Mergers and Acquisitions

21st Century Fox Inc. is in late-stage discussions to buy the rest of Sky PLC, the U.K.'s market-leading pay-TV provider, as Fox again tries to consolidate its holdings years after its previous attempt was thwarted by a phone-hacking scandal. Fox already owns 39.1% of the company.

The German government says it has stopped the vetting process for a Chinese firm's purchase of chipmaker Aixtron SE after the U.S. government nixed the takeover.

The German government says it has stopped the vetting process for a Chinese firm's purchase of chipmaker Aixtron SE after the U.S. government nixed the takeover.

The Kremlin says that a consortium of Glencore and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has acquired a 19.5-percent stake in Russia's top state-controlled oil company, Rosneft, in a deal worth 10.5 billion euros ($11.3 billion).

The Kremlin says that a consortium of Glencore and Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has acquired a 19.5-percent stake in Russia's top state-controlled oil company, Rosneft, in a deal worth 10.5 billion euros ($11.3 billion).

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday, stumping for the proposed $85.4 billion merger between the two companies.

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday, stumping for the proposed $85.4 billion merger between the two companies.

Japanese billionaire mogul Masayoshi Son, who met with President-elect Donald Trump and then announced plans to create 50,000 jobs and invest $50 billion in U.S. startups, has been one of Japan's most aggressive overseas investors for over two decades.

Japanese billionaire mogul Masayoshi Son, who met with President-elect Donald Trump and then announced plans to create 50,000 jobs and invest $50 billion in U.S. startups, has been one of Japan's most aggressive overseas investors for over two decades.

Abbott is seeking to terminate its buyout of troubled medical diagnostics maker Alere as that company deals with the fallout of a key device recall and government investigations.

Abbott is seeking to terminate its buyout of troubled medical diagnostics maker Alere as that company deals with the fallout of a key device recall and government investigations.

U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday expressed wide-ranging concerns about AT&T Inc.'s blockbuster $85 billion deal to buy Time Warner Inc., a reaction that suggests the deal could come under renewed political pressure.

U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday expressed wide-ranging concerns about AT&T Inc.'s blockbuster $85 billion deal to buy Time Warner Inc., a reaction that suggests the deal could come under renewed political pressure.

The CEOs of AT&T and Time Warner are heading to Capitol Hill in a bid to convince senators that a merger of their two companies will mean innovative new experiences for consumers.

The CEOs of AT&T and Time Warner are heading to Capitol Hill in a bid to convince senators that a merger of their two companies will mean innovative new experiences for consumers.

Industrial gas makers Linde AG and Praxair Inc. are resuming talks about a possible merger that they abandoned in September.

Industrial gas makers Linde AG and Praxair Inc. are resuming talks about a possible merger that they abandoned in September.