Mergers and Acquisitions

Sears Holdings Corp. says a special committee of its board is starting a formal process to explore the sale of its Kenmore brand and related assets.

Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp.'s music unit is buying a stake in Peanuts Holdings, the company behind Snoopy and Charlie Brown.

The settlement resolves a proxy contest that would have played out at the Xerox annual meeting.

There's no apparent signs that Wall Street is worried about a plant fire that is forcing Ford to cut back on production of its F-150 pickup, the top-selling vehicle in America.

The deal, which comes just four months after Armo went public, would give Lilly access to the smaller drug developer's lead immuno-oncology candidate, pegilodecakin.

South Korea says it has reached an agreement with General Motors to inject $4.35 billion in funding to keep the loss-making Korean unit afloat.

The France family is reportedly exploring a sale of the racing series.

A strong quarter from its cable networks bolstered its overall results.

Walmart is paying $16 billion for a controlling stake in India's giant online retailer Flipkart, breaking into a fast-growing economy where it has struggled to establish a foothold.

Media company Twenty-First Century Fox is buying seven TV stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group for $910 million.

The deal, capping almost two years of talks, will help the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer fortify and boost market share against Amazon.com, which reportedly had tried to make a competing offer for a stake.

The deal would be one of the biggest in Vodafone history.

The Japanese company makes another moves into the U.S. market.

Comcast may make a bid for 21st Century Fox assets if AT&T prevails in its case over the federal government.

The offer represents a 64 percent premium to Shire's March 23rd closing price.

Media companies and private equity firms could show interest in NASCAR, the report said.