Worse was to come: In 2003, the company fired two top executives over improprieties in defense acquisition, specifically related to the tanker deal. — Jon Talton, The Seattle Times, "Boeing’s other problem: Much-needed Air Force tanker keeps hitting snafus," 12 Apr. 2019 Amazon’s training video exists because employees of its recent acquisition, Whole Foods, are attempting to unionize. — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, "What Tesla’s union-busting trial means for the rest of Silicon Valley," 29 Sep. 2018 The acquisition, however, almost immediately cut off Smyte customers without warning. — Natasha Mascarenhas, SFChronicle.com, "Airbnb competitor Peek raises $23 million; changes at Smyte and Khan Academy," 1 July 2018 One priority is the company’s higher debt pile, which rose as a result of the December acquisition of cancer-drug company Tesaro Inc. for roughly $.4.16 billion. — Nina Trentmann, WSJ, "GSK Finance Chief Hands Baton to Successor as Centralization Efforts Bear Fruit," 1 Apr. 2019 In 1995, the details of Disney’s acquisition of ABC/Capital Partners were hashed out there, as was the 2000 Time Warner/AOL merger and Comcast’s 2011 takeover of NBCUniversal. — Janelle Nanos, BostonGlobe.com, "Billionaire summer camp begins in Sun Valley," 11 July 2018 The true cost of an acquisition often does not come into focus until well down the line. — David Murphy, Philly.com, "How LeBron James' decision may change Sixers' Star Hunt approach | David Murphy," 2 July 2018 The first three months of 2019 have been lackluster for mergers and acquisitions in general. — Carol Ryan, WSJ, "Food Companies Take a Break From the Deal Table," 8 Apr. 2019 Its biggest hit products in recent years — Instagram and WhatsApp — have been acquisitions. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "Google has a big advantage over Facebook in a crisis," 10 Oct. 2018
