Under the deal, US Airways stockholders will receive one share of common stock of the combined airline for each share of US Airways common stock.

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Under the plan, the company is issuing one preferred stock purchase right for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Liberty Media this morning announced that it has decided to eliminate its tracking stock structure and will convert each share of Liberty Starz common stock into 0.88129 shares of Liberty Capital.

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Most companies use share buybacks or pay special dividends on their common stock to return excess cash to shareholders.

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The new offering also includes warrants to allow the new investors to purchase common stock at a price of 1 cent per share.

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One factor that has certainly not helped the share price is the decision two weeks ago to issue 10 million additional shares of common stock.

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Marketplaces, be they Ebay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ), the New York Stock Exchange, a Middle Eastern souk or an ancient agora, share a common characteristic: They are forums that bring together buyers and sellers.

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What they all have in common though is that we as basic investors can go and buy the stock or share on a market.

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