Greg Lund

Dish Deals Made Possible by Exxon-Like Cash: Real M&A

Dish Network Corp. Chairman Charlie Ergen has accumulated a record $10 billion in cash, leaving investors to speculate whether he’s setting his sights on a takeover of T-Mobile USA Inc. or a merger with rival DirecTV.

Sprint CEO Hesse Seeking More Deals as Data Demand Surges

Sprint Nextel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Dan Hesse said he’s on a hunt for wireless spectrum after watching Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. devour more and more of the mobile-phone industry’s most precious resource.

Leap Left in Lurch as MetroPCS Picks T-Mobile Merger

Leap Wireless International Inc. is now left to fend for itself as the combination of MetroPCS Communications Inc. and T-Mobile USA damps takeover prospects for the unprofitable wireless carrier.

Sprint Stock Surge Lends Some Sway to MetroPCS Counterbid

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Dan Hesse and his board are expected to meet for the second time this year to consider whether to buy MetroPCS Communications Inc. The verdict may be different this time.

Leap Drops as Analyst Says AT&T Deal Unlikely: San Diego Mover

Leap Wireless International Inc. fell after Collins Stewart LLC cut its rating on the pay-as-you- go wireless provider, citing increased competition and little chance of a sale to AT&T Inc.

Sprint Said to Eye MetroPCS Bid to Rival T-Mobile Offer

Sprint Nextel Corp. is in the early stages of evaluating a bid for MetroPCS Communications Inc. that would counter an offer from Deutsche Telekom AG, three people familiar with the situation said.

Leap Wireless Said Near Deal to Name Pentwater Nominees to Board

Leap Wireless International Inc., the pay-as-you-go wireless operator, is near an agreement to name two nominees from Pentwater Capital Management LP to its board, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Pentwater Increases Stake in Leap Wireless to 5.7% as It Fights Takeover

Pentwater Capital Management LP, an investment firm that has pushed for Leap Wireless International Inc. to merge with MetroPCS Communications Inc., increased its stake in Leap to 5.7 percent.

Sprint Said to End Talks to Buy Wireless Carrier MetroPCS for $8 Billion

Sprint Nextel Corp. abandoned plans to buy MetroPCS Communications Inc., two people with knowledge of the matter said, walking away from a deal that might have helped the mobile-phone carrier vie with Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc.

Leap Rises on Reports of AT&T Acquisition Talks: San Diego Mover

Leap Wireless International Inc., the regional pay-as-you-go wireless provider, gained the most in a month after the Wall Street Journal reported that it has been in talks with AT&T Inc. to sell itself.

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S&P 500 Rises on U.S. Optimism While Metals Fall on China

U.S. Stocks Rise on Tepper Comments, Confidence Report

GE’s Last Consumer Stand Gets $1 Billion Plus New Chief

Tesla’s Straubel Keeps Motors Rolling as Stock Surges 57%

Spanish Billionaires Hire 4,000 Amid Country’s Job Slump