Barrick, Randgold to Create Gold-Mining Giant With $18.3 Billion Merger 
 

Barrick Gold agreed to buy Randgold Resources in an all-share merger that will create the world's largest gold company worth $18 billion with a dominant position in Africa.

 
French Retailer Carrefour Denies Takeover Talks With Rival Casino 
 

Casino Group said late Sunday its board had rejected entreaties from Carrefour about a possible combination that would merge two of France's best-known retail giants.

 
Comcast's Next Test on Sky: Convincing Investors 
 

Having secured control of European pay-TV giant Sky PLC, Comcast now must persuade investors that it didn't overpay and that the deal will accelerate its growth.

 
Comcast's Sky-High Bid to Go Global 
 

Comcast is offering a stratospheric price for Sky. To justify its bid, Comcast will need to take the Sky streaming platform on a risky offensive across Europe.

 
Sky Loss Is a Disappointment for Disney Ambitions 
 

Walt Disney didn't win Sky as part of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets, but the end to the unusual bidding war leaves rival Comcast paying a sum that will benefit Disney as a minority owner of the British pay-TV operator.

 
Sky Takeover Proves a Dream Trade for Hedge Funds 
 

The bidding war for broadcaster Sky had already provided hedge funds with one of their best trades of the year. This weekend's dramatic auction made it even better.

 
WPP Considers Merger of Young & Rubicam and Digital Ad Firm VML 
 

WPP's Chief Executive Mark Read is preparing to consolidate some of the advertising giant's major properties, as traditional agencies struggle to keep pace with the industry's digital shift.

 
Dell to Interview Banks for IPO in Lieu of Tracking-Stock Acquisition 
 

Dell Technologies Inc. is exploring the possibility of launching a traditional IPO instead of going public through a proposed acquisition that has met resistance from several investors.

 
Singapore Imposes Fines, Restrictions Over Uber-Grab Deal 
 

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber and imposed operating restrictions on the former after ruling that a merger earlier this year was anticompetitive.

 
Vox Media On Pace to Miss Revenue Target as Digital Advertising Disappoints 
 

Digital publisher Vox Media is expected to miss its revenue goal for this year by more than 15%, adding to the list of new-media companies struggling to live up to lofty growth expectations.

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