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New Jersey based A.C. Moore set for acquisition
While many New Jersey companies have been struggling to maintain business as usual during the recession, one company has decided to allow itself to be acquired. A.C. Moore, the Berlin-based arts and crafts company, has agreed to a $40 million acquisition by an arts...
Antitrust regulators investigate Google acquisition of Motorola
Antitrust regulators appear to be taking a closer look at the proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google. Officials for Google and Motorola report they have been asked to supply additional information about the planned acquisition by the antitrust division of...
Zooey Deschanel breach of contract lawsuit may move forward
Actress and singer Zooey Deschanel filed a breach of contract lawsuit against shoemaker Steve Madden and other retailers last December. It now looks like the lawsuit may be allowed to move forward to be heard by a jury.Deschanel has claimed that Steve Madden...
Reebok settles suit with FTC over deceptive ads about ‘toning shoes’
Reebok will have to pay $25 million to settle charges brought against them by the Federal Trade Commission that it used deceptive advertising by making claims about fitness shoes without backing up those claims with scientific evidence. The company will also be facing...
Warners, Charlie Sheen to settle dispute over broken contract, firing
Actor Charlie Sheen is reported to be nearing an agreement in his $100 million lawsuit against Warner Brothers over his termination from the "Two and a Half Men" sitcom. The case has been in private arbitration in an effort to end the litigation against the studio and...
United, Continental making progress one year into merger
United Airlines and Continental Airlines were officially merged into one company last October 1. The merged company is now known as United. Since the merger was complete, the merged companies have been working on how to combine all their offered services and products...
Netflix rolls out new business venture from same business venture
Netflix has been struggling to figure out how to continue to grow as a company while continuing to adapt to both new technologies and current customer needs. The company started as a DVD mailing service, but eventually incorporated online streaming of entertainment...
Judge’s history may predict ruling in AT&T/T-Mobile merger
A proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile is being challenged in court by antitrust regulators in the U.S. Department of Justice.The U.S. district judge hearing the case previously ruled in favor of an acquisition by AT&T of Dobson Communications. In that...
Judge’s history may predict ruling in AT&T/T-Mobile merger
A proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile is being challenged in court by antitrust regulators in the U.S. Department of Justice.The U.S. district judge hearing the case previously ruled in favor of an acquisition by AT&T of Dobson Communications. In that...
NBA season likely to be postponed over labor contract stalemate
The start of the NBA season is currently in danger of being postponed as the players union and NBA owners fail to agree on a new employment contract. Expanded groups of players union representatives and representatives of the owners were gathered together around...
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