Mergers and Acquisitions

Linde and rival Praxair said they have come to an agreement on key aspects of a deal to create a $65 billion industrial gases giant.

Linde and rival Praxair said they have come to an agreement on key aspects of a deal to create a $65 billion industrial gases giant.

On Wednesday Yahoo disclosed that more than 1 billion user accounts were breached in a new cyber-attack, the largest in history.

On Wednesday Yahoo disclosed that more than 1 billion user accounts were breached in a new cyber-attack, the largest in history.

French media company Vivendi says it has acquired a 20 percent stake in Italy's Mediaset in what the media company of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi says is a hostile takeover bid.

French media company Vivendi says it has acquired a 20 percent stake in Italy's Mediaset in what the media company of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi says is a hostile takeover bid.

Monsanto shareholders have voted to approve a proposed $57 billion takeover bid by Bayer AG, in a deal that would create a chemical and agriculture giant.

Monsanto shareholders have voted to approve a proposed $57 billion takeover bid by Bayer AG, in a deal that would create a chemical and agriculture giant.

Russia's state-owned oil giant, Rosneft, is buying a 30 percent stake in an offshore Egyptian gas field for $1.6 billion deal.

Russia's state-owned oil giant, Rosneft, is buying a 30 percent stake in an offshore Egyptian gas field for $1.6 billion deal.

Sumner Redstone's National Amusements Inc. is pulling its support for merging CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc., which would have reunited the media firms amid an evolving media landscape.

Sumner Redstone's National Amusements Inc. is pulling its support for merging CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc., which would have reunited the media firms amid an evolving media landscape.

While Wall Street speculates about whether Disney will buy Netflix, one Disney shareholder says the possible tie up is a bad idea.

While Wall Street speculates about whether Disney will buy Netflix, one Disney shareholder says the possible tie up is a bad idea.

21st Century Fox Inc. is in late-stage discussions to buy the rest of Sky PLC, the U.K.'s market-leading pay-TV provider, as Fox again tries to consolidate its holdings years after its previous attempt was thwarted by a phone-hacking scandal. Fox already owns 39.1% of the company.

21st Century Fox Inc. is in late-stage discussions to buy the rest of Sky PLC, the U.K.'s market-leading pay-TV provider, as Fox again tries to consolidate its holdings years after its previous attempt was thwarted by a phone-hacking scandal. Fox already owns 39.1% of the company.

The German government says it has stopped the vetting process for a Chinese firm's purchase of chipmaker Aixtron SE after the U.S. government nixed the takeover.

The German government says it has stopped the vetting process for a Chinese firm's purchase of chipmaker Aixtron SE after the U.S. government nixed the takeover.