Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops
CB Insights
OCTOBER 29, 2018
The housing bubble bursting that same year had the opposite effect and various penalties and real estate losses relating to Countrywide’s lending practices ended up costing BofA about $40B, all told. That skyrocketing popularity is likely what made Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp think it was worth spending $580M to acquire the social network.
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