globeandmail.com : Mergers hit $166-billion

Takeovers have been coming fast and furious of late in Europe and North America. The NY Times' Deal Book reported on trend from a global perspective today. I'll try to further summarize this activity.First Canada' Globeandmail.com reports on the large spike in Canadian activity: Mergers hit $166-billion: "Merger-and-acquisition activity in Canada jumped 47 per cent to a near-record $166-