Mergers and Acquisitions

Eldorado Resorts has been given temporary approval to own Atlantic City's Tropicana casino, part of a $1.85 billion acquisition of Tropicana Entertainment.

The offer represents a nearly 40 percent premium to Amer's closing price on Monday.

Nielsen Holdings will explore strategic alternatives including a sale, the TV ratings company told Reuters in a statement on Tuesday, after coming under pressure to do so from hedge fund Elliott Management.

Germany's two main department store chains are set to merge in a deal under which Canada-based Hudson's Bay Co. will form a joint venture with Austria's Signa.

The Latest on the ouster of one of the TV industry's most powerful executives, Les Moonves, with allegations of sexual misconduct continuing to surface (all times local): 7:10 a.m.

Djibouti is escalating a dispute with global port operator DP World by nationalizing the majority shares in the Doraleh Container Terminal.

Walmart says it will buy 30 more electric semis from Tesla for use in its Canadian operations.

Justice Department antitrust enforcers are preparing to give the green light to two major deals in the health-care industry, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Thousands of farmers, workers and agricultural laborers have marched through New Delhi streets demanding better wages, more jobs, higher prices for their produce and an end to privatization of state-run companies.

Coffee wars may be going global.

Costa has nearly 4,000 retail outlets in more than 30 countries.

Campbell Soup Co. plans to focus on its core snacks and soup business in North America and sell its international business, paying down debt.

A Maryland pharmaceutical company will acquire the maker of the opioid overdose reversal nasal spray Narcan.

The move would abandon efforts to become a more fresh-oriented company.

The new secretary of veterans affairs pledged to the American Legion on Wednesday that he won't privatize his agency's health care services even as it increases options for veterans to seek care in the private sector.

Soft drink giant Coca-Cola announced on Tuesday it is acquiring Moxie, a long-lived and beloved New England soda brand that is the official state beverage of Maine.

A Canadian power company says it expects to purchase dozens of hydroelectric plants across the U.S. by the end of the year — including four in Maine.

Saudi Arabia says it "remains committed" to an initial public offering of the state-run oil behemoth Saudi Aramco despite delays and growing speculation it may never be listed.