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Entries tagged "Whole Foods"Whole Foods second-quarter earnings previewWhole Foods is expected to report earnings Wednesday after market close of 18 cents per share on revenue projected to be $1.87 billion. FTC, Whole Foods finally settleThe Federal Trade Commission and Whole Foods Market Inc. on Friday, March 6, announced the end of their two-year-old merger war, with a settlement that the agency said covers 32 locations, only 13 of which are currently operating stores. The unusual settlement is an effort by both sides to make the most of strange legal opinions that antitrust experts complain confuse the state of currently applicable merger law. Health food retailer Whole Foods closed its purchase of Wild Oats Markets Inc. in August 2007 for about $700 million in stock. The legal brawl cost the grocer about $10 million... Whole Foods' indigestion over?The FTC and Whole Foods take a break from their ongoing legal wrangling as investor Ron Burkle threatens an activist campaign against the ailing grocer. Battered bond and mortgage insurers get boost from the HillBond insurers and mortgage insurers, which have taken big hits over the past year due to their wraps of toxic mortgages and soured mortgage-backed securities, got a boost Thursday on reports that Citigroup Inc. signed onto a deal with Senate Democrats that would allow bankruptcy judges to set new repayment terms for holders of mortgages. Might this be a step in the right direction toward lowering default rates? Bond insurance and mortgage insurance shareholders appear to believe so. ... SEC filing: Burkle has an appetite for Whole FoodsYucaipa Cos. founder Ron Burkle, best known for his investments in supermarkets, has taken a bite out of troubled organic grocer Whole Foods Market Inc., which is facing a Federal Trade Commission challenge to its 2007 purchase of rival Wild Oats Markets Inc. Is the investment purely opportunistic, or is Yucaipa sampling the wares before a purchase? ... Whole Foods to receive rare appeals court hearingThe Federal Trade Commission Tuesday announced that its sole administrative law judge will preside over the in-house litigation over Whole Foods Market Inc.'s purchase of rival grocer Wild Oats Markets Inc., a deal that was consummated more than a year ago.... FTC: No more winging itThe Federal Trade Commission has acknowledged it's probably not a good idea to improvise when it comes to challenging mergers. Late Thursday the FTC proposed new rules that would allow it to speed its in-house trials on merger challenges and other antitrust proceedings. If approved, the new rules would codify recent ad hoc efforts to expedite in-house merger trials. ... FTC continues battle with Whole FoodsThe Federal Trade Commission's legal battle over the consummated $700 million merger of Whole Foods Market Inc. and rival organic grocer Wild Oats Markets Inc. continued on Wednesday, even though the deal closed more than a year ago. ... In Whole Foods trial, FTC aims to keep ALJ movingThe Federal Trade Commission is trying a new tack in its attempt to blow up Whole Foods Market Inc.'s year-old $700 million acquisition of Wild Oats Markets Inc. ... Breaking: Court orders review of Whole Foods-Wild Oats mergerA federal appeals court Tuesday morning reversed a lower court ruling that allowed Whole Foods Markets Inc. to consummate its acquisition of Wild Oats Market Inc., and it told the court to review the Federal Trade Commission's case to assess what the appropriate next step should be. The result, according to a concurring opinion in the case, could be anything from unwinding the deal or enjoining further integration of the two companies. This move is a shot in the arm for the FTC's merger lawyers, who have not won a litigated merger case in district court for several years. -... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Whole Foods." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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