Sharp to buy Toshiba PC business, issue $1.8B in new shares
The Osaka-based electronics maker will be able to use the scale of parent Foxconn, the world's biggest contract manufacturer, to produce PCs more cheaply - just as it has done with TVs.
Discovery, PGA building the ‘Netflix’ of golf in rights deal
Discovery Inc. announced $2 billion deal with the PGA Tour for international TV rights and a new streaming service.
Walmart sells majority of Brazil unit, takes $4.5B charge
Walmart did not disclose the value of the transaction but said it would record a noncash charge of roughly $4.5 billion related to the deal in the second quarter.
Microsoft to buy GitHub in $7.5B deal
The deal is expected to close by the end of the calendar year.
Microsoft agrees to buy GitHub: Report
Microsoft reportedly agrees to buy GitHub
Germany's Bayer to complete Monsanto purchase on Thursday
German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG said Monday that it plans to complete its purchase of U.S. seed and weed-killer maker Monsanto Co. this week after receiving all the required approvals from regulators.
Bayer launches $7B cash call to fund Monsanto deal
The cash call is smaller than initially envisaged by Bayer because Monsanto reduced its debt while the antitrust review dragged on.
Disney, Comcast may face bidding war for Fox assets
Brewing media battle
Official: 2 more months to restore power in Puerto Rico
The director of Puerto Rico's power company tells The Associated Press that it could take another two months to fully restore power on the island as crews work to strengthen the electrical grid amid a new hurricane season.
Waymo's self-driving car service to include 62,000 minivans
A self-driving car service that Google spinoff Waymo plans to launch later this year in Arizona will include up to 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans under a deal announced Thursday.
Fox eyes Disney deal despite Comcast bid: Gasparino
Media merger hurdles
MGM Resorts to buy New York's Empire City Casino
Empire City casino is in Yonkers, New York and includes Yonkers Raceway.
Current high bid for Gawker set at just $1.13M
The gossip webster was once estimated to be worth $100 million.
WellCare Health to buy Meridian Health Plans for $2.5b
The deal adds more than 1 million Medicaid members in Michigan and Illinois.
CBS, Viacom can’t survive separately: Charlie Gasparino
Redstone fires back at CBS
CBS controlling shareholder fires back over board vote
CBS Corp.'s controlling shareholder has fired back at the company over a board attempt to dilute the shareholder's stock voting power, the latest move in an escalating legal battle for control of the media company.
Bayer selling $9B in ag business ahead of Monsanto merger
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG has agreed to the U.S. government's demand that it sell about $9 billion in agriculture businesses as condition for acquiring Monsanto Co., a U.S. seed and weed-killer maker.
Pret A Manger to be acquired by Panera owner JAB
The restaurant chain Pret A Manger is being acquired by the European investment firm that bought Panera Bread last year.
More consolidation ahead in the financial sector?
2018 M&A outlook
Owner of Panera, Krispy Kreme buys Pret a Manger
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