Andrew Ross Sorkin

The Chinese government said Sunday that it would acquire a $3 billion stake in the Blackstone Group, the private equity firm, in the country's first effort to diversify its $1.2...

Knight Ridder, the second-largest newspaper company in the United States, agreed Sunday night to sell itself for about $4.5 billion in cash and stock to the McClatchy Co., a publisher...

Phillips Petroleum Co. and Conoco Inc. agreed Sunday to merge, creating a $35 billion company that would be the nation's largest gasoline retailer and would combine pump brands such as...

Chevron Corp. agreed Sunday to acquire Texaco Inc. for about $36 billion, creating the world's fourth-largest oil corporation. The companies' boards approved the deal, which is expected to be announced...