Mergers and Acquisitions

While some powerful European Union governments are uneasy about China possibly capturing control of the bloc's critical energy and transport infrastructure, one of western Europe's smallest economies is grabbing the opportunity with both hands.

Cronos said no agreement had been reached with respect to any transaction.

Qualcomm walked away from its agreement to buy NXP in July.

Shares of Tesaro soared early Monday after GlaxoSmithKline said it would pay about $5.1 billion in cash to buy the cancer drugmaker.

Glaxo plans to pay $75 per share for Tesaro.

The deal increases the consumer goods giant's footprint in one the world's fastest-growing economies

Nexstar said it would pay $46.50 per share.

The Chilean Stock Exchange said the shares would be offered in a single block.

Speculation about a possible merger has continued despite the bank's dismissal in September of reports that it could consider tie-ups with Switzerland's UBS or German peer Commerzbank.

A major coal mine expansion in southeastern Montana received a preliminary green light from state and federal officials on Friday even as the mine's owner remains tied up in bankruptcy proceedings with plans to sell the property.

Mic laid off most of its editorial staff ahead of the sale.

Lyft has completed its acquisition of Motivate, the nation's largest bike-sharing company.

Iran's navy has acquired two new mini submarines designed for operations in shallow waters such as the Persian Gulf, the Iranian state TV reported on Thursday.

Digital rights issues throw curve ball into sale of regional sports networks.

CVS expects the deal to save as much as $750 million over the course of two years.

A court has dismissed a last-ditch challenge and approved the merger of television network Nine Entertainment and newspaper publisher Fairfax Media into an Australian media giant to be known only as Nine.

Papa John’s board of directors tapped a special committee to explore a potential sale of the company last August.

The world's largest pork company is teaming up with a major energy company to turn pig manure into renewable natural gas.

General Motors is planning to announce the closure of its Oshawa, Ontario, plant Monday, which will eventually result in the loss of about 2,500 jobs.