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Ametek/Faro: Target’s Pending Market Exit Poised to Complicate U.S. Antitrust Analysis of Deal to Combine Close 3D Laser Projection Competitors

Industrial giant Ametek’s proposed $920 million acquisition of Faro Technologies would unite two companies whose 3D laser projectors have competed closely over the past decade for use in a host of...

FICO: A Simple Change Could Widen Access to U.S. Mortgages. Why Won’t Fannie and Freddie Make It?

Lenders and mortgage industry watchers say a simple change to allow competition in credit scoring for U.S. mortgages could help more people get real estate loans, but government-sponsored enterprises...

Amid Soaring Hard Disk Drive Profits and ‘Healthy’ Supply-Demand Dynamics, Western Digital, Seagate Execs Tout Company, Industry ‘Discipline’ on Price, Output

Executives of Western Digital Corporation and Seagate Technologies have used recent public statements to call for industry-wide supply discipline and signal that they won’t undercut their rivals on...