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Deal chatter heats up in Hollywood 8:15am ET

Dealmaking in Hollywood could get hot and heavy in coming months as movie studios explore ways to fight tumbling DVD sales and distribute entertainment in new formats.  Full Article 

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May be a case of too little, too late ... we don't think the small premium gets the deal to the finish line.
Tudor Pickering Holt & Co analyst Rebecca Followill, in a note to investors about Exelon's raised hostile bid for NRG

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Lucrative mergers and acquisitions remained anemic in the second quarter, forcing cash-hungry companies to sell bonds and shares as banks kept a tight grip on their treasure chests.

As of the Targets' latest trading prices (delayed by at least 15 minutes)
Target: AB andT Financial Corp (USA)
Acquirer: 1st Financial Services Corp (USA)
Spread: 11.61905% 
Target: Abigail Adams National Bancorp Inc (USA)
Acquirer: Premier Financial Bancorp Inc (USA)
Spread: 1.8248158% 
Target: Abigail Adams National Bancorp Inc (USA)
Acquirer: PS D'Iberville LP (USA)
Spread: 25.91241% 
Global property slide may be long Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 06:03pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Commercial real estate markets in many parts of the world are falling and in the United States, the largest market, things are poised for a deep, lingering dive, experts said.  Full Article