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FeedPosted Apr 25th 2007 9:15AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Apple Inc (AAPL), Boeing Co (BA), US Airways Group (LCC), Barclays plc ADS (BCS)
MAJOR PAPERS:
- The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reported that Fred Anderson, the former Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CFO, said through his lawyer that Apple CEO Steve Jobs misled him regarding board actions on stock-option awards.
- The Wall Street Journal reported that The Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium of banks fighting Barclays (NYSE: BCS) in an attempt to acquire ABN Amro (NYSE: ABN) indicated it would pay EUR39 per share, or $98.5B, for the Dutch bank.
- The next CEO of Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) will probably be promoted from within the company, Royal Dutch Shell chairman Jorma Ollila said yesterday, reported the Financial Times (subscription required).
OTHER PAPERS:
- The New York Times reported that Jarden Corp. (NYSE: JAH) will acquire K2 Inc. (NYSE: KTO) for about $1.2 billion in cash and stock, or $15.50 per share.
- According to a New York Post exclusive, WPP Group (NASDAQ: WPPGY) is among the suitors for 24/7 Real Media, which is on the auction block.
- The U.K. Times has reported that US Airways (NYSE: LCC) has pulled out of a $3.7 billion deal with Airbus, for Boeing (NYSE: BA), which US Air will order 20 to 30 787 Dreamliners from, worth between $3.2 billion and $4.9 billion.