Mergers and acquisitions

JPRestaurants, which runs Banjo, Oyster Box and Jersey Crab Shack, is sold for an undisclosed sum.

The deal will unite two giants in the over-the-counter health business, bringing together brands like Kleenex and Benadryl.

Two of the world's biggest coffee firms are to combine as the industry grapples with tariffs and high prices for beans.

Union Pacific agrees to buy Norfolk Southern, establishing a $250bn colossus with 50,000 miles of track.

The ruling comes after Lee Jae-yong was acquitted of all charges in two earlier trials.

There have been reports the Boots chain could be sold off separately by its new owner.

A deal between Mondelez and Hershey could create a food giant with sales of almost $50bn a year.