Companies have spent a stunning $2 trillion on mergers so far this year

China's software industry consisting of 38,656 companies generated revenues of CNY3.446 trillion (US$540.9 billion) in January-July 2018, growing 14.8% on year, according to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)......»»

Amazon has doubled in market value in just a year and now joins Apple in the elite ranks of companies worth $1 trillion......»»

Don't expect tax reform to reverse the recent slowdown in merger and acquisition activity. The reason: The prices just ain't right. Last year saw $2.93 trillion in mergers and acquisitions close in North America and Europe, down 15 percent from 2.....»»

Plans for disbursing cash to shareholders remain ambitiousRelated Stocks: AAPL,.....»»

2018 is on pace to be a record-breaking year for corporate consolidation. In the first three quarters of the year, companies around the world announced merger and acquisition deals worth a total of........»»

Japan outmuscled China to dominate mergers and acquisitions in Asia last year, and with companies in possession of more than $890 billion in cash, the spending spree is likely to continue in 2019......»»

Amazon.com Inc spent $14.19 million on lobbying the U.S. government in 2018, according to a regulatory filing, beating its year-ago record, as large U.S. technology companies pushed back on issues such as privacy, immigration and new tariffs......»»

S&P 500 companies unveiled plans to buy back almost $1 trillion in stock last year. The party is likely to continue in 2019, according to JPMorgan......»»

U.S. companies bought back a record $1 trillion in stock last year. This year will be even bigger......»»

Companies have bought back a record $1.1 trillion of their own stock in the past year, even as some have been cutting jobs. Sens. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) want to make it harder for them to do that......»»

The U.S. economy's merger and acquisition market entered 2018 with a bang and exited on a whimper, a trajectory experts say is unlikely to change in the months ahead. U.S. companies were targeted in roughly $1 trillion in mergers and acquisitions l.....»»

The 74-year-old Walmart heiress Alice Walton has spent her $84 billion fortune amassing a huge art collection and breeding horses. Walmart'.....»»

Forget legacy brands – it’s the challengers who are taking the business world by storm! According to a new report by Yelp, upstate companies are leading the pack in terms of growth and consumer interest. It isn’t just a sprinkle of inn.....»»

The multi-year contract will see the local companies providing services to the military at ports around the world......»»

Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet,.....»»

Few business sectors can top the production and employment numbers of Western New York's manufacturing industry. This year, we're highlighting 23 standout companies from this standout sector......»»

The companies on this years list of the fastest-growing private companies are working to zoom past all sorts of challenges, including inflation, interest rates, a tight labor market, political uncertainty and more......»»

Companies have continued to cut jobs in 2024 after a wave of layoffs last year. Amazon, IBM, Google, UPS and Tesla are among those shedding staff. Tesla has had ong.....»»

Five companies are finalists for this year’s Oregon Angel Food competition from Oregon Entrepreneurs Network......»»

Venture capital firm Revolution found Seattle-area climate tech companies landed almost $240 million in funding last year......»»