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American-US Airways merger formally approved by bankruptcy judge

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane officially approved American Airlines' merger agreement with US Airways on Friday, signing a court order that affirmed his decision made at a March 27 hearing.

Heinz shareholders OK acquisition

Earlier this month, Heinz announced that Bernardo Hees, a 3G partner and Burger King's CEO, would take over the top job once the acquisition is complete.

NYSE Euronext Q1 profit up on lower costs

Revenue was flat in the quarter at $600 million while operating costs were kept at the lowest level since the merger of NYSE and Euronext in 2007, the company said.

Acquisitions, re-signings not enough to plug all the Lions' gaps

Acquisitions, re-signings not enough to plug all the Lions' gaps

FCC approves T-Mobile-MetroPCS deal

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday approved the merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS Communications Inc., the No. 4 and No. 5 cellphone carriers in the country.

Justice Department requests more information on AMR-US Airways merger

The Justice Department has asked for more information as part of its review of the proposed American Airlines-US Airways merger.

House members grill American, US Airways officials about merger

"We have seen many mergers in the 35 years since deregulation," Christopher Sagers, an anti-trust professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, told the panel.

Lawmakers worry hub airports might lose in American-US Airways merger

"We have seen many mergers in the 35 years since deregulation," Christopher Sagers, a professor and antitrust expert at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, told the panel.

Office Depot, OfficeMax announce merger deal

The merger marks the first move toward consolidation in the office supplies sector and reflects the changing retail landscape as "big box" stores have become outmoded as more people shop online.

In path to American's merger, 1 CEO had to leave

He told The Associated Press that the first conversation the two men had about a possible merger took place in September 2011, when Horton was just American's president.

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4 Merger and Acquisitions Stock Stories For Monday Due Diligence

4 Merger and Acquisitions Stock Stories For Monday Due Diligence

If 'Game of Thrones' Houses Were Corporations

Then there are mergers and acquisitions in the form of inter-house weddings.

4 Merger and Acquisitions Stock Stories For Monday Due Diligence

4 Merger and Acquisitions Stock Stories For Monday Due Diligence

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Deals of the day

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Yahoo buys Tumblr: What does it mean?

Millard pointed to Google's 2006 acquisition of YouTube as a good model for the Yahoo/Tumblr sale.

Why Marissa Mayer chose Tumblr for Yahoo

Several analysts compared the acquisition favorably to Google's 2006 acquisition of YouTube.