Mergers and Acquisitions
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Former News Corp President Peter Chernin bid around $500 million for Hulu, the online-video streaming service he helped create in 2007, according to two sources with knowledge of Hulu's sale process.
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CNBC's Tyler Mathisen looks ahead to what are likely to be next week's top business and financial stories. A new quarter starts on Monday. Investors look to Friday's March employment report, while chain store and auto sales come in, as well. And the White House Easter Egg Roll takes place on the South Lawn Monday.
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Laszlo Birinyi, Birinyi Associates, and Donald Yacktman, Yacktman Fund, reveal their favorite stocks.
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Pinnacle Foods, the maker of Hungry-Man frozen foods, Vlasic pickles and many other brand names, is hungry for an acquisition, now that trading has begun in its stock.
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You say the name of a stock, and Mad Money's Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell.
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A judge approved AMR's plan to merge with US Airways, a step toward creating the world's largest airline.
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CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders discuss the day's top trades and the stocks they'll be watching tomorrow.
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A lot of tech names are returning cash to shareholders, says Bill Nygren Oakmark. "I don't see any signs of froth in this market," he says.
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The FMHR traders debate whether you should buy BlackBerry ahead of earnings.
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CFOs expect to see a modest improvement in the economy over the next six months but not much of a dent in employment. Read the full results of the CNBC Global CFO Council.
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You say the name of a stock, and Mad Money's Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell.
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CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders discuss the day's top trades and the stocks they'll be watching tomorrow.
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Michael Dell likely couldn't have known when he proposed taking his company private last year that he would trigger a three-way contest.
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Steve Allam, M&A practice leader for EMEA at Towers Watson, says worries over the economy and the risk of losing money have led to a significant drop in global M&A deals this quarter with Europe continuing to underperform.
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You say the name of a stock, and Mad Money's Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell.
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CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders discuss the day's top trades and the stocks they'll be watching tomorrow.
Private Equity
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*Corn most hit, with outflow of $3.1 bln; soy, gold next. Money managers slashed by $9.7 billion their net-long holdings across 22 commodities to $59.7 billion during the week to April 2, according to Reuters calculations of data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Corn, gold and soybeans accounted for nearly 80 percent of the latest decline.
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Speaking bluntly, Ackman, who sits on the JC Penney board and whose $12 billion Pershing Square Capital Management is the company's largest shareholder, said big mistakes have been made remaking the 110 year-old retail brand.
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Kevin Gardiner, head of global investment strategy at Barclays, tells CNBC that the markets present a longer term opportunity for investors even despite the potential of market setbacks.