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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Holiday shopping over the long Thanksgiving weekend was choppy and discount driven, resulting in mixed reports from consumer trackers.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks lower; GM up on Delphi labor talks progress Merck shares fall after restructuring announcement Merger dilution sinks American Pharmaceutical's shares Apple iPods score hi ...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- ThyssenKrupp AG, Germany's largest steelmaker, Monday agreed to buy Canadian peer Dofasco, Inc. for C$4.8 billion, trumping a hostile bid from European rival Arcelor. document.write('');   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks to open higher, buoyed by retailers Merck higher in pre-open as restructuring detailed American Pharmaceutial Partners to merge  ...

Icahn vs. Time Warner management Microsoft, Yahoo to lol as bff on IM Hedge fund buys 9% Delphi stake Google, Comcast may invest in AOL Time Warner mum on AOL stake sale talk M&A Databank NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S.-based Sovereign Bancorp and Spain's top bank, Santander, won a victory Tuesday over shareholders opposed to their three-way takeover deal, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Packaging company Rexam is considering a 3 billion pounds bid for the glass bottles business of French company Saint-Gobain, the Daily Telegraph reported on Monday. Rexam would have to undertake a share issue to pay for the deal along with debt financing, the newspaper said without citing sources. The report said Rexam, the world's biggest drinks-can maker, thinks it can raise the debt comfortably and would not need a joint-venture partner. The French building materials sup ...

Evening Standard28 November 2005 REXAM, the world's largest drinks can manufacturer, is aiming to take on the world's biggest glass bottle maker. OTHER STORIES Gas price scam inquiry OMX is waiting in the wings for LSE Market report: Monday preview Turner pension plans affordable, says City Tax and red tape threaten economy THE EDITOR'S CHOICE TOP STORY: How safe is eBay? TO ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity groups have revived their take-over interest in the largest commercial radio group GCap (GCAP.L: Quote, Profile, Research) after the group shocked shareholders last week with its new strategy, Sunday newspapers reported. Australian investment bank Macquarie Bank (MBL.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) is said to be leading a queue of potential suitors which include  ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity groups have revived their takeover interest in Britain's largest commercial radio group GCap after the group shocked shareholders last week with its new strategy, Sunday newspapers reported. Australian investment bank Macquarie Bank Ltd is said to be leading a queue of potential suitors which include private equity groups Cinven, CVC and 3i Group Plc as well as s ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity groups have revived their takeover interest in Britain's largest commercial radio group GCap (GCAP.L: Quote, Profile, Research) after the group shocked shareholders last week with its new strategy, Sunday newspapers reported. Australian investment bank Macquarie Bank Ltd (MBL.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) is said to be leading a queue of potential suitors which ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Gulf-state backed Dubai Ports World was close to agreeing an offer to buy British ports and ferries company P&O (PO.L: Quote, Profile, Research) for more than 3 billion pounds, a source familiar with the situation said on Saturday. The source added a deal could be announced early next week. While an exact price for P&O remained unclear, newspapers on Saturday said Dubai Ports World was offering anywhere between 420 pence and 440p per P&O share. The Financial Times said Dub ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Earlier this year, when digital video-recording pioneer TiVo Inc. had to face the reality that it would lose its largest source of subscribers, DirecTV customers, the company threw itself into a frenzy of deal-making and other initiatives that shows no signs of letting up.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS Is TiVo moving too hastily to save its future? ...