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To: richardred who wrote (3555)	12/29/2013 12:30:18 PM
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Apple's cash

To: richardred who wrote (3555)	12/29/2013 1:05:16 PM
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How big will GOOG go in 2014. It's not if, but when, and how big. IMO most likely privately negotiated transactions. 9to5google.com

To: richardred who wrote (3555)	1/2/2014 1:17:22 PM
From: Jack Hartmann	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7259

Great chart find. Cheers to 2014 Richard!

To: richardred who wrote (3555)	3/7/2014 1:29:14 AM
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A biggie for Friday, but a low margin business. I've had Weis Markets, Inc.(WMK)on my watch list for some time, but never got down to pulling the trigger. Cerberus confirms Safeway deal worth more than $9B Text Size Published: Thursday, 6 Mar 2014 \| 5:14 PM ET Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management on Thursday confirmed a deal purchase grocery store chain Safeway for more than $9 billion. As part of the deal, Cerberus would pay roughly $40 a share for Safeway, which includes $32.50 per share in cash. Getty Images Customers leave a Safeway store on March 5, 2014 in San Francisco, California. In late trade on Thursday, Safeway shares traded at around $39.40. (Click here to track the grocery store chain's stock.) Cerberus already owns Albertsons, which operates 1,000 stores and 12 distribution centers in 29 states and employs approximately 109,000 associates. The deal would greatly expand Cerberus' reach into the grocery store arena. Currently, there are 1,600 Safeway stores across the U.S. and Canada. "This transaction offers us the opportunity to better serve customers by adapting more quickly to evolving shopping preferences in diverse regions across the country," said Albertsons' CEO, Bob Miller, in a statement. Play Video Cramer's Stop Trading: Workday & Safeway CNBC's Jim Cramer explains why he thinks Workday is not done going higher, and weighs in on rumors of multiple suitors for Safeway. Such a tie-up would vault it closer to the reach of Kroger, which operates 2,640 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Kroger, which completed its acquisition of Harris Teeter earlier this year, has also been considering a bid for Safeway. cnbc.com\|finance\|headline\|headline\|story&par=yahoo&doc=101464756\|Cerberus%20confirms%20Safeway