Definition of conglomerate | Bee Dictionary of English

n a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
n a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
v collect or gather
s composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
the conglomerate peoples of New England

GE CFO Keith Sherin To Take Over As Chairman And CEO Of Finance Unit
Diversified conglomerate General Electric Co. (GE) announced Wednesday the appointment of long time Chief Financial Officer Keith Sherin as the Chairman and CEO of its financial arm GE Capital, effective July 1, 2013. Sherin will succeed Mike Neal, who is retiring after 34 years with GE.
June 12, 2013 - RTT News
Apollo snaps up Cooper Tire in the latest bold US buy from an emerging-market firm
One of the largest ever Indian acquisitions of a US company just took place, and it didn’t come from a huge conglomerate like Tata Group or Reliance Group. Instead, it’s Apollo Tyres, which bought the ...
June 12, 2013 - Quartz via Yahoo! Finance
Tom Cruise: Wal-Mart A ‘Role Model’ That ‘Improves Women’s Lives’
He said what? Actor Tom Cruise has become an unlikely PR man for megastore conglomerate Wal-Mart, calling the company a “role model” and applauding it for “improving women’s lives.” Let’s reserve judgment until we understand exactly what he’s saying here. The actor raised a few eyebrows with a speech given at Wal-Mart’s shareholder meeting on Friday. ”I’ve [...] Tom Cruise: Wal-Mart A ‘Role ...
June 12, 2013 - The Inquisitr

Antonin Scalia in CBS News
Scalia said "What would you have them erect?...... Some conglomerate of a cross, a Star of David, and you know, a Muslim half moon and star?"
Kurt Busch in Motorsport.com
It's a conglomerate of points that we sacrificed all year,Busch said. "It's unfortunate for the whole M&M's organization. Victoria Mars was here tonight hoping that we could make it into the Chase. Unfortunately, we weren't able to. We...

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