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1. British Energy seeks higher bids
On Monday British Energy Plc said that none of the takeover proposals it had currently received were above its share price as of 6 June 2008. The nuclear power company said that none of the proposals represented value for shareholders.
10 Jun 2008
2. British Energy receives high value proposals
British Energy said on Friday that it had received a "range of proposals from several parties" interested in making a takeover of the company. British Energy said that some proposals were higher than its closing share price on 15 May 2008.
16 May 2008
3. N. Rock drops at open as two rescue bids left
Shares in Northern Rock were down more than 7 percent in early trade on Tuesday, a day after investment firm Olivant quit the race to rescue the battered mortgage bank, leaving just two suitors in the running.
05 Feb 2008
4. SocGen shares jump as bidder field widens
Shares in wounded Societe Generale jumped on Friday after a report that fellow French bank Credit Agricole had hired advisers to study a possible approach.
01 Feb 2008
5. Northern Rock bids deadline set
The government set a two week deadline for a private sector rescue of Northern Rock on Monday as it confirmed plans to convert its billions of pounds of loans to the stricken bank into bonds in a bid to smooth a deal.
21 Jan 2008
6. EBay bids dried up during World Cup football matches
World Cup fever trumped the obsession with online auction bidding as eBay Inc., the world's largest Web auction company, disclosed on Wednesday how traffic to its site fell each time a football game started.
20 Jul 2006
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