Bid & Ask

摘要

Duke Energy is buying Progress Energy in a $13.7 billion deal that will create the largest utility in the U.S. The pace of power industry mergers has picked up as companies seek to add customers to counter falling prices. DuPont offered $5.8 billion for Danis-co, besting rival offers for the Danish maker of enzymes used in the manufacture of food and biofuels. 0 State-run China National BlueStar is buying the silicon businesses of Norway's Orkla for $2 billion. The People's Republic aims to become the world leader in solar and other low-carbon technologies.