In a research note to investors Friday, Watts said the announcement hints at a possible long-term acquisition of Sprint by the cable operators.
The plan is to drive long term growth through the acquisition of distributors in Malaysia and Korea and by investing in its digital capabilities.
Key to T-Mobile's long-term success was the acquisition of MetroPCS and all the sweet, sweet spectrum locked up in its dowry.
Yet even when loss of shareholder value is a long-term consequence of the acquisition, the company executives responsible for the misjudgment usually remain unscathed.
For Pandora, however, the long term prospect still points to an acquisition.
She sees significant potential for further improvement of the islands using environmentally friendly technology and regard the acquisition as a long-term financial investment.
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As Sun's size lends legitimacy and the guarantee of long-term service to MySQL, the acquisition will likely convince more and larger enterprises to sign on to MySQL's cut-rate database systems, Yuhanna says.
As Sun's (nasdaq: JAVA - news - people ) size lends legitimacy and the guarantee of long-term service to MySQL, the acquisition will likely convince more and larger enterprises to sign on to MySQL's cut-rate database systems, Yuhanna says.
The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points.
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While Caterpillar will suffer a substantial loss, amounting to about 10% of expected Q4 EPS, according to UBS, its acquisition of ERA should be long-term positive for the company.
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After an acquisition is announced, many long-term investors sell the shares to lock in most of the gain, rather than wait for the deal to be completed or take the risk that it will fall apart.
But the company stood behind its acquisition emphasizing that it's a long-term investment.
Digital Realty continued its acquisition spree during the quarter as part of its long-term investment objectives, which focus on investing in institutional-quality data center facilities in high-barrier-to-entry markets that have significant potential to generate attractive risk-adjusted ROI.
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But Drew Prairie of Advanced Micro's media relations division, said the acquisition is an essential component of the company's long-term strategy to integrate Advanced Micro's microprocessors and ATI's graphics and chipsets.
The final sign of a turnaround, which I call "long-term value creation, " occurs if and when the country's leaders seriously address long-term competitiveness issues: quality of products, value-added component of exports, acquisition of state-of-the-art technology and educational reforms.
The franchise provides a sustainable source of high quality, branded content with global appeal and is well suited for new business models including digital platforms, putting the acquisition in strong alignment with Disney's strategic priorities for continued long-term growth.
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