"Willful breach": Albertsons sues Kroger Albertsons has accused Kroger of sabotaging their $25 billion deal Salon · Dec 12, 2024
Food Fight: $25 Bn US Grocery Deal Falls Apart A proposed $25 billion supermarket mega-merger disintegrated Wednesday in bitter recriminations between Albertsons and would-be suitor Kroger following US court rulings blocking the deal. International Business Times · Dec 11, 2024
Federal judge blocks grocery megamerger between Kroger and Albertsons over monopoly concerns A federal judge has temporarily halted a proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons, an action that could scuttle the deal The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO gunned down in Manhattan sold company stocks just before DOJ probe made public Thompson was gunned down in Manhattan as he walked down the street on Wednesday, shortly before a day of investor meetings was to take place The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024
Pfizer's New Chief Scientific Officer Charts R&D Vision For High And Low-Risk Investments Pfizer's Chris Boshoff outlines plans to prioritize high-return projects, with a focus on obesity, Oncology, and oral GLP-1 therapies, amid Q3 growth. Benzinga · Dec 3, 2024
BlackRock Scoops Up HPS Investment Partners In $12 Billion Deal BlackRock has agreed to acquire HPS Investment Partners for nearly $12 billion but the deal has not yet been approved by government agencies. International Business Times · Dec 3, 2024
Trump's Tariff Plan Risks Economic Pain For North America, Goldman Sachs Warns Goldman Sachs warns that Trump's proposed 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico could cause economic turmoil, with GDP shrinkage and inflation. Benzinga · Dec 3, 2024
Demystifying Marqeta: Insights From 9 Analyst Reviews During the last three months, 9 analysts shared their evaluations of Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ), revealing diverse outlooks from bullish to bearish. Benzinga · Dec 2, 2024
TI Fluid Systems accepts £1 billion takeover bid from Canada's ABC Technologies Takeover comes the day after bar and restaurant operator Loungers agreed to a £338 million offer from New York private equity giant Fortress Investment. Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024
Aussie shares gain again, set for another record high The ASX200 was up 0.5 per cent at midday, and on track to break Monday's record for its highest closing level ever. AAP · Nov 28, 2024
Decoding Goldman Sachs Gr's Options Activity: What's the Big Picture? Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Goldman Sachs Gr (NYSE:GS). Benzinga · Nov 27, 2024
Blackstone Nears Deal To Acquire Jersey Mike's Subs Valued At $8 Billion: Report Jersey Mike's Subs operates around 3,500 locations, with approximately 2,800 in the United States. The remaining outlets are distributed across Canada and Mexico, employing over 19,000 individuals. International Business Times · Nov 19, 2024
Couche-Tard Executives In Japan To Push 7-Eleven Deal Executives from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard are in Japan in a bid to overcome resistance to their $47-billion takeover of 7-Eleven's parent but are being given the cold shoulder, according to interviews published Thursday. International Business Times · Oct 17, 2024
Is Goldman Sachs Stock Still a Buy After Earnings? Goldman Sachs stock is struggling for direction Tuesday even after the financial giant beat expectations for its third quarter. Here's what you need to know. Kiplinger · Oct 15, 2024
International Business Times · Oct 10, 2024 7-Eleven Owner Restructures To Fight Takeover The owner of 7-Eleven announced a major restructuring on Thursday as it seeks to boost its share price and fend off what would be the biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese firm.
International Business Times · Oct 9, 2024 7-Eleven Owner Confirms New Takeover Offer From Couche-Tard The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven said on Wednesday it had received a "revised" takeover offer from Canadian rival Alimentation Couche-Tard after rejecting an initial bid worth around $40 billion.
International Business Times · Oct 9, 2024 7-Eleven Owner's Shares Spike On Report Of New Buyout Offer Shares in the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven surged Wednesday following reports that Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) had hiked its takeover offer by almost 20 percent.
StockNews.com · Oct 7, 2024 Is Kroger a Buy as Its Mega Merger Faces Legal Challenges? Kroger’s (KR) $25 billion merger with Albertsons (ACI) is in limbo as federal regulators and states push to block the deal over concerns of higher prices and reduced competition. As the legal battle heats up, the company is fighting to prove the merger’s benefits for shoppers. In this article, we’ll…
Salon · Oct 7, 2024 Washington, Colorado take on Kroger The supermarkets argue mega-stores like Costco, Amazon and Walmart are their real competitors
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The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024 Stuart Rose gets hands-on at Asda. This can’t have been plan A Awkward interregnum in which former M&S boss is taking charge sums up chaotic progress since purchase from Walmart
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024 Former M&S boss Stuart Rose to run struggling Asda as co-owner steps back Lord Rose is chair of supermarket and will take over day-to-day duties from Mohsin Issa
The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024 Kroger and Albertsons prepare to make a final federal court argument for their merger Closing arguments are coming up in the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block the proposed merger of supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024 Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain operator turns down Couche-Tard takeover offer The parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain is turning down a takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard of Canada
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024 Owner of 7-Eleven rejects $39bn takeover offer from Canadian rival Japanese group says Couche-Tard plan undervalues firm, but leaves door open to higher offer