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Mergers and Acquisitions

Here’s what you need to know about the U.S. lawsuit against the AT&T-Time Warner merger

The Trump administration has sued to block AT&T’s $85 billion takeover of CNN-owned Time Warner. The trial starts March 21. Here’s what you need to know.

Reuters just got $10 billion to build a sustainable news business. How should it spend it?

Reuters News just won the lottery. What will it do with all that money?

Credit Karma has acquired an instant message bot, Penny, that helps people track their spending

The $3 billion company continues to expand beyond its credit roots.

Apple is buying Texture, the digital magazine distributor

A message from Apple to big publishers: We like you.

Digital media veteran Jon Miller, backed with money from TPG, is going shopping for websites

They bought Fandom last month, and they want more.

WeWork is on an acquisition spree — and they’re all over the board

The company has bought everything from advertising tech to apps for construction managers.

Rival chipmakers Qualcomm and Broadcom are in a back-and-forth that can only be described as a soap opera

Qualcomm has no interest — never has and never will — in letting Singapore-based Broadcom take over its company.

WeWork is acquiring digital marketing startup Conductor

It’s another move by WeWork to diversify its business model outside renting office space.

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Coinbase now has an M&A boss. What sorts of things would she want to acquire?

A cryptocurrency company could do some fairly outside-the-box acquisitions.

Amazon’s Ring buy gives it the same number of acquisitions this year as Apple or Google

The online retailer’s acquisitions by the numbers.

Here’s how a lawsuit against Ring scuttled one deal a few months before Amazon bought it

Did a private equity firm lose out on a quick dollar because it got spooked?

Amazon is making its second-biggest acquisition ever — the doorbell company Ring

The deal gives Amazon another tool as it begins to deliver packages inside homes.

The media merger wars are on. Next up: Comcast’s bid to undercut Disney’s purchase of Fox.

Comcast bid $31 billion for European pay TV service Sky, besting Rupert Murdoch’s bid.

Circle has bought Poloniex, a cryptocurrency exchange, for around $400 million

It’s one of the larger deals in the crypto-economy.

Priceline’s acquisition of Booking.com was so transformational that it is changing its name to Booking Holdings

Take a look at its stock price since.

Flight Club — the retail Mecca for sneakerheads — is merging with the GOAT sneaker app

The combination will create a hybrid retailer with a valuation of about $250 million.

Amazon should buy CBS. Here’s why it would be a smart deal.

It’s about the NFL. Also, why tech should buy media.

Laurene Powell Jobs buying BuzzFeed News is a great idea, even if it doesn’t happen

Take: One civic-minded billionaire. Add: One money-losing news operation. Presto! A fun combination to talk about.

Uber looked at buying a truck logistics company

Load Delivered and Uber met as recently as this month in Chicago.

Facebook bought a startup that specializes in verifying government IDs

Confirm is joining Facebook’s office in Boston.

Another big Amazon acquisition, a Peloton IPO — and other commerce predictions for 2018

If 2017 is any indication, 2018 will be a big year for e-commerce and retail.

Didi is buying an Uber competitor in its fastest-growing region

The ride-hail company is buying Brazilian app 99.

Craigslist competitor Letgo tried to engage its rival OfferUp in merger talks

The two are battling Craigslist and Facebook in local commerce.

SoftBank has successfully acquired 15 percent of Uber in a major victory for both companies

A lot of people are now very rich.

Home Depot has considered buying a $9 billion logistics company so Amazon doesn’t

XPO Logistics has been a partner of both companies.

Here’s the deal behind Jann Wenner’s deal to sell Rolling Stone, his iconic music magazine

It’s an "investment," not a sale, for an important reason.

Democrats are calling for hearings on Disney’s bid to buy 21st Century Fox

Lawmakers on the House and Senate’s top antitrust committee say Congress should take a closer look.

Disney is buying most of 21st Century Fox

Disney is buying 21st Century Fox businesses in a big bet on streaming over TV

Price tag: $52.4 billion. With debt: $66.1 billion. All stock deal.

Disney’s Fox acquisition means the end of Hulu as we know it

It’s not going away — but it will look very different.

Target is acquiring Instacart competitor Shipt for $550 million to fight back against Amazon

Target will offer same-day delivery from half of its stores by summer.

Twitter’s M&A boss Jessica Verrilli is leaving the company

By Twitter standards, Verrilli has been around a lifetime.