Appliance Business Cast Off by GE Thrives Under Chinese Ownership
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—When General Electric Co. agreed to sell its appliance unit to a Chinese manufacturer in 2016, the future wasn’t...
Acquisitions/Mergers
Judge Approves Request to Revamp Rogers Communications Board
A Canadian judge approved a bid by Ed Rogers to reconstruct the board at Rogers Communications Inc., escalating a family...
WSJ News Exclusive | DuPont Plans Moves That Would Remake Chemicals Company
DuPont de Nemours Inc. is planning deals that would remake the famed chemicals company, according to people familiar with the...
WSJ News Exclusive | Coke to Pay $5.6 Billion for Full Control of BodyArmor
Coca-Cola Co. is buying full control of BodyArmor for $5.6 billion in a deal that values the sports drink brand...
WeWork Shares Rise on First Day of Trading, Two Years After Failed IPO
WeWork Inc. shares rose on their first day of trading Thursday, capping a journey to a listing that included the...
Springer Replaces Bild Editor
BERLIN—German publisher Axel Springer SE on Monday said it had replaced the editor in chief of its Bild tabloid, Europe’s...
Zillow Gets Outplayed at Its Own Game
Zillow, it seems, has over-flipped. The company that has prided itself on its technology to outsource a lot of human...
WSJ News Exclusive | Politico’s New Owner Plans to Grow Staff, Launch Paywall
BERLIN—Axel Springer SE plans to eventually put Politico’s content behind a paywall and immediately boost the political-news publisher’s head count...
WSJ News Exclusive | Catalent to Buy Supplement Maker Bettera Holdings for $1 Billion
Contract drug manufacturer Catalent Inc. is expected to announce Monday that it has agreed to buy closely held Bettera Holdings...
WSJ News Exclusive | Boeing Plans Investment in Virgin Orbit’s $3.2 Billion SPAC Listing
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit said Boeing Co. will invest in the satellite-launching startup’s planned $3.2 billion SPAC listing later this...
Topps SPAC Merger Collapses After Loss of MLB Trading-Card Deal
Topps Co.’s plan to go public in a blank-check merger has been derailed by new exclusive contracts that Major League...
WSJ News Exclusive | Hyatt Plans to Buy Apple Leisure Group From KKR and KSL Capital for $2.7 Billion
Hyatt Hotels Corp. plans to buy resort company Apple Leisure Group from its private-equity owners for $2.7 billion including any...
Adidas Agrees to Sell Reebok to Authentic Brands
Adidas AG said it has agreed to sell Reebok to Authentic Brands Group for up to 2.1 billion euros, the...
Kansas City Southern Deal to Get Regulatory Ruling by End of August
Federal railroad regulators said they plan to issue a key ruling by the end of the month that would potentially...
NortonLifeLock Agrees to Buy Cybersecurity Provider Avast
NortonLifeLock Inc. agreed to acquire and combine with cybersecurity firm Avast PLC in a cash-and-stock deal that would extend the...
WSJ News Exclusive | Canadian Pacific Plans New, Higher Bid for Kansas City Southern
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is planning to make a new, increased offer for Kansas City Southern , according to people...
A Gold Mine Takeover Highlights Increasing Mining-Sector Risk
Canada’s Centerra Gold Inc. invested more than $3 billion over nearly three decades to turn a remote gold prospect in...
Casino Owner Vici Properties to Buy MGM Growth Properties
Real-estate investment trust Vici Properties Inc. agreed to buy MGM Growth Properties LLC in a deal that values the casino...
Activision Replaces Blizzard Head J. Allen Brack as It Faces Gender-Bias Lawsuit
Activision Blizzard Inc. said an executive named in a gender-bias lawsuit filed by California regulators is leaving the videogame publisher....
Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Charged With Securities Fraud
Trevor Milton, the founder of Nikola Corp. and onetime executive chairman of the electric-truck startup, was indicted Thursday on securities-fraud...
