Mergers and Acquisitions

Japan's NTT Data Corp said on Monday it has agreed to buy Dell Inc's information technology consulting division for over $3 billion to expand in North America and bolster its services business.

China's Anbang Insurance Group Co has raised its offer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc to almost $14 billion, in its latest challenge to the U.S. hotel operator's merger with Marriott International Inc.

Microsoft executives are in talks with equity firms considering bids for Yahoo saying that Microsoft might be willing to offer "significant financing" for their efforts, tech news site Recode reported on Thursday.

Set-top box maker TiVo is in advanced talks to sell itself to digital entertainment guide provider Rovi, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing people briefed on the talks.

Richard Branson-backed Virgin America Inc is considering selling itself or a part of the company after it received buyout interest, Bloomberg reported.

Sherwin-Williams has agreed to acquire rival U.S. paint company Valspar in an all-cash deal valued at about $9.3 billion.

Starwood (HOT) has deemed a raised $78/share, or $13.2B, buyout offer from a Chinese group led by Anbang Insurance to be superior to the largely stock deal the hotelier reached in November with rival Marriott (MAR).

Could the growing number of Chinese companies acquiring U.S.  firms  pose a threat to the security of the United States?

Four months after cinching a buyout deal with rival Marriott (NYSE:MAR), Starwood (NYSE:HOT) says it's received a nonbinding proposal from an unnamed "consortium of companies" at $76/share in cash, or $12.8B and versus MAR's largely stock deal initially valued at $12.2B but currently worth closer to $11B, or $65.38/share.

The recent surge in volatility could slow the U.S. economic recovery and that may create a new headache for the Federal Reserve. 

This year showed how sheltered the U.S. economy is from geopolitical and health crises around the world.

This year showed how sheltered the U.S. economy is from geopolitical and health crises around the world.

This year showed how sheltered the U.S. economy is from geopolitical and health crises around the world.

GE is oh so close to becoming a growth industrial stock after years of being a stagnant one, now that the industrial giant ahead of schedule in jettisoning the bulk of GE Capital.

M&T Bank says its acquisition of Hudson City won't close until later next year as it struggles to address money laundering concerns raised by the Fed. 

Federal regulators are directing the eight biggest U.S. banks to hold capital at levels above industry requirements, to cushion against unexpected losses and reduce the chances of future taxpayer bailouts.

The government is selling the last of its shares in Ally Financial Inc., the former financing arm of General Motors that was bailed out during the financial crisis.

The Treasury Department on Thursday released new rules to restrain U.S. companies from putting their addresses in foreign countries to reduce their tax bills.

A deal to combine No. 2 U.S. office supply retailer Office Depot Inc with smaller rival OfficeMax Inc has won approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the companies said in a joint statement on Friday.