Telecom giant AT&T is said to be close to announcing a deal to buy Time Warner, the owner of CNN, HBO and TNT. A merger would make Ma Bell, which also owns DirecTV, an even bigger player in the media world.
Talks to salvage a free trade deal between Canada and the EU have collapsed, leading Canadian negotiators to openly question whether Europe is "capable" of reaching an agreement.
McDonald's reported strong sales and earnings as customers around the globe continued to flock to the fast food giant. But it may get tougher for McDonald's to keep growing in the U.S. unless it can win back more younger diners.
Elizabeth Warren fired off a letter on Thursday asking Wells Fargo whether new CEO Tim Sloan played a role in the bank's creation of as many as 2 million fake accounts.