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acquisition

[ak-wuh-zish-uhn] / ˌæk wəˈzɪʃ ən /




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“Our capital allocation priorities are unchanged,” the streaming platform says in a letter to shareholders, noting it first prioritizes reinvestment in the business organically and through selective mergers and acquisitions while maintaining liquidity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Smithfield said the acquisition would help it to grow its packaged meats business, which is its largest segment.

From The Wall Street Journal

That came just hours after the company amended its acquisition deal with Warner Bros.

From The Wall Street Journal

Berkshire hasn’t been doing much with its cash, with the company making few acquisitions in recent years and being a net seller of stocks.

From Barron's

Others have raised concerns that Netflix’s acquisition effort — the company had previously eschewed building through mergers — might be driven, in part, by worries about a slowdown in subscriber and revenue growth.

From MarketWatch