| reply to cbrigante2
Re: um Higher prices wouldn't necessarily be coming next. A couple of years ago ValuJet and AirTran combined. Both were suffering greatly. ValuJet had just had the large crash in the Everglades and the subsequent shutdown for 6 months and AirTran had never made a profit. By combining these 2 companies, they were able to combine their synergies (buzz word) and become a very profitable company. Every company has cost that are associated with just running a business. Now these companies can share that cost burden.
HR, IT, Legal, consumer relations, marketing; All these cost can be combined to save the larger company money. There will probably be layoffs though, and that's the unfortunate byproduct of most mergers. |
