Emerging Markets

Railroads strike $25B merger

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. agreed to acquire Kansas City Southern in a transaction valued at about $25 billion that would create the first freight-rail network linking Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.

Amazon, cafes driving plant-based coffee creamer sales

Dairy-free creamers are having a moment as coffee lovers crave plant-based options. Sales of plant-based coffee creamers rose 30 percent last year to 8 percent of the creamer market, according to Nielsen.