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The Motley Fool
June 18, 2011
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Vodafone's 7 Billion-Pound Cash Pile What will the telecom giant do with all that money? Buy shares, of course!   |
InternetNews
December 12, 2005
Tim Gray |
Case Calls For Time Warner-AOL Split Steve Case, the co-founder of AOL and chief architect behind the company's merger with Time Warner, says it is time the pair say goodbye. |
BusinessWeek
May 20, 2010
Kevin Crowley |
Prudential Moves Closer to Its AIG Prize The British insurer has cleared the regulatory hurdle. Now it must persuade its investors to support the acquisition of AIG's AIA subsidiary |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2011
Cliff D'Arcy |
Vodafone's Massive Giveaway Next February, the telecom giant's owners will share a very special dividend. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2004
Bill Mann |
AOL: Is Half a Billion Enough? Time Warner pays big to settle fraud charges against its problem child, AOL. As for the current management at Time Warner, they profess to want to conclude things with regulators so that they can once again tap the equity market for currency for acquisitions and other capital needs. |
Salon.com
January 14, 2003
Andrew Leonard |
Steve Case: Brilliant visionary or fumbling clod? I don't know -- I'll have to check AOL's stock price and get back to you. |
InternetNews
October 31, 2005
Tim Gray |
Case Leaves Time Warner For Revolution AOL co-founder Steve Case says he will concentrate on his new company, Revolution. |
Salon.com
June 24, 2000
Diane Seo |
You've got money! Shareholders at AOL's and Time Warner's merger meetings demand assurances that the companies will continue to rake it in. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2011
Alan Oscroft |
Vodafone Sees Strong Emerging Markets Growth Vodafone may be the world's biggest mobile phone operator, but that hasn't immunized it against the economic woes besetting some of Europe's struggling economies. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2011
Cliff D'Arcy |
Emerging Markets Boost Vodafone The mobile operator's profits hit 9.5 billion pounds, thanks to strong growth in developing nations. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Time Warner Is Playing Games AOL becomes the latest media giant to snap up a gaming portal. GameDaily will serve AOL well now, but may become even more popular later this year, when the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii hit the market. Investors, take note. |
Knowledge@Wharton
February 26, 2003 |
Is It time to Give Up on AOL Time Warner? Just over two years after a $103.5 billion merger, AOL Time Warner is a shambles. Was this just bad luck? Was the merger ill-conceived? Or is this disastrous performance -- the stock has fallen nearly 90% - an object lesson in the perils that confront any mega-merger? |
InternetNews
October 11, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
AOL Sells UK Unit Time Warner has sold AOL's UK Internet unit in a $688 million cash deal with UK ISP Carphone Warehouse. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2011
John Grgurich |
5 Stocks and the Shareholders Who Love Them These companies know how to take care of their shareholders: GlaxoSmithKline...Rio Tinto... AOL... Vodafone... GOL... |
CFO
June 15, 2012
Andrew Sawers |
Do Mergers Add Value After All? The perception that mergers and acquisitions destroy shareholder value may be out of date. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
So Far, the AOL Time Warner Merger Gets Mixed Reviews Some of the anticipated synergies have actually come about and the company has successfully met a number of its goals, according to industry observers. Detractors, however, can point to several unexpected and/or unwelcome developments over the past five months... |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
A Pay Vodafone The U.K.'s Vodafone gets a more realistic strategy and announces a special dividend. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
When Acquisitions Go Awry Steer clear of companies engaging in obviously silly or reckless deals. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Welcome Back, AOL AOL begins a new publicly traded life. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2006
Joseph Khattab |
Foolish Book Review: "Fools Rush In" Why was the merger between AOL and Time Warner such a debacle? Nina Munk answers this question in her book Fools Rush In. Munk is interested primarily in the people behind the deal that would eventually destroy billions of dollars of shareholder value. |
InternetNews
May 24, 2005
Tim Gray |
Time Warner Considered Selling Off AOL Time Warner would consider spinning-off America Online in the future to help finance new acquisitions. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2008
David Lee Smith |
A Sad Chapter for Time Warner The marriage to AOL is still costing the media giant. |
InternetNews
June 2, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
AOL Mum on Possible UK Unit Sale AOL's Europe exit is part of the company's plan to shed it's ISP roots, say analysts. |
BusinessWeek
May 13, 2010
Kevin Crowley |
An Insurance Giant's Make-or-Break Deal Investors resist a $35.5 billion bid by Britain's Prudential for a unit of AIG. A critic describes it as selling "billions of cheap stuff to buy billions of expensive stuff". |
BusinessWeek
July 14, 2003
Catherine Yang |
Merger of Titans, Clash of Cultures Alec Klein's Stealing Time: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Collapse of AOL Time Warner is an engaging account of the ill-fated 2001 merger of AOL and Time Warner, and it is at its best when depicting the antics of AOL's high-living, gunslinging dealmakers. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2011
Cliff D'Arcy |
Glaxo Stung by Legal Bill GSK shareholders are hit by costly legal settlements. |
Wired
December 2000 |
Play by Play The European wireless wars at a glance... |
InternetNews
February 7, 2006
David Needle |
Time Warner Faces New Billion-Dollar AOL Lawsuit A law firm today announced a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit over the takeover of AOL by Time Warner in 2001, stating it is representing institutional investors who have "opted-out" of the AOL Time Warner class action settlement. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Tired Rumors Trail Time Warner A potential AOL spinoff apparently holds little fascination for investors. |
BusinessWeek
November 28, 2005 |
Fighting Words For Time Warner Carl Icahn speaks about gambits to goose Time Warner's stock - including a possible breakup. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Will Mergers & Acquisitions Take Off in Europe? The art of the deal is alive and well in Europe -- yes, traditionally merger-averse Europe -- even if it has entered something of a slump... |
InternetNews
February 11, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Yahoo Rejects Microsoft Offer As it scrounges for viable alternatives to Microsoft's hostile acquisition bid, Yahoo is said to be considering a merger of its own. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2003
Parke Chapman |
Too Big a Trophy? The most expensive private-sector development in the nation is swiftly taking shape. Within months, the $1.7 billion AOL Time Warner Center will be open for business in Midtown Manhattan. But many observers question the company's need for more than 800,000 sq. ft. of new space. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2006
David Lee Smith |
Fool on the Street: Time Warner's Happy Feet Investors, put on your dancin' shoes. If the media company can stay in step, its shares could make for equally happy investors in 2007. |
InternetNews
September 15, 2005
Tim Gray |
Is AOL in Microsoft's Sights? Redmond reported to be interested in acquiring 50 percent of the shares of AOL. |
InternetNews
April 29, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
Time Warner Profits Bruised by AOL Ad Losses Frigid ad climate continues double-digit revenue decline at AOL as Time Warner mulls its options for the Web division. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2011
G. A. Chester |
Glaxo Returns to Growth The U.K.'s No. 1 drug company still looks like a good value. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
AOL's Clock Is a Decade Slow AOL ponders a breakup. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The Mega-media Business Model: Doomed to Fail, or Just Ahead of its Time? Today's mega-media companies -- AOL Time Warner, Viacom, Vivendi, Disney, Bertelsmann, Sony -- may not be tomorrow's. While they all became behemoths because of past mergers among big media companies, it's very likely some of them will change into different entities. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Should Time Warner Dump AOL? Kissing America Online goodbye would be a huge mistake. Too much has been made of America Online's fading subscriber base. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2011
Cliff D'Arcy |
10 Titans of British Business These well-known giants drive the entire U.K. stock market. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
I Think Icahn, Time Warner Despite the market's interest in Time Warner's online operations, billionaire investor Carl Icahn still believes that more can be done to improve shareholder value. |
InternetNews
April 13, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Report: SEC to Charge TW Over AOL Ad Deal A probe over the ISP's accounting for $400 million in questionable ad revenue will reportedly culminate in a formal charge for AOL parent Time Warner this summer. |
InternetNews
April 14, 2008 |
Microsoft Prefers to Go It Alone With Yahoo: Source Microsoft still open to combined bids as multiple companies enter the fray. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
AOL, You've Got Bill! Rumors fly that Time Warner will sell a stake in AOL to Microsoft. Investors, don't get too excited. |
Wired
December 2000
Frank Rose |
Vivendi's High Wireless Act CEO Jean-Marie Messier's deals with Vodafone and Seagram were a star turn on the European stage. As information becomes truly portable, a global media company paired with continent-wide distribution may prove an unbeatable combination.... |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Microsoft Buys AOL? The rumors of Microsoft buying Time Warner's struggling online service heat up. |
BusinessWeek
October 7, 2010
Kevin Crowley |
Prudential and AIA Fight It Out in Asia An AIA IPO marks the beginning of a race that will pit CEO Thiam of Prudential and his former boss, AIA's Tucker, in a contest for the world's fastest-growing insurance market. |
InternetNews
July 28, 2009 |
AOL Leans on Google, Dial-Up to Go It Alone Internet pioneer AOL is gearing up to once again become a publicly traded, independent company - even it it means having to rely heavily on the online world's current heavyweight, Google. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2011
Cliff D'Arcy |
Vodafone Boosted by AT&T and T-Mobile Merger Offer AT&T's $39 billion offer for T-Mobile USA sets Vodafone's shares alight. |
