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Overnight Market News – November 13, 2009

13-Nov-09

Eurozone Economy Exits Recession in Third Quarter, Grows 0.4% Compared with Previous Quarter British Airways PLC, Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA Agree to USD 7B Merger Citigroup Inc Near Finalizing the JPY 100B (USD 1.1B) Sale of Japan’s Biggest Telemarketer, Bellsystem24, to Private-Equity Firm Bain Capital Inc The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) Profits [...]

Walt Disney Acquires Marvel Entertainment

01-Sep-09

It’s a “whole new world” for Walt Disney Co., which announced yesterday that it will add comic book characters to its line-up through an acquisition of Marvel Entertainment Inc. As part of the deal, which is worth US$4B, Marvel shareholders will receive US$30 per share in cash, in addition to 0.745 Disney shares for each [...]