Mergers and Acquisitions

Walmart is sharpening its same-day delivery skills through the acquisition of a small, New York City company.

Walmart is sharpening its same-day delivery skills through the acquisition of a small, New York City company.

Warren Buffett's company is acquiring a major stake in Pilot Flying J truck stops and it will become a majority owner within about five years.

Warren Buffett's company is acquiring a major stake in Pilot Flying J truck stops and it will become a majority owner within about five years.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Tuesday deepened its commitment to the American economy, saying it will buy a 38.6 percent stake in truck-stop operator Pilot Flying J and eventually take a controlling stake.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Tuesday deepened its commitment to the American economy, saying it will buy a 38.6 percent stake in truck-stop operator Pilot Flying J and eventually take a controlling stake.

Wal-Mart Stores said on Tuesday, it has acquired Parcel, a New York-based last-mile delivery startup, as the retailer seeks to better compete with e-commerce giant Amazon.com.

Here's a look at what Amazon sold via Whole Foods in the first month since taking over the organic chain.

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.