The decision to go public is the latest twist for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company, a firm that helped invent an entire industry.

The memory chip maker said that it might buy a flash memory maker, SanDisk, in a deal that could reshape a struggling industry.

Altria Group is in advanced talks to buy UST, the maker of the popular Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco brands, for more than $10 billion. The terms could not be learned.

American Airlines rejected claims that a proposed alliance with British Airways would create a monopoly on trans-Atlantic service from London’s Heathrow Airport.

The Coca-Cola Company said it had made a bid to acquire one of China’s largest juice makers for about $2.4 billion.

The Coca-Cola Company said it would buy a leading Chinese juice maker, the China Huiyuan Juice Group, for $2.3 billion.

Soccer may not yet compare with investing in real estate or blue chip stocks. But the intense interest in the soccer club Manchester City illustrates the appeal foreign investors have for these visible assets.

Shionogi & Company plans to buy an American rival, Sciele Pharma, for $1.1 billion, the fourth big overseas deals in nine months by a Japanese company eager to expand overseas.

The fashion house is a maker of luxury ready-to-wear clothing for men and women.

Here’s a bold idea: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should merge. Outrageous? Maybe, but it’s certainly worth considering as the value of their shares continues to wither.