CHICAGO — Jewel-Osco parent company Albertsons is suing Mariano’s parent company Kroger after a $24.6 billion merger of the grocery giants was blocked in court.

The two companies had been in merger talks since at least 2022, even before Spirit filed for bankruptcy due to prolonged periods of financial losses and a substantial debt load.

The Japanese companies are considering joining forces to survive in a rapidly changing auto industry, but auto history is filled with troubled and failed marriages.

FCC chair threatens to block mergers of media companies engaged in DEI The agency is already investigating Comcast and NBCUniversal over their diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

It’s Not You, It’s WB: A Brief History of Warners’ 21st Century Mergers and Breakups The pending split of Warner Bros. Discovery will be the third undone merger for the media giant since 2009.

Many companies will consider consolidation to enhance their strengths, reduce competition or achieve financial or operational ...

The two cable giants have agreed to merge in the first major media deal this year. Charter chief Chris Winfrey will lead a combined company, which will take on the Cox name.

Capital One's planned $35.3 billion acquisition of a rival credit card company, Discover, was approved by two regulators, Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, on Friday.

Charter Communications and Cox Communications, two of the largest cable companies in the U.S., have entered into an agreement to merge.

The FTC is seeking to block the merger , arguing it would eliminate competition between the supermarket chains and would lead to even higher prices for shoppers.

Albertsons, the parent company of two prominent supermarket chains in Massachusetts, is abandoning merger plans one day after it was blocked by a federal judge.