Teel time: It's a Black Friday at the ACC tournament as Virginia loses to Duke and Virginia Tech is upset by Miami (Daily Press) For the second time in six seasons, our fair commonwealth endured a Black Friday at the ACC basketball tournament quarterfinals. read more...
Black Eyed Peas hit the town, breakdance at River North ultra-lounge (Chicago Tribune) The Black Eyed Peas, who are in town for a show at the United Center, took advantage of their night off Friday by hanging out at two of Chicago's trendiest spots. read more...
Shareholders OK Black & Decker, Stanley Works deal (AP via Yahoo! News) Shareholders approved a nearly $3.5 billion stock buyout Friday, clearing the final hurdle for Stanley Works to acquire Black & Decker. read more...
Tool Giants Merge: Stanley Works Takes Over Black & Decker (FOX CT Hartford) Divisions Shuffled; Jobs Will Shrink The Stanley Works' shareholders overwhelmingly approved a merger with Black & Decker on Friday and the deal closed at 5:01 p.m. read more...
Black & Decker merger approved (Baltimore Sun) Shareholders OK sale of Md. company to Stanley in $4.5 billion, all-stock deal Shareholders of Black & Decker Corp. and The Stanley Works approved the combination of the two companies Friday in a deal that will create a multibillion-dollar juggernaut in the power and hand tools business. read more...
Stanley Works wins EU approval to buy Black & Decker (People's Daily) U.S. tool maker Stanley Works won approval on Friday from the European Union (EU) antitrust regulator to buy its rival Black & Decker for about 3.5 billion U. S. dollars. "The parties are active in different product markets. While Stanley makes mostly hand and pneumatic tools, Black & Decker's strength is in electric power tools and the overlaps between the two of them are limited," the European ... read more...
