The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Monday.** Dish Network Corp, the No. 2 U.S. satellite television provider, offered to purchase Sprint Nextel Corp for $25.5 billion in cash and stock, a move that could thwart the proposed acquisition of Sprint by Japan's SoftBank Corp .
DISH Network Corporation is a pay-television (TV) provider, with approximately 13. Shares of DISH fell by 3.77% or $-1.42/share to $36.21. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.12 and as high as $38.44. On average, 2558490 shares of DISH exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1381517.
Sprint Nextel Corporation (Sprint) is a holding company, with its operations primarily conducted by its subsidiaries. Shares of S traded higher by 15.59% or $0.97/share to $7.19. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $2.30 and as high as $6.22. On average, 49449500 shares of S exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 111915344.
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