Mergers and acquisitions

Plans to form a landmark joint venture between Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel have been rejected by EU regulators over concerns that the deal would push up prices and reduce competition

In this edition: can the EU compete with global companies with its current competition rules? A Franco-German rail sector merger is sewing division in Brussels. And the rest of the news in Brief - aid to Venezuela, Eurogroup accountability and from a critic to a convert.

It's the latest in a series of Chinese acquisitions of US companies to be blocked by CFIUS.

But the US government's lawsuit to block the merger sparks concerns the White House is trying to hurt Time Warner's CNN.

Trades unions warn merger of Alstom & Siemens' train businesses is loco & will cost jobs in France & Germany.

German industrial group Siemens and France's high-speed train maker Alstom have merged their rail assets, according to media reports.

Household goods firm Unilever firmly rejects a surprise takeover bid from US food company Kraft Heinz saying it has no financial or strategic merit.

Britain's biggest supermarket chain Tesco is to buy food wholesaler Booker taking it into the market to supply the UK's cafes, restaurants and pubs.

Italy's Luxottica and France's Essilor see a merger in their future to create a global eyewear powerhouse worth 46 billion euros.

A deal has been signed for the acquisition of Japan's Sharp Corporation by the Taiwanese company Foxconn