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February 13, 2019

Democrats question pledges in $26.5B T-Mobile-Sprint deal

Democratic lawmakers challenged top executives of T-Mobile and Sprint on Wednesday over their pledge not to raise prices for ...

February 13, 2019

The Latest: Democrats question T-Mobile-Sprint merger deal

The Latest on T-Mobile-Sprint merger hearing (all times local): 11:05 a.m. Democratic lawmakers are challenging a pledge by ...

February 07, 2019

BB&T, SunTrust merge to create nation's 6th largest bank

Southern banking giants BB&T and SunTrust announced they would merge in a $66 billion deal, the first big bank merger since ...

February 06, 2019

EU nixes deal to create rail giant able to stand up to China

European Union authorities on Wednesday blocked a deal to create a rail giant that could compete with China, angering France ...

January 28, 2019

Alstom, Siemens seek to calm EU concerns over rail merger

France's Alstom says that it and Germany's Siemens have offered new concessions in an effort to overcome European ...

January 16, 2019

Fiserv buys First Data for $22B, creating fintech giant

Fiserv is buying First Data in a $22 billion all-stock deal, creating a giant player in the payments and financial technology ...

January 14, 2019

Newmont's $10B offer would create world's biggest gold miner

Newmont Mining will buy Canada's Goldcorp for $10 billion, creating the world's biggest gold miner. The combined company ...

December 12, 2018

Verizon loses bet on digital ads, takes $4.6B accounting hit

Verizon's big bet on digital advertising isn't panning out. The wireless company spent more than $4 billion to buy AOL and ...

December 11, 2018

Brands born on the internet embrace physical stores

Online retailers are getting physical. A growing number of brands born on the internet are now opening brick-and-mortar ...

December 06, 2018

Sears' biggest holder bids $4.6B for rest of bankrupt chain

Eddie Lampert and his ESL Holdings hedge fund are offering to buy the rest of Sears for up to $4.6 billion in cash and stock ...

November 29, 2018

Iran says it has added 2 mini submarines to its naval fleet

Iran's navy has acquired two new mini submarines designed for operations in shallow waters such as the Persian Gulf, the ...

November 27, 2018

United Technologies is breaking into 3 independent companies

United Technologies is breaking itself into three independent companies now that it has sealed its $23 billion acquisition ...

November 24, 2018

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are increasingly merging

The physical rush of Black Friday and the armchair browsing of Cyber Monday are increasingly blending into one big holiday ...

November 21, 2018

As Ghosn heads for Nissan exit, Renault merger hopes fade

The arrest of Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn could extinguish any remaining hopes for a merger with key shareholder Renault, ...

November 13, 2018

Binny Bansal out as CEO of Flipkart Group

The co-founder of Flipkart, the massive online retail operation in India acquired by Walmart this year, has stepped down as ...

November 12, 2018

MTV acquires SnowGlobe Music Festival

MTV is expanding its live events business in the U.S. by acquiring the SnowGlobe Music Festival. The three-day New Year's Eve ...

November 08, 2018

CommScope, getting ready for 5G, spends $5.7B for Arris

Telecommunications equipment maker CommScope is paying $5.7 billion for Arris International as it prepares for the entrance ...

November 08, 2018

Australian watchdog approves Nine network, Fairfax merger

Australia's competition watchdog on Thursday approved the proposed merger of television network Nine Entertainment and ...

October 29, 2018

IBM's $34B Red Hat deal is risky bid to boost cloud business

IBM's plan to buy Red Hat is both the biggest acquisition in IBM's century-long history and a risky effort to position itself ...