Sprint raises Clearwire bid, wins key investor support By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp raised its buyout offer for Clearwire Corp to $5 per share on Thursday and announced support from a key group of dissident shareholders, likely ending a bitter battle with rival suitor Dish Network Corp. Sprint, currently Clearwire's majority shareholder, has been fighting publicly with Dish over Clearwire since January as both companies ...
June 21, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Softbank closer to acquiring Sprint after Dish abandons bid for now By Sophie Knight and Sinead Carew TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp cleared a major hurdle in its attempt to buy U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel Corp , as rival bidder Dish Network Corp declined to make a new offer after SoftBank sweetened its own bid last week. SoftBank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son is now a step closer to sealing the largest overseas acquisition by a ...
June 21, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Twins great Rod Carew addresses chamber lunch crowd Continuing a long held tradition of hosting Minnesota Twins baseball greats as featured speakers for its annual membership luncheon, the … The post Twins great Rod Carew addresses chamber lunch crowd appeared first on Press and News .
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Alex McLeish in Sydney Morning Herald We thought we could get something from Villa Park by being organised and tight, but they played fantastically, and their front men caused havoc,said Blues manager Alex McLeish. "John Carew was unplayable and, let's be honest, Villa have a...
Kieren Perkins in Hanson Sports Media Everything I achieved I owe to Mr Carew,said Perkins, "he not only made me the swimmer I was but also the man I am today. Afterall I probably spent more time with him than I did with my own parents - he was a wonderful influence on my...