Mergers and Acquisitions

A German court has ended the trial of the former chief executive of Hypo Real Estate, a commercial property lender that was nationalized after it ran into trouble in 2008, in exchange for an 18,000-euro ($21,200) payment.

An energy company is delaying the closure of the Palisades nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan by four years at least until 2022.

Japan's Toshiba said on Thursday it had signed an $18 billion deal to sell its chip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital, overcoming a key - albeit not its last - hurdle as it scrambles for funds to stave off a potential delisting.

Japan's Toshiba said on Thursday it had signed an $18 billion deal to sell its chip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital, overcoming a key - albeit not its last - hurdle as it scrambles for funds to stave off a potential delisting.

The Brazilian government has sold operating licenses for four hydroelectric dams to companies from China, France and Italy, fetching nearly $4 billion in an auction at the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.

The Brazilian government has sold operating licenses for four hydroelectric dams to companies from China, France and Italy, fetching nearly $4 billion in an auction at the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange.

The auto parts maker Delphi plans to split itself into two companies early next year.

The auto parts maker Delphi plans to split itself into two companies early next year.

Finnish energy group Fortum is offering to buy all the shares in German utility Uniper in an 8.05 billion-euro ($9.5 billion) deal that aims to boost Fortum's gas, hydroelectric and nuclear assets.

France's finance minister is defending a deal to merge French high-speed train maker Alstom with Germany's Siemens as crucial to keeping European industry globally competitive.

France's finance minister is defending a deal to merge French high-speed train maker Alstom with Germany's Siemens as crucial to keeping European industry globally competitive.

The Latest on the planned train-making merger between Siemens and Alstom (all times local): 1:25 p.m. Siemens and Alstom say they aim to save 470 million euros ($554 million) a year by joining forces in a European train-making giant — and they're playing down that that means job cuts.

Weeks after a veterans' health initiative received $2.1 billion in emergency funding, the Trump administration says the private-sector Veterans Choice health care program may need additional money as early as December to avoid a disruption of care for hundreds of thousands of veterans.

Weeks after a veterans' health initiative received $2.1 billion in emergency funding, the Trump administration says the private-sector Veterans Choice health care program may need additional money as early as December to avoid a disruption of care for hundreds of thousands of veterans.

German industrial equipment maker Siemens AG says it has signed a memorandum of understanding to merge its train-building business with French rival Alstom.

European Union antitrust regulators are probing the planned merger between eyewear maker Luxottica and lens manufacturer Essilor amid concerns the move could stifle competition.

Bass Pro Shops' roughly $4 billion acquisition of rival outdoor retailer Cabela's is complete, but the small western Nebraska town that has been home to Cabela's is still wondering about its future.

Bass Pro Shops' roughly $4 billion acquisition of rival outdoor retailer Cabela's is complete, but the small western Nebraska town that has been home to Cabela's is still wondering about its future.

Bass Pro's acquisition of Cabela's is official.

Bass Pro's acquisition of Cabela's is official.