Business News Looks Like Microsoft Might Consider a Bid for Salesforce.com Shares of Salesforce were briefly halted following rumors of Microsoft's intention to submit a takeover bid for the cloud software company. By Tom Huddleston, Jr.
Building a Business 7 Reasons Why Your Business Will Never Be Acquired and What You Can Do About It (Infographic) Luckily, these issues are all factors business owners can control. By Mark Daoust
Business News Upping Its Security Cred, BlackBerry Buys Software Maker WatchDox This is the latest in a line of acquisitions for BlackBerry. By Reuters
Building a Business Raytheon to Buy Cybersecurity Company Websense for $1.9 Billion The U.S. arms maker is buying the network security provider as cybersecurity continues to grow as a market. By Reuters
Building a Business Segway Is Now a Chinese Company The electric two-wheeled transportation vehicle has been bought by Beijing-based competitor Ninebot. By Catherine Clifford
Building a Business The 10 Biggest Tech Acquisitions of All Time (Infographic) Each of these deals saw the exchange of billions of dollars. By Jonathan Long
Online Presence LinkedIn Inks $1.5 Billion Deal for Online Education Company Lynda Upping its offering for professionals, LinkedIn just secured a major lead in the lucrative career skills video tutorial subscription market. By Kim Lachance Shandrow
Buying a Franchise Macaroni Grill Sold for the Second Time in Two Years Two years after buying the chain for $55 million, Ignite Restaurant Group is selling Macaroni Grill for $8 million. By Kate Taylor
Building a Business Google in Initial Talks to Buy Indian Startup Bangalore-based startup InMobi helps companies target phones and mobile devices in their advertising. By Reuters
Building a Business Get Ready for Microsoft to Rev Up the Global Minecraft Machine Can a kids' game turn the ailing tech giant around? By Ryan Holmes
Business News Fab Sells to PCH for a Tiny Fraction of Its Former $1 Billion Valuation Fab CEO and co-founder Jason Goldberg will no longer be involved with the company. By Laura Entis
Building a Business 7 Steps to Prepare Your Company for an Acquisition When an entrepreneur decides it's time to sell her company, it's hard to know where to begin. Here are a few do's and don'ts to get you started. By Panos A. Panay
Tech Samsung Buys Mobile Payments Startup to Take on Apple Pay The South Korean tech giant has agreed to buy LoopPay, a mobile wallet service. By Jason Fell
Building a Business Buying a Rival: Zillow CEO Talks Trulia Deal, Integration and Layoffs Zillow has completed its $2.5 billion acquisition of online real estate rival Trulia. By Dan Primack
Business News Samsung Plans to Use Cash Pile to Fund Growth, Acquisitions 'Our primary objective is growth and that is what we are communicating to our shareholders.' By Reuters
Business News Microsoft Is Buying Startups People Love. Yahoo? Not So Much. Satya Nadella's recent acquisition strategy-Accompli, now Sunrise-takes a different tack than the one practiced by Marissa Mayer. By Erin Griffith
Business News Microsoft Said to Buy Israel-Based N-trig for $200 Million Most of N-trig's 190 workers will be integrated into Microsoft Israel and will be part of a new research and development center. By Reuters
Business News With Big Acquisition, Canon Looks to Grow Video Surveillance Business The company offered $2.8 billion for Axis AB. By Reuters
Building a Business Under Armour Rides High With Big-Ticket Fitness App Acquisitions The sports company has purchased MyFitnessPal and Endomondo for $560 million. By Nina Zipkin
Business News Iconic Teen Makeup Brand Bonne Bell Is No More The maker of the world's first flavored lip balm is closing its doors for good, but sweet, sweet Lip Smackers will live on. By Kim Lachance Shandrow
Business News Jay-Z to Acquire Scandinavian Music Streaming Company for $56 Million The rapper-turned-businessman is adding to his empire, which already spans clothing and sports bars. By Reuters
Building a Business This Entrepreneur Sold His Company to AOL and Bought It Back Two Years Later. Here’s What He Learned. Venture capitalist and About.me CEO Tony Conrad shares his thoughts on making tough choices. By Nina Zipkin
Business News Expedia Acquires Travelocity in $280 Million Deal Consolidation in the online booking industry continues. By Reuters
Online Presence Facebook Testing a Feature That Will Turn Voice Clips Into Text The idea is to make it easier for users to get audio messages when they are in situations that make listening to a recording inconvenient. By Laura Entis
Building a Business Israel’s High-Tech Boom Is Double-Edged Sword While the country's high tech industry is a major growth engine and investment magnet, increasingly startups acquired by foreign buyers are then either shut down or turned into R&D centers. By Reuters
Business News Hungry for Patents, Samsung Approaches BlackBerry About a Buyout The South Korean tech company could be offering $7.5 billion. By Reuters
Online Presence More Than Tween Stars: How YouTube Is Steering Brands Into the Future As online video grows, marketers are embracing branded content and other less-explicit forms of advertising in fascinating ways. By Laura Entis