What is an acquisition?
The business term ‘Acquisition’ refers to the purchase of all or most of a target company’s shares in order to gain control of it....
Equinix acquiring UK rival Telecity for £2.35 billion
Equinix Inc announced on Friday that it is acquiring its UK rival Telecity Group in a deal worth £2.35 billion ($3.6 billion), representing one of...
What is a mixed economy?
A Mixed Economy is both a system of markets and economic planning combined into one. It is an economy that has some central planning...
Cypress increases offer to acquire Integrated Silicon Solution Inc
Cypress Semiconductor Corp said late Friday that it has increased its offer to acquire Integrated Silicon Solution Inc (ISSI) to $20.25 per share in...
Intel said to acquire Altera Corp for around $16 billion
Intel Corp is close to a deal to acquire the smaller chip maker Altera Corp for around $16 billion, according to reports citing people...
Britain’s EU referendum – a nation split down the middle
The United Kingdom is set to have a referendum on whether to stay in the European Union (EU) or leave. The vote has to...
UK consumer confidence slides in May, in all five measures
UK consumer confidence slid in May, a total of three points to 1, according to GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index. All five measures used...
Apple acquired augmented reality company Metaio
Apple has acquired the German augmented reality (AR) company Metaio.
Augmented reality is a technology that adds data to the user's field of vision. I...
Avago agrees to acquire Broadcom Corp for $37 billion
Avago Technologies agreed to acquire Broadcom Corp for $37 billion on Thursday, representing one of the biggest tech deals in history and further consolidation...
City of Hull under water within 100 years, senior town planner warns
The City of Hull in the Northeast of England could be under water within 100 years, a senior town planner said at the Hay...