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Chevron’s history in Venezuela can be traced through Gulf Oil, which opened its first offices there in 1923 and was acquired by Chevron in 1984.
Paramount has argued that its $77.9 billion proposal to acquire all of Warner is a better deal for shareholders and more likely to pass regulatory muster.
Though the resulting story can seem cobbled together, with obvious seams where oddments have been joined, its bright patchwork of anecdotes acquires its own strange logic.
Increasingly, the ability to generate viral images and video has taken center stage for new launches and is one of the key ways to acquire a large consumer base.
From Barron's
Axel Springer has informally looked at buying TechCrunch, the technology news site acquired by private equity company Regent, and daily newsletter 1440, people familiar with the matter said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
