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Buffett powers into electric cars, buying 10% of BYD

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) - A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary agreed to buy 10% of BYD Co., a Chinese producer of rechargeable batteries, electric cars, and car parts, for US$230 million, the companies said late on Friday.
BYD’s Website says the company’s 130,000 workers produce information-technology products including nickel-cadmium and lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, mobile-phone displays, keypads and [...]

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Why Dell should buy Sun Micro (and Lexmark too)

What Dell must do
Commentary: Acquiring Sun Microsystems will get it back on track
By John C. Dvorak
Last Update: 9/19/2008 12:00:00 AM
BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Every time I hear bad news about Dell’s
quarterly earnings and compare it to stories about Hewlett-Packard, I keep
wondering what Dell can do to get back on track as the nation’s most dynamic
computer [...]

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Merrill Lynch to be bought by B of A in $50 bln all-stock deal

Merrill Lynch agrees to $50 billion bid from B of A
Wary of the global financial storm, firm accepts $29-share all-stock proposal
By MarketWatch
Last Update: 9/15/2008 9:49:00 AM
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Merrill Lynch & Co., navigating in a global financial
storm, agreed to be bought by Bank of America Corp. in an all-stock deal the
companies valued at $50 [...]

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Arbitrage Spreads On Pending Mergers & Acquisitions -5-

Arbitrage Spreads On Pending Mergers & Acquisitions -5-
Last Update: 8/29/2008 10:38:32 AM
The following provides information on selected mergers and acquisitions. All
figures are updated by Dow Jones Newswires, with share prices as of 10 a.m.
Friday EDT.
Annualized rate of return is based on Friday’s date and the expected closing date
and isn’t compounded. Expected closing dates are compiled [...]

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Arbitrage Spreads On Pending Mergers & Acquisitions -5-

Arbitrage Spreads On Pending Mergers & Acquisitions -5-
Last Update: 8/26/2008 11:15:52 AM
The following provides information on selected mergers and acquisitions. All
figures are updated by Dow Jones Newswires, with share prices as of 10 a.m.
Tuesday EDT.
Annualized rate of return is based on Tuesday’s date and the expected closing
date and isn’t compounded. Expected closing dates are compiled [...]

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