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Which company's acquisition of YouTube in 2006 cost about $1.65 billion in stock?

acquisition

[ak-wuh-zish-uhn] / ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən /




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Kessler, the Lakers’ big acquisition at center from the Utah Jazz, has been nursing a finger injury he sustained after hitting the backboard during practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

In a Thursday note, Bernstein analyst Madison Rezaei said the acquisition highlights the continuing importance of traditional cell towers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Manus in September said it had resumed independent operations after unwinding the Meta acquisition.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Toronto-based Fairfax Financial is joining with Wittington on the acquisition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In addition to Burkhart’s testimony, White had testified to Ramsey’s confession, and witnesses had described Hale’s fraudulent acquisition of the insurance policy.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Before becoming an MP, he ran an international mergers and acquisitions advisory firm.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Then again, Gonzalez noted that in Seaport’s 15 years covering the restaurant industry, mergers and acquisitions weren’t a guaranteed cure for companies’ woes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The company has set a capital budget of over 40 billion euros through 2030, with more than half of this earmarked for industrial investments and strategic acquisitions, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Trent McDuffie, one of the Rams’ blockbuster acquisitions last offseason, has established himself as a leader on defense for a team with Super Bowl ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Officials of the Metropolitan Museum of Art report that 100,000 people climbed the great stairway to catch a glimpse of one of its newest acquisitions, a twenty-four-inch statue called “Angel.”

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg




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