Stanley Works is buying rival Black & Decker Corp. for $4.5 billion, the two companies said Monday, bringing together mammoth brands in the toolmaking business. ...more

November 3, 2009

The owner of Roll Call is buying Congressional Quarterly in a deal that will bring two well-known publications covering Capitol Hill and Washington politics under the same corporate umbrella. ...more

July 22, 2009

Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America plans to lay off 81 employees in Tampa, according to a notice it filed with Florida regulators. ...more

June 18, 2009

Two of the biggest forces in the entertainment business are joining up. Concert promoter Live Nation Inc. and ticketing giant Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday morning that they plan an all-stock merger of equals. The combined company will be called Live Nation Entertainment. ...more

February 10, 2009

Verizon Wireless completed its $5.9 billion purchase of Alltel Wireless today, merging two significant cellular phone companies in the South. ...more

January 9, 2009

As the purchase of XM Satellite Radio by larger rival Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. closed Tuesday, questions remained over whether the combined company can handle its $3.4 billion in debt, including $1.1 billion due next year. ...more

July 30, 2008

NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless has agreed to buy Alltel Corp. for $5.9 billion, which would make it by far the largest cellular carrier in the U.S. ...more

June 5, 2008

New titles for NASCAR's top two series and full-season use of the Car of Tomorrow are the main changes fans will notice for 2008. ...more

February 10, 2008

With U.S. antitrust clearance for its DoubleClick purchase, Google's focus now turns to European regulators, who are expected to be more critical of the top search engine linking up with a market leader in online advertising. ...more

December 21, 2007

Senators expressed no outright opposition to Google's $3.1 billion purchase of online advertising firm DoubleClick at a hearing focused on the deal's potential threats to competition and consumer privacy. ...more

September 27, 2007