Supreme Court says states can collect online sales tax, consumers likely to pay more
In a case that could likely mean consumers paying more nationwide, the Supreme Court Thursday opened the door for states…
Uproar grows as administration digs in on child separation policy
President Donald Trump continued to defend his controversial immigration policies on Tuesday, in wide-ranging comments to a business group in…
Qualcomm-NXP deal still waiting for China nod: sources
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is yet to approve U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc’s (QCOM.O) proposed $44 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductors…
Medical device maker Stryker makes takeover approach to Boston Scientific: WSJ
(Reuters) – Medical device maker Stryker Corp has made a takeover approach to rival Boston Scientific Corp, the Wall Street…
Verizon names tech chief as CEO, putting network over content
(Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) named chief technology officer Hans Vestberg as its new CEO beginning Aug. 1, surprising…
Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz steps down
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp Executive Chairman Howard Schultz is stepping down, effective June 26, the world’s biggest coffee chain said…
Walmart sells majority of Brazil unit, takes $4.5 billion charge
NEW YORK/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Monday that it has sold an 80 percent stake in…
Walmart sells majority of Brazil unit, takes $4.5 billion charge
NEW YORK/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Monday that it has sold an 80 percent stake in…
Bayer launches $7 billion cash call to fund Monsanto deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bayer (BAYGn.DE) launched a 6 billion euros ($7 billion) rights issue on Sunday, a cornerstone of the…
NXP shares fall as China’s warning revives concerns over Qualcomm deal
(Reuters) – Shares of NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI.O) fell 5 percent on Wednesday after China’s latest warning against U.S. trade…
Fox sets Disney deal vote for July 10
(Reuters) – Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O) will hold a special meeting on July 10th for its stockholders to vote…
Qualcomm to meet China regulators in push to clear $44 billion NXP deal: sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) is expecting to meet this week in Beijing with China’s antitrust regulators in a…
Thyssenkrupp CEO feels heat after investor vote of no confidence
FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – Heinrich Hiesinger’s position as Thyssenkrupp’s CEO is more precarious than it has ever been as he…
Comcast prepares to top Disney’s $50 billion offer for Fox
(Reuters) – Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) confirmed on Wednesday it was preparing a higher, all-cash offer for most of the media…
Interview: Pawn Stars
Is it Treasure or Trash? How do you tell if something is a fake? Rick and Corey Harrison know. The…
LaSalle Hotel accepts Blackstone’s $3.7 billion cash offer
(Reuters) – LaSalle Hotel Properties (LHO.N) decided to sell itself to private equity firm Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) for $3.7…
Australia’s Santos gets final sweetened $10.8 billion bid from Harbour Energy
(Reuters) – U.S.-based Harbour Energy made a final offer of $10.8 billion for Australia’s Santos Ltd (STO.AX) on Monday, hiking…
Airbus loses ground in bid to sell jets to United: sources
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Airbus’s hopes of winning an immediate respite from slow sales of its A330neo jetliner with an…
Diesel fallout is responsibility of carmakers: German minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmakers will have to take responsibility for the fallout from their cheating in diesel cars’ emission…
Qualcomm-NXP deal still on hold in China, trade talks with U.S. eyed: sources
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Qualcomm’s proposed $44 billion takeover of rival NXP Semiconductors is yet to see a concrete breakthrough in…
Xerox abandons planned deal with Fujifilm in victory for Icahn and Deason
NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) – Xerox Corp (XRX.N) has scrapped a planned $6.1 billion deal with Fujifilm Holdings Corp (4901.T) in…
Xerox says ending Fujifilm deal, settles with Icahn, Deason
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Xerox Corp (XRX.N) said on Sunday it was ending its planned deal with Fujifilm Holdings Corp…
AT&T CEO: We made ‘big mistake’ hiring Cohen, chief lobbyist out
(Reuters) – AT&T Inc (T.N) on Friday ousted its top lobbyist, and the No. 2 wireless carrier’s chief executive said…
Exclusive – AT&T CEO: We made ‘big mistake’ hiring Cohen, chief lobbyist out
(Reuters) – AT&T Inc (T.N) on Friday ousted its top lobbyist, and the No. 2 wireless carrier’s chief executive said…
Silver Lake to buy Zoopla and PrimeLocation for $3 billion
(Reuters) – Silver Lake Management Company has agreed to acquire ZPG plc (ZPG.L), the owner of British property websites Zoopla…
Goldman Sachs, Apple to launch joint credit card: WSJ
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and Apple Inc (AAPL.O) are preparing to launch a joint credit card, the Wall Street…
Exclusive: Qatar Petroleum CEO says pushing ahead with expansion despite Gulf embargo
DOHA (Reuters) – State energy giant Qatar Petroleum will push ahead with its production expansion and foreign asset acquisition strategy…
Marathon to become top U.S. refiner with $23 billion Andeavor buy
(Reuters) – Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC.N) agreed to buy rival Andeavor (ANDV.N) for more than $23 billion in the largest-ever…
Britain’s Sainsbury’s and Asda agree 13.3-billion-pound merger
LONDON (Reuters) – Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L) and Asda, the UK arm of Walmart (WMT.N), confirmed on Monday they had agreed a…
Jilted Akorn sues Fresenius over deal termination
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. generic drugmaker Akorn is taking former suitor Fresenius to court after the German healthcare group canceled…
China Huarong shares halted as chairman investigated for suspected graft
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Trading in shares of China Huarong Asset Management Co Ltd (2799.HK) and two of its units…
Carl Icahn buys stake in software provider VMware: CNBC
(Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has acquired a stake in cloud computing platform VMware Inc (VMW.N), CNBC reported on…
Ad king Sorrell's abdication leaves WPP at crossroads
LONDON (Reuters) – Martin Sorrell’s sudden exit from WPP marks a shocking end to the career of a chief executive…
China slows review of chip company mergers amid trade tensions: WSJ
(Reuters) – Two multi-billion dollar takeovers of semiconductor makers are being stalled by Chinese regulatory reviews amid rising U.S.-China trade…
T-Mobile restarts talks to acquire Sprint: source
(Reuters) – T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) is engaged in a new round of talks to acquire Sprint Corp (S.N), a…
Pfizer signs deal with Allogene to develop cancer cell therapy
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it signed an agreement with Allogene Therapeutics, a company formed by a consortium…
Exchange operator CME Group to buy Britain’s NEX for $5.5 billion
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. exchange operator CME Group has agreed to buy NEX Group for $5.5 billion to create a…
Britain shrugs off Brexit to enjoy boom in dealmaking
LONDON (Reuters) – British companies have been swept up in a global boom in dealmaking that has seen the amount…
Akzo Nobel reshapes business with 10 billion euro sale
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Akzo Nobel will sell its chemicals business in a 10.1 billion euro ($12.6 billion) deal to buyers…
U.S. gunmaker Remington files for bankruptcy
(Reuters) – Remington Outdoor Co Inc , one of the largest U.S. makers of firearms, filed for bankruptcy protection on…
Broadcom promises on security, Qualcomm revamps board
(Reuters) – Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) has promised not to sell critical national security assets to foreign buyers if its deal…