September 4, 2007 at 12:00 am Overseas buyers boost takeovers Forget about Henry Kravis and Stephen Schwarzman. Mergers and acquisitions may set a worldwide record of more than $3.57 trillion before this year... Business
May 29, 2007 at 12:00 am URS Corp. acquires Washington Group Boise-based Washington Group International will be sold to rival design and engineering company URS Corp. for about $2.6 billion, the companies announced... Business
March 17, 2007 at 12:00 am Blackstone may be going public Blackstone Group, the private-equity firm that has spent $160 billion taking companies private in the past two decades, is preparing to... Business
July 19, 2005 at 12:00 am Biggest banks trip over interest rates Citigroup and Bank of America, the two biggest U.S. banks, reported second-quarter profit that disappointed investors after the firms made... Business
June 15, 2005 at 12:00 am $2.2 billion to settle Enron suit Jpmorgan Chase agreed to pay investors $2.2 billion to resolve claims it helped Enron inflate revenue by hiding debt, in the largest fraud... Business