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DealBook: Microsoft in Talks to Acquire Skype for $8.5 BillionNYT > Business Mon, 05/09/2011 - 21:05
The acquisition, an effort to gain a foothold in voice and video communications, would be Microsoft’s largest ever. Southwest Buys AirTran in Effort to Expand ReachNYT > Business Mon, 09/27/2010 - 09:07
The $1.4 billion deal expands Southwest’s foothold in New York and Boston and allows it to move into Atlanta. NYT: With Iraq foothold, oil giants eye futureMSNBC.com: Business Tue, 12/01/2009 - 04:04
Xerox Buys Affiliated Computer for $6.4 BillionNYT > Business Mon, 09/28/2009 - 05:57
The acquisition of the outsourcing company expands Xerox's foothold in a growing industry. A year after meltdown: Tough questions, choicesTopix - Business News Tue, 09/08/2009 - 04:51
Where do we go from here? A year after edging dangerously close to free fall, there are signs the economy is regaining a foothold. |
