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Yahoo’s deal for Tumblr raises questions about its ability to make money by selling ads, among other thorny issues.        

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Here’s a radical proposal: Don’t check your e-mail tomorrow morning. Instead, devote a designated period of uninterrupted time to a task that really matters.        

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Among information the special committee is seeking is a draft of the new proposal and who would run the company if Carl C. Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management succeed.   …

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The billionaire Carl C. Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, two of Dell’s biggest shareholders, seek to offer an alternative to a $24.4 billion takeover that they have criticized as “the …

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The billionaire Carl C. Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, two of Dell Inc.’s biggest shareholders, seek to offer an alternative to a $24.4 billion takeover that they have criticized …

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BMC Software agreed on Monday to sell itself to a group of investors led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital for about $6.9 billion, completing a campaign by an …

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A group of private equity firms led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital is near a deal to buy BMC Software, people briefed on the matter said on Sunday. …

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After Dish Network’s bold bid to pre-empt Softbank’s $20 billion offer for Sprint Nextel, SoftBank’s chief executive says his proposal will prevail — unmodified.        

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Why would a company with $145 billion in cash even bother to issue debt? The answer has a lot to do with the frenzied state of the bond markets.   …

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A recent Delaware court case is a reminder that the founders of start-ups backed by venture capital often end up with nothing even if their company is sold.   …

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Instead of selling just its document imaging operation to Brother, Kodak will instead spin off the unit, along with its personal imaging arm, to its British pension plan.     …

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The private equity giant decided to withdraw after discovering that Dell’s PC business was deteriorating faster than it had previously understood, people involved in the negotiations said.       …

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Dish Network offered $25.5 billion for Sprint Nextel, saying a merger could roll television, high-speed Internet and cellphone services into a single package.        

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The move is an effort to scupper the planned takeover of Sprint Nextel by the Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank.        

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The German telecommunications firm offered to cut the amount of debt that the combined company will bear by about $3.8 billion, and to reduce the interest rate.       …

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Bloomberg L.P. announced that it was incorporating tweets into its data service, allowing traders and other professionals to monitor social media buzz and important news about companies they follow.

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Directors at financial institutions faced little consequences for their poor decisions, before and after the financial crisis, according to a study.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission cleared companies’ use of Facebook and Twitter for announcements, following an investigation into a social media post by Netflix’s chief.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission cleared companies’ use of Facebook and Twitter for announcements, following an investigation into a social media post by Netflix’s chief.

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The inquiry, which has already ensnared Barclays, JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank, has been broadened to include the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, a trade organization for market participants.

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