Cyprus ‘on track’ with reforms
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS A woman walks past an empty shop with “Rent” Sign displayed in central capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Cyprus’ finance minister says that international creditors’…
Ownership changes
Open Text buying GXS Group in $1.17B deal
NEW YORK (AP) — The software company Open Text will spend approximately $1.17 billion to acquire cloud-technology provider GXS Group in a cash-and-stock deal. Open Text, based in Waterloo, Ontario,…
NOKIA STOCK SURGES ON MICROSOFT TAKEOVER
By MATTI HUUHTANEN Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a press conference on the company’s deal with Finnish mobile manufacturer Nokia in Espoo, Finland on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. Microsoft…
VODAFONE CONFIRMS LATE-STAGE TALKS WITH VERIZON
FILE – A Tuesday, May 19, 2009 photo from files showing people walking by a branch of Vodafone in central London. Britain’s Vodafone PLC, one of the world’s largest mobile…
DELL, ICAHN AGREE ON A SHARE OWNERSHIP CAP
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Thursday, March 26, 2009 file photo, Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell Inc., reacts to a question during a news conference…
JUDGE DENIES $20M SEVERANCE DEAL FOR AMR CEO
By DAVID KOENIG In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 photo, American Airlines CEO Tom Horton talks to a reporter in New York. A federal bankruptcy judge has denied a proposed…
MEXICO MOVES AGAINST TV, TELEPHONE TYCOONS
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Flanked by Mexican Senate Deputy Chairman Francisco Arroyo Vieira, left, and Mexican Senate President Ernesto Cordero, right, Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto, center, shows an agreement just…