Business
The $33.6-billion deal caps months of hostile bidding and beats an offer from Severstal.
June 26, 2006
The Dutch company raised its bid last week by 34% and pledged to cut the controlling family’s power over a combined entity.
May 22, 2006
Lakshmi Mittal became chief executive of Arcelor Mittal in place of Roland Junck, strengthening his grip on the world’s biggest steel company five months after the $38.3-billion purchase of Arcelor.
Nov. 7, 2006
British steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal agreed Monday to buy International Steel Group Inc. for $4.5 billion and merge it with his other assets, creating the industry’s largest player.
Oct. 26, 2004
A Russian steelmaker run by one of the world’s richest men announced Friday that it would buy a Maryland steel mill from a company run by a rival billionaire for hundreds of millions of dollars less than once sought.
March 22, 2008
World & Nation
An Indian steel tycoon reportedly paid $60 million for his daughter’s wedding -- a six-day bash for 1,500 guests in France’s most sumptuous settings.
June 25, 2004
Mittal Steel Co., already the world’s largest steelmaker, announced a hostile $22.8-billion offer for rival Arcelor on Friday, a deal that would create a global powerhouse far outstripping its nearest competitors.
Jan. 28, 2006
Thanks to a surge in demand for steel, Internet access and Scandinavian sofas, there are some new names among the richest of the world’s billionaires.
March 11, 2005
Entertainment & Arts
The comic-actress weighs in on the recession, Showtime and the bicontinental life.
April 12, 2009
Television
Tracey Ullman takes on L.A.