Entertainment & Arts
Reuters Holdings PLC said it had bought a 48.8% interest in Australian Associated Press for $59.4 million.
May 30, 1988
Business
Reuters Holdings PLC of Great Britain offered $7.25 a share or about $92 million to buy New York-based Instinet Corp. . . .
Oct. 27, 1986
World & Nation
Reuters Holdings PLC, the British news agency and financial information services group, said today that earnings jumped 27% in the first half of the year, helped by strong sales in all major markets, particularly Europe.
July 24, 1990
News Corp.
May 19, 1988
Technology and the Internet
Wyse Technology Inc., San Jose, said it is in discussions with a third party regarding the potential acquisition of the company at a proposed cash purchase price of $10 a share . . .
Nov. 9, 1989
Offers could lead to a three-way battle for Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket chain.
Jan. 13, 2003
British industrial conglomerate Hanson PLC on Thursday announced a $4.8-billion bid for the battle-scarred British mining giant, Consolidated Gold Fields PLC, which just recently won a long battle to stay independent.
June 23, 1989
Merger: Irvine-based software maker’s stock soars 48% on surprise announcement that it will be acquired by Siebe PLC.
Feb. 25, 1998
U.S. advisers recommend keeping diabetes drug Avandia on the market
July 14, 2010
Company Town
Shares of Regal Entertainment Group, the nation’s second-largest cinema owner, surged Tuesday amid reports that the company was in talks to sell to a British movie theater chain.
Nov. 28, 2017