USA Disney agrees $52.4bn deal with Fox Disney will pay $52.4bn dollars for 21st Century Fox entertainment channels. The move marks the end of over 50 years of expansion of Rupert Murdoch's media empire 14/12/2017
Business Disney in talks to conclude takeover of 21st Century Fox Disney is in talks to finalise a price for the purchase of the Murdoch family's 21st Century Fox. An announcement is thought to be imminent 14/12/2017
Zimbabwe Army takes control in Zimbabwe Africa's longest-serving ruler Robert Mugabe, 93, may have reached the end of the line after the army takes over in Zimbabwe. 15/11/2017
Business ChemChina's takeover of Syngenta set to go ahead The takeover of Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta by ChemChina is set to go ahead as 80% of Syngenta shareholders agree. 05/05/2017
Business Vivendi looks to video games and advertising companies French media giant Vivendi is reportedly to focus on buying video games and advertising companies to address investor concerns about its strategy. 25/04/2017
Business German drugmaker Stada agrees takeover A lengthy takeover process ends with German generic drugmaker Stada agreeing to be bought by investment groups Bain Capital and Cinven. 10/04/2017
Business Upstart Tesla elbows Ford aside in market value Tesla has not sold many cars and makes a fraction of the revenue of Ford, but it has just overtaken the 100-year-old automobile pioneer in terms of market capitalisation. 04/04/2017
Business Intel drives ahead with Mobileye purchase US microchip maker Intel is buying Israeli driverless technology firm Mobileye which could give it a dominant role in the autonomous-driving sector. 13/03/2017
Business Kraft drops Unilever bid US food giant Kraft has dropped its plan to buy the UK-based Unilever. 20/02/2017
Business British American Tobacco to merge with Reynolds British American Tobacco takeover of US firm Reynolds will create the world's biggest listed tobacco company, overtaking Philip Morris International. 17/01/2017
Business Sinochem and ChemChina merger on the cards say sources Chinese firms Sinochem and ChemChina are reportedly talking about possibly merging to create a more competitive global industry player. 14/10/2016
Business Bayer raises bid price for Monsanto Bayer's quest to become the world's largest producer of seeds and pesticides has led it to raise the price it is willing to pay for US firm Monsanto to more than $65 billion. 06/09/2016
Business Frankfurt's Hahn airport gets Asian connection China's Yiqian Trading Company is buying Hahn airport near Frankfurt in Germany with plans to boost passenger numbers to and from Asia and also increase air freight links. 06/06/2016
Business Inter Milan bought by China's Suning Chinese electronics retailer Suning Commerce Group is taking a controlling interest in Italian football club Inter Milan. 06/06/2016
Business Alaska Air to buy Virgin America in 2.3 billion euro deal Alaska Air Group says it has agreed to buy Virgin America for almost 2.3 billion euros. It wants to expand its presence on the US West Coast 04/04/2016
Business Starwood Hotels bidding war hots up as Anbang raises the stakes China's Anbang raises offer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts to almost $14 billion, trying to see off Marriott International's bid. 29/03/2016
Business ChemChina bids for Syngenta to improve Chinese food production State-owned ChemChina is to pay 39 billion euro for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta as China seeks greater food security. 03/02/2016
Business AB InBev and SABMiller agree takeover deal to create new beer giant If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. After being rebuffed several times in its bid to take over SABMiller, brewing giant AB InBev’s 13/10/2015
Business SABMiller rejects latest AB InBev bid in big beer battle The battle of the brewers between the world’s two biggest beer producers has taken another twist. SABMiller – owners of Peroni – has rejected the 07/10/2015
Yemen Yemen: Houthi leader defends power takeover In Yemen, leader of the Houthis Abdul Malik defends a takeover of power his rivals and the Gulf Cooperation Council have denounced as a political coup. 07/02/2015
Yemen Yemen's Houthis assume power and dissolve parliament The United Nations and the United States have condemned Yemen’s dominant Houthi group for dissolving parliament. The move was also denounced by the 06/02/2015
Business Schaeffler tiring of Continental? German automotive parts supplier Schaeffler has taken its debt restructuring a step further at the expense of its partner – Continental by selling 25/09/2012
