Sabre Credit Swaps Rose 13 Percent Before LBO Report Update2 Bloomberg.com
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Credit-default swaps on Sabre Holdings Corp. bonds rose 13 percent in the three days before a New York Times report said three teams of private-equity bidders are seeking to buy the owner of travel Web site Travelocity.com.
Sabre Shares Rise on Report Company Is in Takeover Talks Bloomberg.com
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of Sabre Holdings Corp., the owner of tourism Web site Travelocity.com, rose as much as 10 percent following a report that three teams of private equity bidders are seeking to buy the company.
U.S. Stocks Advance on Takeover Speculation Before Fed Meeting Bloomberg.com
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index toward a six-year high, as takeover speculation outweighed concerns the Federal Reserve tomorrow will say inflation remains a threat to the economy.
Dollar Falls After Greenspan Says He Expects Further Decline Bloomberg.com
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell the most in a week against the euro after former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the U.S. currency will probably keep dropping until the nation's current-account deficit shrinks.
U.S. Stocks Climb on Takeover Speculation, Led by Sabre, Biomet Bloomberg.com
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks began a second week of gains on speculation that this year's record pace of mergers and acquisitions will boost valuations.
U.S. Stocks Climb on Takeover Speculation; Sabre, Biomet Gain Bloomberg.com
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks advanced for a second day on speculation that this year's record pace of mergers and acquisitions will continue to boost valuations.
U.S. Holiday Online Shopping Rises More Than Forecast Update1 Bloomberg.com
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. consumers' Internet spending for the holidays rose 25 percent from a year earlier as more people turned to the Web and stepped up spending with the approach of the busiest selling days of the year.
Reports: Sabre Holdings in buyout talks bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance
Sabre Holdings Corp., the owner of online travel Web site Travelocity.com , is reportedly in talks to be sold to a consortium of private equity firms including Texas Pacific Group, according to news reports Monday.
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise on Speculation of More Takeovers Bloomberg.com
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures advanced amid speculation that takeovers, on pace to reach a record annual level, will continue to boost valuations.
LOTS IN COMMON New York Post
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