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Does Apple Still Want to Buy TiVO? - Benzinga
The analyst declined to be named because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. "Very likely to happen." "Cisco would not buy them because they just bought NDS," another analyst told Benzinga. This analyst also declined to be named ...
Nestle Fight With Mead Johnson for Pfizer Infant Nutrition Business - Benzinga
"A Danone-Mead combination looks a strong team, but we still see Nestle ahead, and it may be favored by Pfizer as a single party bidder," a person close to the situation is reported to have said. March 5, Monday, will see the second round of bids after ...
The Headache Continues: AIG to Sue Bank of America Over Mortgage Bonds - Benzinga
Citing three people familiar with the matter, the New York Times is reporting that AIG is seeking to recover $10 billion in losses on $28 billion of soured investments. The suit claims that the bank and its acquired properties, Merrill Lynch and ...
WSJ- Twitter Worth $7 Billion - Benzinga
According to the Wall Street Journal, Twitter is now worth $7 billion, having raised hundreds of millions in a few financing round, according to a person close to the situation. It is not known who is participating in this round of ...
Words with Billions? Online Social Media Company Zynga to File for IPO - Benzinga
Zynga could be valued as high as $15 billion to $20 billion, the source said. Zynga's possible move to public trade follows a recent trend of hot technology companies garnering high market values. Facebook, Twitter, and Groupon, among others, ...
Bloomberg: iPhone 5 in September, higher resolution iPad in testing - Benzinga
The device will include the A5 processor, the more powerful chip that Apple added to the iPad 2 earlier this year, along with an 8-megapixel camera, up from the 5-megapixel model in the iPhone 4, said the people, who asked not to be identified because ...
Tom's and Greg's Links (061711, Morning) - Benzinga
Obama administration officials said those funds are being shifted from within the Defense Department, and it doesn't see a need to request emergency funds from Congress. In other words, likely necessary ordinary defense spending is being cut to fund an ...
Rent My Vacation Home (RMVH) Has Major Internet Search Firm Interested in ... - Benzinga
As part of this deal, RMVH Rent My Vacation Home is expected to raise as much as half a billion from investors , people involved in the discussions said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the transaction was not supposed to be made public ...
Good Things Come In Threes: Zynga To IPO Soon - Benzinga
Bloomberg spoke to a source close to the situation who wished to remain anonymous. The source said that Goldman Sachs is expected to make a decision by today, and that Zynga is expected to file for its IPO by the end of the month. ...
Ohio State Head Football Coach Search Gets Professional Recruiting Assistance - Benzinga
expressed a prominent Michigan graduate who chose to remain anonymous. "Washing anything with one of their red jerseys is a nightmare, unless you really like wearing pink!" The tattoo and auto industry in the greater Columbus area are highly supportive ...
US Stock Futures Slightly Down As Investors Await ADP Report - Benzinga
Yahoo Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) reached an agreement with Alibaba Group (OTC: ALBCF) over the ownership of Alipay, according to a person familiar with the matter. Mediatek announced its plans to tie up with YHOO to embed Yahoo's services into its chips. ...
Farmville Creator Zynga is Planning IPO: Source - Benzinga
The creator of Famville and other popular Facebook games, Zynga Inc., is planning its initial public offering, according to a person familiar with the matter. Zynga has met with representatives of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Goldman ...
Are the Feds Going Insane? - Benzinga
The former prosecutor, who now works on internal investigations, spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid having his comments used against him in future cases. [Emphasis added.] In a recent proposal explaining how it plans to act on tips from ...
Barack Obama Is Wrong: 18 Facts Which Prove That Illegal Immigration Is An ... - Benzinga
The handful of border patrol agents that we have guarding the border are massively outgunned and outmanned. One agent who patrols the border and who asked to remain anonymous told Fox News the following.... "To say that this area is out of control is ...
U.S. stock futures broadly lower as GM slips; Dow sheds 0.45% - Benzinga
The US Treasury Department, which owns 33% of GM, planned to evaluate the earnings before deciding whether to sell more of its investment, a person familiar with the matter said. Media giant News Corp saw shares slump 2.85% after it reported a 23.8% ...
Warner Music Group Could be Sold by End of Week: Sources (WMG) - Benzinga
Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) is on the block, according to people familiar with the matter, and could be sold for as much as $3 billion as early as this week. The third round of bids is currently being led by Len Blavatnik's Access ...
Kramer-Kaslow: U.S. Foreclosure Procedures May Lead to More Bank Accountability - Benzinga
According to the article, sources who asked not to be named because the talks between the servicers and regulators are confidential, say there will be substantive changes to the ways banks and servicers do business going forward. ...
Apple to Launch Online Music Cloud Service: Sources (AAPL) - Benzinga
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch an online music cloud service in the near future, people familiar with the matter said. The service, for use through the company's proprietary iTunes software, would allow users to access their digital ...
New Media IPO? Glam Media Looking Into Going Public - Benzinga
According to VentureBeat, Glam Media could be going public as soon as the fall, according to sources close to the issue. The media and advertising company, which focuses on women, has more than $100 million in annual revenues, ...
Franco: Big Shakeup in GOP Primaries Coming - Benzinga
An official from Republican National Committee, speaking off the record said, "We need to get the moderate and the independent vote, and this time it will be Our Obama not their Obama. Obama with an "R" after his name has a nice look to it. ...
BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump Birth Certificate Found To Be A Fake - Benzinga
However, sources close to Trump have provided Benzinga with information suggesting that he may have actually been born on a Pacific Island called Yorfired. We will bring you more on this astonishing development in the coming days.
Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (GAME, CNTF, YHOO, AIXG) - Benzinga
YHOO is in talks to shed its stake in its Japanese joint venture, according to people briefed on the matter. Aixtron AG (NASDAQ: AIXG) soared 2.93% to $43.51 in the pre-market trading. AIXG's PEG ratio is 0.25.
Chatter: Any Dilution For Cougar Financing Will Likely Occur In Phases (COUGF) - Benzinga
By BenzingaStaffL Benzinga is hearing chatter that an anonymous source at Cougar Oil and Gas Canada Inc. (OTC: COUGF) is claiming that any dilution for the ...
Manny, Moe & Buyout? (PBY) - Benzinga
According to a person close to the situation, Pep Boys had hired Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to get a deal done, but nothing came of it. ...
Warner Music Group Exploring Buyout (WMG) - Benzinga
According to a person close to the situation, the company has been approached by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts several weeks ago. Chairman and Chief Executive ...