*Clearwire shareholders to vote on Sprint buyout May 21. NEW YORK, May 17- Minority shareholders of Clearwire Corp are expected to vote down a buyout offer from Sprint Nextel Corp next week and force the No.3 U.S. wireless company to cough up more cash for control of Clearwire's valuable spectrum.
CNBC's Robert Frank says Ellison's reported interest in bidding on AEG, which owns a piece of the Lakers, is in very preliminary stages. Mark Martiak, Premier Wealth Management, provides perspective.
P&G has been one of the great growth companies of all times but quite frankly it has stumbled over the past couple of years under the current CEO's leadership, said William Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management founder & CEO, discussing the problems at Procter & Gamble.
In court documents that lawyers for Bain Capital sought to keep secret, the company and other leading private equity firms are depicted as unofficial partners in a bid-rigging conspiracy aimed at holding down the prices of businesses they were seeking to buy, The New York Times reports.
"Ultimately, I don't think lower rates make that much difference anymore," says Dinakar Singh, TPG-Axon Capital CEO, sharing his thoughts on additional Fed easing.
CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports Hertz is upping its bid for Dollar Thrifty, and a look at how to play the takeover bid, with Fred Lowrance, Avondale Partners.
Checking the charts on Research in Motion and the rumor that IBM is looking to buy one of RIM's main units, with Edward Snyder, Charter Equity Research, and Abigail Doolittle, Peak Theories Research.
CNBC's David Faber breaks down the profit-making divisions within the media giant; including its cable, film, television, satellite and publishing units.
The co-founder of the trailblazing private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is actively involved in managing the firm famous for its leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco 25 years ago.
CNBC's Jon Fortt reports the latest details from RIM's annual shareholders meeting and Colin Gillis, BGC Partners analyst, discusses whether there are investment opportunities in the stock despite its downward spiral.
Here are five companies that could be bought, according to analyst Ken Hackel of CT Capital, best known for his book, “Security Valuation and Risk Analysis.”
Dr. Leonard Schleifer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals president & CEO, discusses competition in the pharma sector and upcoming clinical trials. "One of the things that's particularly exciting for a lot of people is our approach to lowering cholesterol," says Schleifer.