Mergers and Acquisitions

Could plans to turn a California ghost town into a marijuana mecca be going up in smoke?

The Houston-based Fiesta Mart chain is being acquired by a California grocer to create what's being billed as one of the largest Hispanic-focused supermarket companies in the U.S. El Super is based in Paramount, California.

One of Virginia's largest breweries is up for sale after laying off 15 percent of its employees and suspending distribution in 32 of the 50 states.

Ride-hailing giant Uber is selling its business in Southeast Asia to regional rival Grab while gaining a robust stake in the fast-growing ridesharing, food delivery and financial services business.

Fast growing ridesharing, food delivery and financial services business Grab says it is acquiring Uber's Southeast Asian business operations.

The maker of Lance peanut butter sandwich crackers and Snyder's of Hanover pretzels is set to be taken over by one of the largest U.S. packaged food companies.

The leader of Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo says he is confident in the company's technology and its capability to interact with pedestrians.

Media stocks are ripe for more M&A.

College dropout Wayne Huizenga started with a trash hauling company, struck gold during America's brief love affair with VHS tapes and eventually owned three professional sports teams.

“No truth to these reports,” a person familiar with the situation said.

A day after announcing major job cuts, magazine publisher Meredith Corp. said it plans a $21 million remodel of its corporate headquarters in Iowa to accommodate 41 jobs it's transferring from New York.

The Trump administration is facing off against AT&T to block the telephone giant from absorbing Time Warner, in a case that could shape how consumers get — and how much they pay for — streaming TV and movies.

British consumer goods group Reckitt Benckiser has pulled out of discussions with Pfizer over buying its consumer healthcare business.

The publisher will lay off a total of 1,200 employees over a 10-month period.

Magazine and broadcasting company Meredith plans to eliminate 1,000 jobs over the next 10 months as it integrates the operations of Time Inc., which it bought six weeks ago.