Mergers and Acquisitions

Shareholders of British American Tobacco and Reynolds American Inc. were scheduled to decide Wednesday whether to approve a merger that would create the world's largest publicly traded tobacco company.

Shareholders of British American Tobacco and Reynolds American Inc. were scheduled to decide Wednesday whether to approve a merger that would create the world's largest publicly traded tobacco company.

The Latest on London-based British American Tobacco's purchase of Reynolds American Inc., the second-largest U.S. cigarette company (all times local): 12:10 p.m. Shareholders of British American Tobacco and Reynolds American Inc. support merging into the world's largest publicly traded tobacco company.

Spice maker McCormick will buy Reckitt Benckiser's food business for $4.2 billion.

Spice maker McCormick will buy Reckitt Benckiser's food business for $4.2 billion.

A plan to privatize the nation's air traffic control operations has hit turbulence in the House, raising questions about whether one of President Donald Trump's infrastructure priorities can survive.

A plan to privatize the nation's air traffic control operations has hit turbulence in the House, raising questions about whether one of President Donald Trump's infrastructure priorities can survive.

McCormick & Co said it would buy the food business of British consumer goods conglomerate Reckitt Benckiser for $4.2 billion to expand its footprint in the attractive condiments category.

McCormick & Co said it would buy the food business of British consumer goods conglomerate Reckitt Benckiser for $4.2 billion to expand its footprint in the attractive condiments category.

A family that has owned a Maine newspaper company for more than a century has announced a sale to the owner of the state's largest newsgathering company.

A family that has owned a Maine newspaper company for more than a century has announced a sale to the owner of the state's largest newsgathering company.

AT&T plans to separate its telecom operations from its media assets after clinching a takeover of Time Warner.

AT&T plans to separate its telecom operations from its media assets after clinching a takeover of Time Warner.

U.S. Representative David Cicilline, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, urged the panel to hold a hearing on Amazon's plan to buy Whole Foods.

Telecoms company Altice is buying control of Portugal's Media Capital, paying Spain's Prisa 440 million euros ($502 million) for its 94.7 percent stake in the Lisbon company.

The two top companies in daily fantasy sports are backing out of a proposed merger one month after federal regulators sued to block it.

The two top companies in daily fantasy sports are backing out of a proposed merger one month after federal regulators sued to block it.