Berry Combine Merger

Packaging giants Amcor and Berry to combine as merger landscape shows signs of heating up

Amcor’s acquisition essentially confirms recent forecasts by Wall Street bankers that major tie-ups to achieve scale will become more common.

Business - MarketWatch - 5 hours ago

NFL scouting combine staying in Indy through '26

Indianapolis will host the NFL scouting combine through 2026 after adding a year to the existing deal.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Matthew Berry's Love/Hate for Week 8 of 2024 season

Joe Mixon, Jordan Love, Drake London, Dak Prescott headline the Love/Hate players for Week 8.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24

Man survives monthlong ordeal in US park on a mushroom, berries and water

Robert Schock recounts how he ‘really felt … close to death’ after being lost in North Cascades national park for 30 days. A man ingested a mushroom, berries and water to survive getting lost for ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Matthew Berry's Love/Hate for Week 10 of 2024 season

Brock Purdy, De'Von Achane, Garret Wilson and Cade Otton headline the Love/Hate players for Week 10.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

WATCH: Knott's Berry Farm visitors stuck on ride for hours

More than 20 passengers were suspended in midair for hours after the Sol Spin ride at Knott's Berry Farm in California malfunctioned on Monday.

Amcor to Buy Berry Global in $8.4 Billion Stock Deal

Amcor has agreed to buy Berry Global Group in a roughly $8.4 billion stock swap that will create a consumer and healthcare packaging company with annual revenue of about $24 billion.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 11 hours ago

AI startup Ideogram launches infinite Canvas for manipulating, combining generated images

Users can spread newly generated images out, compare them to older ones, resize and reorder them at will, and even combine two with AI.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 22

The Yankees-Dodgers World Series features the biggest combined payroll ever

A by-the-numbers look at two teams who have played each other in 12 World Series

Business - MarketWatch - October 25

When you combine AI and nuclear power, the results can be catastrophic

Big tech needs to find more energy-efficient ways to run AI data centers, and direct their major energy investments, along with the government, to clean renewable energy that doesn’t make our world ...

Politics - The Hill - November 10

Russia strikes Kyiv with a combined drone and missile attack, the first in months

World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago

Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is determined in its final months to help Ukraine keep fighting its war with Russia next year

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Frontier, Spirit Airlines Revive Merger Talks

The carriers have held early-stage deal discussions, as Spirit continues negotiations with bondholders over possible bankruptcy terms.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Tapestry-Capri Fashion Merger Is Blocked by Judge

The F.T.C. had sued to halt the merger of Tapestry, the parent of Coach and Kate Spade, and Capri, the owner of Versace and Michael Kors.

Business - The New York Times - October 24

Zaslav bullish on Trump allowing media mergers

David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), is signaling optimism that President-elect Trump's administration will create a good environment for potential media mergers. "We ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Tapestry and Capri End Plans for ‘Accessible Luxury’ Merger

Tapestry, the owner of Coach, said it would abandon its $8.5 billion deal to buy Capri, the parent company of Michael Kors, after the Federal Trade Commission successfully sued to stop the ...

Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Pizza chain sparks protests for doubling down on dessert referring to ex-Mayor Marion Barry and drug use

Protesters are demanding an apology and a D.C. pizza shop has been vandalized amid the controversy over &pizza’s ad campaign that makes light of the late Mayor Marion Barry’s drug use.

Browns GM Andrew Berry noncommittal on Deshaun Watson's future: 'Always possible' he plays for Cleveland again

The quarterback is recovering from an Achilles tear

Sports - CBS Sports - November 6

Nippon Steel spends whopping $1.3M on lobbying amid merger threat

The Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel paid its primary lobbying firm $1.3 million during a dangerous period for its proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel over the summer. From July through September, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Frontier reportedly considering renewed merger talks with Spirit Airlines

More than two years after a merger deal fell apart, Frontier Airlines is considering another run at acquiring Spirit Airlines, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday night.

Business - MarketWatch - October 23

Michael Kors owner Capri’s shares crater after $8.5bn merger blocked

Decision is a win for antitrust regulators who argued deal with Kate Spade owner Tapestry would strangle competition

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Merger between makers of Coach and Michael Kors handbags halted by judge

Merger between luxury handbag makers would reduce competition and hurt consumers, U.S. District judge says.

UK regulator paves way for £16.5bn Vodafone-Three merger

CMA signals support for deal as long as companies commit to delivering joint network plan and retaining certain mobile tariffs

Business - Financial Times - November 5

Price and 5G promises needed for Vodafone-Three merger, says regulator

It wants commitments on prices and 5G if the creation of the UK's biggest mobile network is to go ahead.

How Russia’s energy minister plotted merger of country’s oil majors

Pitch by Sergei Tsivilev, a relative of Vladimir Putin, aimed to tighten oversight of Rosneft and nationalise Lukoil

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Tapestry’s stock soars and Capri erases losses as fashion giants scrap merger deal

Tapestry Inc.’ stock soared Thursday, while Capri Holdings Inc.’s stock erased losses to gain 4%, after Tapestry said it’s terminating its $8.5 billion merger agreement with its smaller rival.

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

Tapestry, Capri End Merger Hopes Amid Legal Uncertainty

Tapestry—the owner of luxury brands such as Kate Spade and Coach—and Capri—owner of Michael Kors, Versace and Jimmy Choo ended their merger efforts after a federal lawsuit sought to block the deal.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

Trump picks Robert Kennedy Jr to run US health department

Vaccine sceptic and former Democrat is the latest controversial nomination for cabinet post

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Liberty’s Malone calls for media merger wave under Trump

Billionaire says consolidation should be permitted and adds that ‘allowing Big Tech to run wild’ is inappropriate

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy following mounting debt and a failed merger

Spirit Airlines said Monday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after struggling with losses, growing debt and a failed merger during the post-pandemic travel lull.

Prosecutors can combine sex crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, judge rules

Manhattan prosecutors can combine two sexual crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, a judge ruled Wednesday, delivering a legal victory to the district attorney’s office ahead of the disgraced ...

U.S. Nordic combined salvages program with grant from International Ski and Snowboard Federation

The United States Nordic combined program has been salvaged for the upcoming World Cup season, receiving desperately needed financial help from the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

Sports - ABC News - November 6

NFL's 32 teams just combined to do something at the trade deadline that hasn't been done in 23 years

Teams are valuing draft picks more than ever

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

Florida's NFL, FBS college football teams combine to go 0-8 in historically bad weekend

The football situation isn't looking too bright in the Sunshine State

Sports - CBS Sports - November 11

Snyder's Soapbox: Combined no-hitters aren't real and we have to stop pretending they count the same

A no-hitter is about one pitcher shutting down an offense and we've let that rule go

Sports - CBS Sports - November 12

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