Business news for Mon, 24 Dec 2007 & with words agreement+united. 2 news.

United Rentals ended its merger agreement with Cerberus after a court decision that the private-equity firm wasn't obligated to complete its proposed $4 billion buyout of the construction equipment rental company.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - United Rentals Inc. said it's terminating a merger agreement with Cerberus Capital Management's acquisition vehicles RAM Holdings Inc. and RAM Acquisition Corp. The equipment rental company said it's also requesting Cerberus to pay it $100 million in termination fee as part of the original merger agreement.