J&J ‌reached a relatively cheap $5.5 bln settlement that could end over a decade of ​litigation related to talc. The healthcare ​giant exited Kenvue, its former consumer ⁠goods unit, partly to escape ...
The credit-focused shop led by ​Michael Arougheti is circling ​private equity firm Leonard ⁠Green and the $85 bln ​it manages. A deal ​of this sort would reverse the typical expansion route. Greater ...
A Shanghai firm has ‌built machines similar to ASML's novel versions, which knocked €55 bln off the Dutch group’s value and ​stoked investor fears about its dominance. ​But the copycat kit is not as ...
The boards of Rotork, easyJet and others recently extracted greater ​than 50% premiums from ​suitors. Shareholders would probably have ⁠taken less, which raises the ​question of why bidders don't ​go ...
A $770 mln fine won't tip CEO Jane Sun's online travel firm out of ​its dominant position overnight. But ​Beijing's crusade against market abuse tends ⁠to weaken incumbents and embolden ​challengers.
Beijing is browbeating BHP ⁠and rivals ​to cut prices ​of the key steel ingredient while also ​developing ways ​to disintermediate them. It threatens ‌earnings ⁠and Australia’s top export.
As a standalone business, the studios, TV networks and theme parks could be ​worth $55 bln, nearly twice what ​Comcast paid 15 years ago. ⁠The rationale for combining cable and ​entertainment no ...
Surprisingly flexible ​demand meant the world’s ⁠top importer ​acted as a ​brake on crude values rising even higher this ​year. As ​oil trades near $100 a barrel ‌again, ⁠the key question is whether ...
The chipmaker may backstop $600 ‌bln of financing for OpenAI and SoftBank to build a 10 GW data center. Ever-bigger and pricier projects are already chewing up free cash flow at Google and beyond. By ...
Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR are paying $7.9 bln for ​a 49% stake in the Gulf state’s oil network. Past deals ‌by ADNOC and Aramco have been safe, mutually beneficial infrastructure plays. Iran ...
DCC agreed to sell to ‌KKR and Energy Capital Partners for nearly £6 bln. Investors have largely discounted the Irish energy distributor's ​board-backed 2030 profit targets. Without the ​deal, DCC ...
Students forced a minister's sacking after ​an exam leak, exposing ​anxieties over job prospects. Managing ⁠the aspirations of India's ​900 mln young is getting ​harder. New Delhi's move to tap ...