Another bidder emerges for West Virginia newspaper
An auction to sell West Virginia's largest newspaper, the Charleston Gazette-Mail, is scheduled for Thursday.
Broadcom's Qualcomm takeover is disastrous for national security: Rep. Hunter
North Korea agrees to nuke talks
Regulator wants oil companies to clean up old wells
An Alaska regulator has asked the Legislature to make sure oil companies clean up old wells, even after the wells are sold to a different company.
Investor group cancels deal to buy Weinstein Co.
A group of investors says it has pulled out of a deal to buy the beleaguered Weinstein Co., citing "disappointing information" about the viability of the sale.
Greek railway workers, taxi drivers stage strikes
All Greek train routes have been suspended for the day as railway workers stage a 24-hour strike to protest the privatization of the rolling stock maintenance company and a lack of staff.
Broadcom says Qualcomm asked U.S. security panel to delay shareholder meeting
Broadcom said on Monday Qualcomm secretly requested an U.S. national security panel on Jan. 29 to start an investigation into its proposed $117 billion buyout offer.
Insurer AXA agrees to buy XL Group for around $15 bln
AXA, Europe's second-biggest insurer, has agreed to buy property and casualty insurance company XL Group for around $15 billion.
Female-led investor group to buy Weinstein Co assets
A former Obama administration official on Thursday reached a deal to purchase assets of The Weinstein Company and said she will use a majority-female board to rebuild the Hollywood studio tarnished by sexual misconduct allegations.
Weinstein Co. revives sale deal, staving off bankruptcy
A group of investors says it has revived a deal to buy assets of the Weinstein Co., potentially saving the beleaguered studio from bankruptcy.
Amazon’s $1B Ring founded by ‘Shark Tank’ reject
Ring, which also makes cameras and other home security gadgets in addition to its trademark video-enabled doorbells, will operate under Amazon’s massive e-commerce umbrella in a deal valued at more than $1 billion, according to Reuters.
Trump campaign chief lends name to penny stock tied to felon
The political strategist and online guru who was named President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign manager Tuesday has a close financial relationship with a penny-stock firm with a questionable history that includes longstanding ties to a convicted fraudster, according to an Associated Press investigation.
The rise of divestments
2018 divestiture activity
Comcast challenges 21st Century Fox for Sky
Comcast makes bid for Sky
Comcast challenges Murdoch with $31 billion offer for pay-TV group Sky
Comcast, the biggest cable operator in the United States, offered to pay $31 billion to buy Sky, the European pay-TV group that has agreed to be sold to Rupert Murdoch's Fox.
Stocks Warren Buffett should invest in
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Buffett’s next big buy: An airline?
Berkshire has plenty of cash to purchase an airline, if Buffett chooses to do so.
DowDuPont, soon to be 3 cos, reveals names
DowDuPont is announcing the names of the three businesses it will become when it breaks itself into three, eight months after the Justice Department approved a $62 billion merger between the chemical giants Dow and DuPont.
UPS sues EU for $2 billion over blocked merger
U.S. delivery giant UPS has launched court action against the European Union's anti-trust regulator for blocking a merger with Dutch firm TNT and is seeking 1.742 billion euros ($2.14 billion) in compensation.
Qualcomm proposes price talks with Broadcom in potential step toward deal
Qualcomm urged Broadcom to enter into direct negotiations on a price for merging the two companies.
Weinstein Co. expected to file bankruptcy after talks fail
The Weinstein Co.'s board of directors says the company is expected to file for bankruptcy protection after last-ditch talks to sell its assets collapsed.















