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Green News

The world’s largest mining company could be leaving oil and gas behind

BHP currently produce 300,000 barrels of oil per day.

Sport

Football clubs in Belgium vote to merge with Dutch league

Belgian football clubs have voted in favour of merging with Dutch teams to create the BeNeLeague.

Belgium

Commission must block Google's merger with Fitbit: data protection NGO

Privacy International, the European Consumer Organisation and some US lawmakers have raised concerns about Google's access to sensitive health data if it acquires Fitbit.

Business

Google buys Fitbit

Google will buy Fitbit for almost 2 billion euros, trying to succeed at the market for fitness trackers and smart watches.

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Business

Lego's parent company buys Merlin Entertainments for €6.6 billion

Blackstone, the parent company of the internationally acclaimed toy manufacturer Lego has acquired Merlin Entertainments, owner of Madame Tussaud's, for €6.6 billion.

Japan

Watch: Chief Executive of Nissan apologises for Ghosn misconduct

"As a representative of our company, I would like to deeply apologize to our shareholders for the financial misconduct and the serious wrongdoing by our former executives last year."

Business

EU blocks Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel joint venture

Plans to form a landmark joint venture between Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel have been rejected by EU regulators over concerns that the deal would push up prices and reduce competition

Business

Fiat Chrysler withdraws merger offer for Renault blaming French politics

Fiat Chrysler withdraws merger offer for Renault, blames French politics

Germany

Possible job losses as Germany's big banks in merger taks

Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank confirmed on Sunday they were in talks about a merger.

Europe News

The Brief: EU to merge or not to merge

In this edition: can the EU compete with global companies with its current competition rules? A Franco-German rail sector merger is sewing division in Brussels. And the rest of the news in Brief - aid to Venezuela, Eurogroup accountability and from a critic to a convert.

Economy

UniCredit and Societe Generale shares soar after merger report

Financial Times reports that the Italian and French banks are exploring a merger

United Kingdom

'We're in the Money': Sainsbury's CEO sings his way into an apology after hot-mic moment

Sainsbury's CEO Mike Coupe was left rather red-faced after being caught singing 'We're in the Money' just hours after announcing the supermarket's plan to buy Asda.

United Kingdom

UK's No 2 and No 3 supermarkets to merge

A deal to create the biggest retailer in the UK is in the works.

Economy

US government blocks MoneyGram sale

It's the latest in a series of Chinese acquisitions of US companies to be blocked by CFIUS.

Economy

AT&T-Time Warner deal to prevail, analysts predict

But the US government's lawsuit to block the merger sparks concerns the White House is trying to hurt Time Warner's CNN.

Business Series

French & German trainmakers to merge to create world's number two locos and signals giant

Trades unions warn merger of Alstom & Siemens' train businesses is loco & will cost jobs in France & Germany.

Business Series

Siemens and Alstom merge rail assets

German industrial group Siemens and France's high-speed train maker Alstom have merged their rail assets, according to media reports.

Business Series

Vodafone to merge Indian business with local rival Idea

Britain's Vodafone is to join Idea Cellular to become India's biggest telecoms business with 400 million customers, overtaking market leader Bharti.

Markets

LSE-Deutsche Boerse merger seen set to fail

A merger between the London Stock Exchange and Germany's Deutsche Boerse looks to be heading for collapse over competition issues.

Business Series

Unilever shares drop on Kraft withdrawal

Shares in Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever fell after US rival Kraft Heinz Co abruptly abandoned its surprise takeover proposal.