $37 to $42 each, reports the Wall Street Journal. The biggest previous IPO was AT&T Wireless Group’s $10.62 billion offering in 2000. More »

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      SEC  • IPO  • New York Stock Exchange  • shares  • MasterCard  • Visa  • AT&T Wireless

    • Microsoft’s Yahoo Bid 'Ridiculous'

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 18, 08 2:40 PM CST

      Microsoft’s Yahoo Bid 'Ridiculous'

      Investment manager Joe Rosenberg takes a swipe at Microsoft's bid for Yahoo in this week's Barron's , disparaging both the deal and CEO Steve Ballmer's financial acumen, Reuters reports. "It's a bad reflection on Ballmer that he's willing to pay a ridiculous price for Yahoo,” says Rosenberg. “Microsoft is not going to earn anything like a reasonable rate of return in Yahoo." An increased bid, which Yahoo is seeking, would be even worse, he says. More »

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      Microsoft  • Yahoo  • mergers and acquisitions  • finance  • Steve Ballmer  • investment  • shares  • tech industry

    • UBS Posts Record $11.2B Quarterly Loss

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 14, 08 6:10 AM CST

      UBS Posts Record $11.2B Quarterly Loss

      Swiss banking giant UBS today reported an $11.23-billion fourth-quarter loss—the largest ever by a bank — and its first full-year loss ever, after taking $13.7 billion more in subprime mortgage writedowns, reports the Telegraph. UBS, which still has a $27.59-billion exposure to subprime securities, is likely to take further markdowns in the next quarter, the company said. "UBS expects 2008 to be another difficult year," the bank said in a statement. More »

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      subprime mortgages  • corporate earnings  • UBS  • shares

  • November 2007

    • Visa Heads for Biggest IPO in US in Years

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 10, 07 12:18 PM CST

      Visa Heads for Biggest IPO in US in Years

      Visa is moving ahead on a massive initial public stock offering expected early next year. Papers filed yesterday show that shares could be valued at $10 billion, which would make it the second-largest public offering in US history, the Wall Street Journal reports. The biggest is the $10.62 billion IPO by AT&T Wireless in 2000. More »

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      stock market  • San Francisco  • IPO  • credit card  • shares  • MasterCard  • Visa

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