Mergers and Acquisitions

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.

Cosco Shipping Holdings Co., a Chinese conglomerate, will purchase a majority stake in Orient Overseas International to create a global shipping giant, according to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Cosco Shipping Holdings Co., a Chinese conglomerate, will purchase a majority stake in Orient Overseas International to create a global shipping giant, according to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Brazil's state-owned oil company has initiated the process for the sale of assets in neighboring Paraguay.

Brazil's state-owned oil company has initiated the process for the sale of assets in neighboring Paraguay.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying the Texas power transmitter Oncor for $9 billion, one of his biggest acquisitions.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying the Texas power transmitter Oncor for $9 billion, one of his biggest acquisitions.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to acquire Oncor Electric Delivery Company for an equity value of about $11.25 billion.

Sumner Redstone and daughter Shari have lost the urge to merge their media conglomerates and it may have come down to control.

Sumner Redstone and daughter Shari have lost the urge to merge their media conglomerates and it may have come down to control.

Other companies may want a piece or all of Time Warner.

Other companies may want a piece or all of Time Warner.

QVC's parent company will buy the rest of Home Shopping Network for about $2.6 billion in a stock deal, combining two of the most well-known home-shopping hubs.

QVC's parent company will buy the rest of Home Shopping Network for about $2.6 billion in a stock deal, combining two of the most well-known home-shopping hubs.

Verizon Communications is buying Straight Path Communications for about $3.1 billion, ending a bidding war with AT&T over the wireless licenses company.

As Apple's stash of cash grows, so does the possibility that the company will use some of the money for a huge acquisition that would expand its empire beyond iPhones and other gadgets.

As Apple's stash of cash grows, so does the possibility that the company will use some of the money for a huge acquisition that would expand its empire beyond iPhones and other gadgets.

Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good appeared on the FOX Business Network’s Mornings with Maria to discuss the company’s $6.7 billion acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, saying that she anticipated the deal to close by the end of the year, but that it could transpire earlier.

Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good appeared on the FOX Business Network’s Mornings with Maria to discuss the company’s $6.7 billion acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, saying that she anticipated the deal to close by the end of the year, but that it could transpire earlier.