How Dish Network plans to become a cell phone company in 2020
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen believes his company could be a significant competitor in the US consumer wireless business.
mergers and acquisitions
Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot agree to merge
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA Group have signed a binding merger agreement, solidifying a nearly $50 billion deal that will create the world's third largest automaker.
DuPont nutrition unit to merge with IFF
DuPont is creating a new $45.4 billion consumer goods giant by merging its food and nutrition business with International Flavors & Fragrances.
Meet the biggest bank you've never heard of
Truist wasn't even a word a year ago. Now it's one of America's biggest banks.
Auto workers OK labor deal at Fiat Chrysler
Auto workers at Fiat Chrysler have ratified a new four-year contract, closing the door on the possibility of another strike like the one that shut down rival General Motors for six weeks.
Why DC's longest-serving politician may be removed from office
As Washington, DC, hones in on impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, local officials in the nation's capital are focused on their own potential ousting: that of City Councilmember Jack Evans.
T-Mobile, Sprint head to court to defend merger
Attorneys general from more than a dozen states are flexing their legal muscles in a landmark trial that could block T-Mobile's $26 billion merger with Sprint.
Elizabeth Warren wants to make it harder for big banks to get bigger
If big banks held marriage ceremonies to celebrate their mergers, Elizabeth Warren would be the first one to shout,
GM suit against Fiat Chrysler could upend crucial talks
General Motors brought an unprecedented racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler this week. It could not have come at a worse time.
Charles Schwab agrees to buy TD Ameritrade for $26 billion
Two of the leaders of the online brokerage industry are merging. Charles Schwab agreed to buy TD Ameritrade for $26 billion, the companies announced Monday.
HP rejects Xerox takeover bid, yet again
HP is making itself clear to Xerox: Seriously, we don't need you.
Sprint may soon be a dead brand
Sprint is a storied American brand, but it's one that could cease to exist if its $26 billion merger with T-Mobile is approved.
America's milk industry is struggling
Milk is falling out of fashion.
Gannett CEO: 'Protecting journalism is the right thing to do'
New Gannett is here.
Yahoo Japan, Line merge to fend off US tech giants
SoftBank founder Masaoyshi Son is trying to orchestrate a $30 billion merger of two Japanese internet companies to build a tech business that can survive in the "winner-takes-all" world of Google and Facebook
HP board rejects takeover bid from Xerox
Hewlett-Packard Inc.'s Board of Directors has unanimously rejected a bid to be acquired by Xerox, though it did not completely shut down an effort by Xerox to merge the two aging former tech giants.
Gannett shareholders approve GateHouse merger
Hundreds of local newspapers are now under one umbrella company, making it the largest US media company by print circulation and completing a deal that has journalists and advocates for strong local media worried about the future.
T-Mobile CEO John Legere in talks to take over top job at WeWork
T-Mobile and Sprint are hoping to complete their merger soon. But the man positioned to head that new company is in talks to lead another major undertaking: a rescue mission for WeWork.
KKR reportedly wants to buy Walgreens
Walgreens reportedly wants to go private, and KKR is said to be interested in buying it. The acquisition would almost certainly be the largest private takeover in history.
FCC greenlights T-Mobile, Sprint merger
The Federal Communications Commission formally approved T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint on Tuesday, handing the two companies another victory as they seek to complete a $26 billion merger in the face of stiff opposition by more than a dozen state attorneys general and consumer advocacy groups.
How to financially prepare for being laid off
Sometimes, there are warning signs that you are in danger of being laid off -- a buyout of your company, a merger or a strategic change in direction. Other times, the cuts come without warning. But while being laid off is not in your control, being financially prepared for such an event is.
Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot owner agree to merge in mega auto deal
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot owner PSA Group have announced the terms of a $48 billion merger that would create the world's third-largest automaker and help spread the huge cost of developing electric and autonomous vehicles.
Fiat Chrysler reportedly in talks to merge with Peugeot owner
Fiat Chrysler is once again looking to get hitched.
Virgin Galactic soars in its stock exchange debut
Virgin Galactic began trading on the New York Stock exchange Monday — another sign that entrepreneur-built space companies are maturing.
