Mergers and Acquisitions

U.S. cable company Charter Communication Inc shares rose as much as 10 percent on Thursday after the Wall Street Journal reported a preliminary approach by Verizon Communications Inc about a tie-up, but Reuters sources said no proposal was made.

Johnson & Johnson will acquire Swiss biotech company Actelion in a $30 billion all-cash deal.

Johnson & Johnson will acquire Swiss biotech company Actelion in a $30 billion all-cash deal.

Cisco Systems said on Tuesday that it agreed to buy U.S. business software company AppDynamics for about $3.7 billion.

Cisco Systems said on Tuesday that it agreed to buy U.S. business software company AppDynamics for about $3.7 billion.

Etihad Airways' parent company says its chief executive is leaving following a multi-year buying spree that saw the Mideast carrier snap up stakes in airlines from Europe to Australia.

Etihad Airways' parent company says its chief executive is leaving following a multi-year buying spree that saw the Mideast carrier snap up stakes in airlines from Europe to Australia.

President Donald Trump has picked a fierce critic of the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules to be chief regulator of the nation's airwaves and internet connections.

President Donald Trump has picked a fierce critic of the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules to be chief regulator of the nation's airwaves and internet connections.

A federal judge has blocked the merger between Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. on antitrust grounds, ruling that the proposed health-insurance merger is anticompetitive.

A federal judge has blocked the merger between Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. on antitrust grounds, ruling that the proposed health-insurance merger is anticompetitive.

U.S. telecom sector could be on the brink of a major consolidation under President Donald Trump's likely more merger-friendly administration.

U.S. telecom sector could be on the brink of a major consolidation under President Donald Trump's likely more merger-friendly administration.

A fresh take on deal making in 2017 as the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress get to work.

Aircraft-engine company Safran has agreed to buy seat and cabin manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace in a deal worth 8.5 billion euros ($9.1 billion).

Aircraft-engine company Safran has agreed to buy seat and cabin manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace in a deal worth 8.5 billion euros ($9.1 billion).

Exxon Mobil has joined a growing list of oil producers who are expanding in the Permian Basin of Texas.

Greece's privatization agency has signed a deal to sell the country's state-owned Trainose railway operator to Italian state's Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane for 45 million euros ($48 million).

Greece's privatization agency has signed a deal to sell the country's state-owned Trainose railway operator to Italian state's Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane for 45 million euros ($48 million).