The $9.6 billion deal would expand Verizon’s fiber network to a size that would rival major competitors such as AT&T and Comcast.

Liberty Media’s CEO will step down as the company splits its Live Nation and Quint holdings from the motor sport businesses.

In an interview, Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods says President-elect Trump’s plan to pull U.S. out of the Paris agreement is a bad idea.

The genetics company is closing a unit that was once seen as core to its future.

Aristocrat Leisure will sell its Palarium Global mobile-gaming unit to Sweden’s Modern Times Group as the Australian gaming company increasingly focuses on regulated gaming and slot machines.

The National Day holiday in early October, combined with a rally in Chinese equity markets, may have also supported consumer sentiment.