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Samsung to Buy Car Tech Firm Harman for $8 Billion in South Korea’s Biggest Overseas Deal

The electronics giant previously shunned big acquisitions, and the latest deal underscores a strategic shift as the company tries to break into the high-barrier automotive industry where it has little track record.

By Reuters

Building a Business

A Secret Tactic for Quick Growth: The Roll-up

By George Deeb

Business News

In a First With an Automaker, BlackBerry Signs Software Deal With Ford

By Reuters

Business News

Female Executives Left Yahoo at Unusually High Rate This Year

By Reuters

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Why AT&T May Succeed With Time Warner Where AOL Couldn’t

Brad Feld of TechStars says the new deal reflects the need to establish linkage between the 'content' and 'network' layers.

By Jeff Harbach

Business News

AT&T to Acquire Time Warner for $85 Billion

The boards of directors of both companies have approved the deal, but it must still pass muster with regulators.

By Chloe Albanesius

Building a Business

5 Ways to Prepare for the Season of Acquisitions

Acquisitions have led to a flurry of activity in the business world in the last year and the pace isn't letting up.

By Ash Rust

Business News

Verizon Says Yahoo Hack Is ‘Material,’ Could Affect Deal

Verizon has had preliminary briefings from Yahoo but it still needs 'significant information' from the company before it makes a final decision on the acquisition.

By Reuters

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Verizon Pushes for $1 Billion Discount on Yahoo Deal

Last month Yahoo said at least 500 million of its accounts were hacked in 2014.

By Reuters

Building a Business

Bass Pro Shops Hooks Cabela’s in $5.5 Billion Deal

Cabela's has struggled with declining sales of apparel and footwear and has reported same-store sales growth in only one quarter in more than three years.

By Reuters

Building a Business

Why the Jet.com Acquisition Is Disappointing the NJ/NYC Tech Community

Had Jet grown into the company some hoped it would, New Jersey would have an anchor tenant that attracted other innovators.

By Aaron Price

Thought Leaders

These Companies Just Merged and Want to Help You Find the Perfect Co-Founder

Onevest recently purchased FounderDating to better connect entrepreneurs with potential co-founders.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

4 Ways to Develop a Better Exit Strategy

Build a great business first. The rest will follow.

By Joel Trammell

Building a Business

What Does Microsoft Stand to Gain From its $26.2 Billion Acquisition of LinkedIn?

We'll give you a hint: It gives the Windows maker a network of professionals that will potentially buy its services.

By Nina Zipkin

Business News

Microsoft to Buy LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion

'Today is a re-founding moment for LinkedIn,' Reid Hoffman, chairman of LinkedIn's board, said in a statement.

By Reuters

Business News

Verizon to Submit $3 Billion Bid for Yahoo’s Internet Business

Yahoo is expected to hold at least one more round of bidding, and the offers could change by the final round, the paper reported.

By Reuters

Building a Business

How Former PepsiCo CEO Roger Enrico Transformed the Corporation Into a Food and Beverage Giant

Enrico, who died at age 71 on June 1, helped Pepsi rival Coke and dive deeper into the food business.

By Lydia Belanger

Building a Business

Twitter Met With Yahoo to Discuss Merger

A news report, citing sources close to the talks, said execs at the two firms had met several weeks ago and had spent several hours looking at whether a strategic combination might make sense.

By Matt Clinch

Business News

J&J to Buy Hair Care Products Maker Vogue for $3.3 Billion

The transaction, slated to close in the third quarter, is not expected to have an impact on the company's 2016 sales or earnings forecasts.

By Reuters

Business News

Staples CEO to Step Down After Office Depot Deal Termination

The decision comes three weeks after a U.S. federal judge ordered to halt the deal because of antitrust concerns.

By Reuters

Business News

HP Enterprise to Merge IT Services Unit With Computer Sciences

HPE is expected to have $33 billion in annual revenue after the spinoff and will concentrate on its remaining enterprise group that includes its cloud services business and makes servers, routers and switches.

By Reuters