07 August 2005

Keyword News: [buy]


Sunday, August 7, 2005 5:16 PM PDT
Your Keyword News Alert for [buy]
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Electronic Engineering Times Asia, Sun, 07 Aug 2005 2:13 PM PDT
Intel paid $100 million to buy Oplus, says VC http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800373596_480200_7e660013.HTM?from=RSS
Intel Corp. paid $100 million to buy Oplus Technologies Inc., a fabless provider of video processing products and technologies for digital television and digital displays, in February 2005, according to Oplus backer Giza Venture Capital.

The Economic Times, Sun, 07 Aug 2005 5:00 PM PDT
Parent to buy Metris for $1.6bn http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1193109.cms
NEW YORK: HSBC Finance, a unit of Britain’s HSBC Holdings, on Thursday said it agreed to buy Metris Cos for $1.6bn in a merger of two large credit card companies. The purchase is the third of a large US credit card company in two months.

Bloomberg.com, Sun, 07 Aug 2005 3:51 PM PDT
Fonterra Will Buy NZ$754 Mln of NZ Dairy Food Assets (Update1) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=ac0zM3lTY.E4
Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd., the world's biggest dairy exporter, will acquire NZ$754 million ($520 million) of businesses from New Zealand Dairy Foods Holdings Ltd. to increase the value of its Anchor butter and milk brand.

Engadget, Sun, 07 Aug 2005 1:34 PM PDT
Cisco wants to buy Nokia? http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000077053489/
This one came a little from out of left field: apparently Cisco , who’s been gobbling up companies in the last couple of years (namely Linksys and more recently KiSS ), has expressed serious interest in the aqcuisition and merging with a wireless infrastructure company—specifically everyone’s favorite Nordic handset manufacturer, Nokia . Might not be a bad idea for Nokia since they’ve been

The Star Online, Sun, 07 Aug 2005 5:11 PM PDT
World champ Nelson proves a bargain buy http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2005/8/8/sports/11708265&sec=sports
HELSINKI: When a medical technology company paid US$12,000 for the services of new world shot putt champion Adam Nelson in May they probably did not realise what a bargain they had.

Australian IT, Sun, 07 Aug 2005 3:34 PM PDT
Cisco mulls Nokia buy - report http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16187664%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e15306,00.html
CISCO Systems is considering buying mobile handset maker Nokia in a bid to gain its wireless infrastructure technology, the Business newspaper has reported.

The Economic Times, Sun, 07 Aug 2005 5:01 PM PDT
Adidas to buy Reebok for $4bn http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1190452.cms
FRANKFURT: German sports goods maker Adidas-Salomon is buying US rival Reebok in a $3.8bn (e3.1bn) deal to expand its reach in Nike’s home market.

Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, Sun, 07 Aug 2005 4:46 PM PDT
RIO Tinto Confirms It Was Interested In WMC Resources: Ceo http://au.news.yahoo.com/050807/3/venf.html
Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) is looking to increase its interests in uranium, even though it decided against trying to buy WMC Resources.

Sydney Morning Herald, Sun, 07 Aug 2005 2:12 PM PDT
Liberty, News Corp reach no deal http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/Liberty-News-Corp-reach-no-deal/2005/08/08/1123353231788.html
Liberty Media Corp chairman John Malone on Friday said the company plans to buy more shares as a long-term shareholder after discussions to unwind its voting stake in News Corp. were fruitless.

AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, Sun, 07 Aug 2005 1:57 PM PDT
Liberty, News Corp reach no deal http://au.news.yahoo.com/050807/2/vela.html
Liberty Media Corp says it plans to buy more shares as a long-term shareholder after discussions to unwind its voting stake in News Corp was fruitless.

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