Blackboard to be taken private in $1.64B deal
(AP) -- Educational software maker Blackboard is being taken private for $1.64 billion in cash by an investor group led by affiliates of Providence Equity Partners.
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Jul 1, 2011
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How environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing controversies can impact fossil fuels
The past few years have witnessed a surge in the popularity and momentum of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing—a form of responsible investing that aligns financial returns with positive environmental ...
Political science
Apr 20, 2023
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BMC Software agrees to be sold for $6.6 billion (Update)
(AP)—BMC Software Inc. has agreed to be sold to a private investor group for about $6.6 billion in cash.
Business
May 6, 2013
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Knight Capital's software snag causes big 3Q loss
The Knight Capital Group Inc. trading firm said it lost $764.3 million in the third quarter because of a software glitch that flooded the stock market with trades one day in August, causing dozens of stocks to fluctuate wildly.
Business
Oct 17, 2012
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Investors challenge Dell takeover plan (Update)
Dell's largest independent shareholder has teamed with activist investor Carl Icahn in another challenge to founder Michael Dell's $24.4 billion bid to take the struggling computer maker private.
Business
May 10, 2013
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With Apple in, Dow would have set record long ago
(AP) -- Apple is the world's most valuable company. The Dow Jones industrial average is probably the world's best-known stock index. So don't they deserve each other?
Business
May 10, 2012
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Dell board committee seeks info on investor plan
Dell board members say they need more details from investor Carl Icahn if he wants them to seriously consider his latest challenge to Michael Dell's $24.4 billion plan to take the computer maker private.
Business
May 13, 2013
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How will climate change impact American companies? The SEC thinks you have a right to know
Would you invest in a winery whose vineyards might not be able to grow grapes in a decade? Take a job at a factory that might be underwater in 15 years? Buy hamburger from a company that's burning the Brazilian savanna to ...
Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2022
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Peer effects, personal characteristics and asset allocation
Both academic researchers and practitioners know that behavioural biases can drive household financial decisions away from standard finance models, and that people don't always follow the professional advice they receive. ...
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2018
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Dell drama takes a twist with two new buyout bids (Update 3)
The two new suitors pursuing Dell have a message for Wall Street: Don't allow Michael Dell to hoard potential gains from the expansion of the world's third largest PC maker into more profitable technology products and services.
Business
Mar 25, 2013
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