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How companies decide where to list their shares

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 16, 2016
As stock exchange operators consolidate, the differences between exchanges matter less.
This picture shows brokers at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on February 26, 2016. Frankfurt stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse revealed Friday that in the proposed tie-up with the London Stock Exchange the merged group would be based in the British capital.
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Chinese companies continue to invest in United States

by Mark Garrison
Mar 14, 2016
Another Chinese company with deep pockets is shopping in America. Anbang Insurance Group has an offer on the table for Starwood Hotels, threatening the $12.2 billion dollar deal Marriot struck to buy Starwood. This comes as more and more Chinese investors are buying up American real estate and companies, which makes some people uncomfortable. Lots […]
A Sheraton Hotel sign stands in downtown Brooklyn on March 14, 2016 in New York City. A fight for the Starwood Hotel chain, which Sheraton is a member of, is underway following a $14 billion buyout offer Monday from a consortium led by China's Anbang Insurance Group.  
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By The Numbers

Airbus nabs first customer in three years

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 1, 2016
Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Friday.
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Cabela's is weighing a sale

by Tony Wagner
Dec 3, 2015
The whole sporting goods sector is down, but partially kept afloat by gun sales.
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Will Yahoo put its core businesses on the block?

by Adriene Hill
Dec 2, 2015
After trying just about everything, the board is set to discuss a sale this week.
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Aetna announces deal to buy Humana

by Scott Tong
Jul 3, 2015
The purchase price is $37 billion, creating the largest merger between two health care companies.
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Verizon is buying AOL. What now? Let us explain.

by Molly Wood and Kai Ryssdal
May 12, 2015
It might sound crazy, but it's all about mobile video ads.
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What's Salesforce, and how could it be worth $49B?

by Dan Weissmann
May 6, 2015
Microsoft is a possible bidder for the "customer relationship management" company.
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Shelling out for a BG takeover

by Gigi Douban
Apr 8, 2015
Two giants team up for a combo the likes of which hasn't been seen since ExxonMobil.
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FTC changes its procedures for challenging mergers

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 16, 2015
The move will mean few merger proposals are caught in the FTC's internal court.
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