Mergers and Acquisitions

The Latest on the sale of the Chicago Sun-Times (all times local): 3:15 p.m.

Daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel broke off their planned merger on Thursday amid an ongoing antitrust challenge from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel broke off their planned merger on Thursday amid an ongoing antitrust challenge from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Uber is ceding control of the Russian market by agreeing to merge its ridesharing business in the country and five other ex-Soviet republics with Yandex, the Russian search-engine leader that also runs a popular taxi-booking app.

Uber is ceding control of the Russian market by agreeing to merge its ridesharing business in the country and five other ex-Soviet republics with Yandex, the Russian search-engine leader that also runs a popular taxi-booking app.

An investment group led by a former Chicago alderman along with a coalition of labor unions is close to acquiring the Chicago Sun-Times.

An investment group led by a former Chicago alderman along with a coalition of labor unions is close to acquiring the Chicago Sun-Times.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: American Airlines Group Inc., up $2.19 to $53.80

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) CEO Lowell McAdam shot down rumors that the company he helms would buy Disney (NYSE:DIS) anytime soon or at all.

Cabela's shareholders on Tuesday voted in favor of the hunting and outdoor retailer’s merger with Bass Pro Shops.

British publishing company Pearson says it will sell a 22 percent stake in New York-based Penguin Random House to its German co-owner.

A giant Chinese red flag flutters on a pole where an American flag used to fly at a steel mill in this dusty industrial Serbian town.

Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group, owner of Hollywood's Legendary Studios, is selling most of its theme parks, retreating from a business it once said would challenge Walt Disney Co.

Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group, owner of Hollywood's Legendary Studios, is selling most of its theme parks, retreating from a business it once said would challenge Walt Disney Co.

Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy, the parent company of Kansas City Power & Light, are proposing a new plan to merge, after Kansas regulators scuttled an earlier deal.

Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy, the parent company of Kansas City Power & Light, are proposing a new plan to merge, after Kansas regulators scuttled an earlier deal.

Shares in both China's state-owned shipping company, COSCO, and Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. have surged after COSCO agreed to buy its smaller rival for $6.3 billion.