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| Mon. |
Yahoo |
M-soft wants to negotiate with new board| Microsoft threw its weight behind investor Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo board next month | | |
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| Thu. |
Yahoo |
Shares soar on new takeover rumor
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| Jul. 2 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft Exploring Partnership For Yahoo WSJ: Microsoft has talked to other media companies about teaming up to buy Yahoo's search business
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| Jun. 30 |
Yahoo |
Defense against Icahn taken to investors
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| Jun. 14 |
Oakland |
Cost Plus mum on Pier 1's acquisition offer
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| Jun. 12 |
Foster City |
Invitrogen to buy Applied Biosystems Invitrogen agreed to pay $6.4 billion in cash and stock for scientific instruments maker Applera's Applied Biosystems Group
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Voters Pass Bayview Development
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| Jun.2 |
Yahoo |
Documents show Yahoo-Microsoft saga
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| May.30 |
San Jose |
Calpine rejects NRG offer, but leaves room |
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| May.22 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo postpones meeting, battle Icahn Yahoo postponed a looming showdown for control of its board, giving itself more time to prepare a defense or negotiate a sale to Microsoft
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| May.19 |
Redwood City |
EA again extends Take-Two deadline
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| May.18 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft gives Yahoo bid another go| Microsoft has made a new, downsized offer to cooperate with the Web portal while leaving the door open to a merger down the road | | |
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| May.17 |
Yahoo |
Investor suit accuses of hiding evidence |
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| May.15 |
San Francisco |
CBS in $1.8B deal for info site Cnet Media and entertainment company is buying CNet Networks Inc., an online news and information provider
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| May.14 |
Google |
Google Sites Ranked No. 1
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| May.12 |
HP |
HP in talks to buy Electronic Data Systems| Hewlett-Packard is in advanced talks to buy Electronic Data Systems for about $12 billion to compete with IBM in the business info. Technology | |
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| May.5 |
Yahoo |
Shares Plummet After Microsoft Rejection
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| May.4 |
Yahoo |
CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft
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| May.3 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft walks away from Yahoo| Microsoft has dropped its 3-month-old bid to buy internet firm because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price. CEO Steve Ballmer withdrew the offer in a letter to Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang. Microsoft had raised its offer from $44.6bn to $47.5bn - $33 per shar... | |
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| May.2 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft sweetened bid for Yahoo
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| Apr.26 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo mum as Microsoft's deadline passes Yahoo Inc. is setting the stage for the next chapter in the three-month standoff of technology titan
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| Apr.24 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft Won't Increase Bid For Yahoo
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| Apr.18 |
Redwood City |
EA extends tender offer for Take-Two
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| Apr.7 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo not opposed to deal with Microsoft
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| Apr.5 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft gives Yahoo deadline for deal The ultimatum, revealed in a letter from CEO Steve Ballmer to Yahoo's board, underscores impatience with the two-month merger saga
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Couple Says Street View Invades Privacy
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Yahoo |
Microsoft May Cut Yahoo Bid |
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| Mar.29 |
Redwood City |
EA extends Take-Two bid |
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| Mar.26 |
Redwood City |
Take-Two Board Rejects EA Bid Grand Theft Auto publisher told its shareholders to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival Electronic Arts, saying it's not enough
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| Mar.15 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo, Microsoft hold informal talks
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| Mar.14 |
Google |
DoubleClick Cost $3.24B |
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San Francisco |
Microsoft to Buy Rapt |
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| Mar.11 |
Google |
Google closes $3.1 billion DoubleClick deal
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| Mar.5 |
Yahoo |
Board meeting postponed to stave off bid
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| Feb.28 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo calls Microsoft bid a distraction |
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| Feb.24 |
Redwood City |
Electronic Arts offers $2b for gaming rival |
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| Feb.19 |
Yahoo |
Gates: Microsoft Isn't Raising Yahoo Bid |
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| Feb.13 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo in talks with News Corp. |
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| Feb.12 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft hints at hostile takeover |
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| Feb.11 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo officially rejects Microsoft's takeover| Yahoo Inc.'s board is saying that it 'substantially undervalues' the Web portal, but at the same time, left the door open for a counter offer | |
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| Feb.9 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo Will Reject Microsoft |
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Filmmakers Recreate Harvey Milk March
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| Feb.5 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo running out of options |
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| Feb.4 |
Yahoo |
Microsoft urges to accept bid quickly |
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| Feb.3 |
Yahoo |
Critics Question Potential Microsoft-Y Merger |
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Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo
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Yahoo |
Microsoft makes unsolicited $44.6b bid Microsoft has made an aggressive bid to buy struggling behemoth, in hopes that the combined forces would create a formidable competitor Google
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| Jan.21 |
San Jose |
Microsoft to buy Calista Technologies |
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| Jan.16 |
Oracle |
Oracle to Buy BEA for $7.85 Billion Oracle agreed to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the company
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Sun |
Sun to buy MySQL for $1 billion |
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| Dec.20 |
Google |
Regulators approve DoubleClick purchase |
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| Nov.16 |
AMD |
Abu Dhabi Buys Stake In AMD |
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| Oct.25 |
San Jose |
BEA willing to discuss sale to Oracle |
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| Oct.24 |
Palo Alto |
Microsoft Puts $240M In Facebook Rapidly rising Internet star has sold a 1.6% stake to Microsoft, spurning a competing offer from online search leader Google
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| Oct.17 |
eBay |
eBay Loses $936 Million Due To Skype |
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| Oct.13 |
San Jose |
BEA rejects Oracle's takeover bid |
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| Oct.12 |
Oracle |
Oracle Offers $6.7B for BEA Systems Oracle Corp. has offered to buy struggling rival BEA Systems in its latest shot aimed at another industry leader, SAP AG
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| Oct.9 |
Google |
Google Buys Mobile Software Maker Jaiku |
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| Oct.2 |
eBay |
eBay admits it bid too much for Skype |
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| Sep.17 |
San Mateo |
Yahoo To Purchase Zimbra For $350M |
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| Sep.4 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo to buy ad network BlueLithium |
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Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work
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| Aug.1 |
Napa |
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Go Corporate |
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| Jul.23 |
HP |
HP to Buy Opsware for $1.6 Billion |
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| May.29 |
Google |
FTC reviews into Google-DoubleClick deal
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| May.4 |
Yahoo |
Reports: Microsoft Pursuing Yahoo
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| Apr.13 |
Google |
Google To Buy DoubleClick For $3.1B Seeking to expand the ability to sell targeted Internet ads, Google agreed to acquire ad-management technology company
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| Mar.15 |
Cisco |
Cisco agrees to buy WebEx for $3.2B |
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| Jan.30 |
SF Downtown |
Merrill Lynch buying First Republic |
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Apple unveils all-in-one iPhone
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| Dec.4 |
Milpitas |
LSI Logic to acquire Agere for $4 billion |
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| Nov.30 |
Mountain View |
Intuit to Buy Digital Insight for $1.35B |
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| Oct.31 |
Google |
Google Acquires Wiki Tool Developer |
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Voting Machine Firm Denies Chavez Ties
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| Oct.9 |
Google |
Google buys YouTube for $1.65bn 
Google is buying video-sharing website for $1.65bn in shares. The companies will continue to operate independently
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| Sep.7 |
Berkeley |
Japanese bookseller buys Cody's Books |
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| Aug.9 |
San Rafael |
Century Theatre chain sold |
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| Jul.25 |
Mountain View |
HP to buy Mercury Interactive for $4.5b
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| Jul.24 |
AMD |
Advanced Micro Devices To Acquire ATI |
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Voters Reject BART Expansion Tax
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| May.25 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo, eBay to join forces in partnership |
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| Apr.26 |
SJ Mercury News |
MediaNews to buy Merc, CoCo Times |
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| Mar.13 |
San Jose |
McClatchy to Buy Knight Ridder for $4.5B The second-largest U.S. newspaper publisher will also assume about $2 billion in Knight Ridder's debt
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| Jan.24 |
Emeryville |
Disney buys Pixar in $7.4bn deal Disney has agreed a $7.4bn deal to buy the animation firm behind films including Toy Story and The Incredibles
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| Jan.19 |
Emeryville |
Disney in serious talks to buy Pixar |
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| Dec.21 |
San Francisco |
IBM to Buy Micromuse for $865M in Cash |
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| Nov.18 |
Cisco |
Cisco to acquire Scientific-Atlanta for $7b |
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| Nov.1 |
Emeryville |
Novartis to buy Chiron
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| Sep.12 |
Oracle |
Oracle to Purchase Siebel in $5.85B Deal
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eBay |
eBay to Pay at Least $2.6B for Skype |
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| Aug.11 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo invests $1 billion in China's Alibaba |
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New Harry Potter book hits shops
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| Jun.2 |
Sun |
Sun buys StorageTek for $4.1 billion
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eBay |
eBay to purchase Shopping.com for $620m |
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| Apr.18 |
Adobe |
Adobe to acquire Macromedia for $3.4b
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| Apr.4 |
San Ramon |
ChevronTexaco buying Unocal |
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| Mar.21 |
Oakland |
Diller's Co. Buying Ask Jeeves for $1.85B
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| Jan.7 |
Oracle |
Oracle completes PeopleSoft acquisition |
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| Dec.22 |
Napa |
Mondavi approves sale to Constellation |
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| Dec.17 |
Cupertino |
Symantec snaps up Veritas for $13.5b
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| Dec.13 |
Oracle |
Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion PeopleSoft agreed to a sweetened buyout by rival software maker, relenting after a 18-month takeover saga
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| Nov.20 |
Pleasanton |
PS board again rejected Oracle’s bid |
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| Nov.19 |
Pleasanton |
PeopleSoft shareholders back Oracle bid |
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| Nov.10 |
Pleasanton |
PS board rejects Oracle's $9.2 billion bid |
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| Nov.3 |
Napa |
Constellation to buy Mondavi in $1b deal
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| Nov.1 |
Oracle |
Oracle boosts bid for PeopleSoft |
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| Sep.14 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo buys jukebox provider Musicmatch |
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| Sep.9 |
Oracle |
Bid to block PeopleSoft takeover rejected
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Oil nears key $50-a-barrel mark
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| Jun.28 |
San Francisco |
Oracle won't call PeopleS. CEO as witness |
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| Jun.21 |
Oracle |
9 takeover targets before PeopleSoft |
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| Jun.7 |
Oracle |
Oracle-PeopleSoft antitrust trial begins |
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| May.26 |
Pleasanton |
PeopleSoft spurns Oracle bid for 4th time |
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| May.19 |
Cupertino |
Symantec to acquire Brightmail for $370m |
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| Feb.10 |
Oracle |
DOJ recommends blocking PeopleSoft bid |
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Iraq tenders 'only for US allies'
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| Jun.6 |
Oracle |
Oracle offers $5.1 billion for PeopleSoft Software maker is in a hostile takeover attempt aimed at eliminating one of its competitors for $16 per share
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| Dec.23 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo Buys Inktomi |
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| Dec.6 |
Cupertino |
IBM to Buy Rational Software |
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Hetch Hetchy bond measure approved
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| Jul.8 |
eBay |
eBay buying payment provider PayPal |
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| May.17 |
Napster |
Bertelsmann to acquire assets |
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| May.7 |
HP |
Merger Layoffs Will Hit At Least 15,000 |
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| May.3 |
HP |
Compaq acquisition officially closed |
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| Apr.30 |
HP |
Judge rules Compaq deal can continue |
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| Apr.17 |
HP |
Independent: investors approve vote |
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| Mar.19 |
HP |
CEO claims victory in merger vote Dissident board member W. Hewlett insisted the vote remained too close to call
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| Mar.5 |
HP |
Research firm recommends merger |
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Human embryo clone created
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| Nov.6 |
HP |
Founder family oppose Compaq deal |
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iPod: New digital music player
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| Sep.3 |
HP |
HP buying Compaq for $25 billion
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Denmark rejects euro
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| May.6 |
Cisco |
Cisco buy ArrowPoint for $6 Billion |
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| Jan.14 |
Schwab |
Schwab Buying U.S. Trust Corp. |
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