consolidation

“While this morning’s consolidation is encouraging, a lasting turnaround seems unlikely for now as there is no easy fix to the underlying drivers,” Hauke Siemssen, rates strategist at Commerzbank, said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The former hedge-fund manager said there was fiscal consolidation in the 2025 calendar year, so the deficit dipped to 5.7% of U.S. gross domestic product.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Both those sectors have seen significant consolidation and investment over the past decade.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

In interviews, she has been unsparing about what she sees as coming next in American media consolidation, warning that a CNN controlled by David Ellison — who purchased Paramount and CBS — would be “tragic.”

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Throughout the history of music, periods of complication and innovation are followed by periods of simplicity and consolidation, which are then in time followed by more complication again.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

But in the past half century of mergers and consolidations, it was briefly a casualty, shuttering in 1985.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Many fear the merger will result in massive job cuts in an industry that has been under siege from consolidations and layoffs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Two other consolidations led to widespread cutbacks: Walt Disney Co.’s acquisition of Fox entertainment assets in 2019, and Discovery’s takeover of AT&T’s WarnerMedia four years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

Over time, the large banks’ greater ability to invest in automation could serve as a catalyst for consolidations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025

The grandson again followed his eminent grandfather's teachings; his plan was nothing more than a repetition of what the old Commodore had done in his consolidations.

From Great Fortunes from Railroads by Gustavus Myers