1. Analysts said the CVS-Revco combination may be the last blockbuster drugstore merger in a while. 2. In NEW YORK U.S. stocks rose yesterday as a pair of blockbuster mergers and a drop in interest rates sent banking and finance shares higher. 3. Most of the major food makers are already highly leveraged after two years of blockbuster mergers that include Bestfoods and Unilever and Kraft and Nabisco. 4. The biggest problem with such a blockbuster merger? 5. The blockbuster radio merger of Westinghouse and Infiniti could also mean that NFL games will be back on CBS television in two years. 6. U.S. stocks rose as a pair of blockbuster mergers and a drop in interest rates sent banking and finance shares higher. 7. When American companies cite foreign competition to justify blockbuster mergers, regulators should be careful to check whether that competition extends down to consumers. 8. Rumored since last month, the blockbuster merger comes amid a wave of consolidation in the industry. |