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Wall Street signaled skepticism on Monday that AT&T Inc would secure the government approvals needed to carry out its planned $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc, with shares of both companies falling as analysts scrutinized the deal. Time Warner...

Oil prices fell on Monday as Iraq said it wanted to be exempt from an OPEC deal to cut production, though losses were capped by Iran saying it would encourage other members to join an output freeze. Brent crude futures...

Time Warner Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes said on Monday that AT&T Inc was the only company to make a takeover approach for the media group. AT&T said on Saturday it had agreed to buy Time Warner for $85.4...

AT&T Inc's (T.N) proposed $85 billion takeover of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) generated skepticism among both Democrats and Republicans on Sunday, making it more likely that regulators will closely scrutinize the effort to create a new telecommunications and media...

T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its forecast for customer additions for the year as heavy discounting helped attract subscribers. Shares of the company, controlled by Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE), were up 3.5 percent at $48.40...

AT&T Inc (T.N) is set to announce as early as Saturday a $85 billion deal to buy Time Warner Inc (TWX.N), sources familiar with the matter said, paving the way for the biggest merger in the world this year,...

General Electric Co (GE.N) beat analyst profit forecasts in the third quarter, but revenue growth remained sluggish, prompting the company to scale back expectations for full-year revenue and profit on Friday, sending shares sharply lower. The industrial giant's adjusted profit...

Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) premium division Audi will buy back 25,000 diesel engined cars in the United States to compensate owners whose cars do not meet exhaust emission standards, German weekly Der Spiegel said on Friday. Audi representatives are in talks with...

Wall Street fell sharply Friday morning as GE's comments on the economy and its disappointing forecast weighed on industrials stocks, but a rally in Microsoft and McDonald's helped limit losses. GE's (GE.N) shares were off 2.3 percent, weighing the most...

British American Tobacco (BATS.L) has offered to buy out U.S. cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc (RAI.N) in a $47 billion takeover that would create the world's biggest listed tobacco company with brands including Newport, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall. The...