Mergers and acquisitions

General Motors is reportedly close to selling Swedish unit Saab. The likely buyer is a small Swedish sports car company called Koenigsegg. The company charges $1 million or more for its vehicles. Stephen Beard reports.

U.S. money manager BlackRock is about to become the world's largest asset manager after agreeing to buy an investment arm of British bank Barclays. Steve Chiotakis talks to Marketplace's Ashley Milne-Tyte about why this deal is so interesting.

Metals company Chinalco would have gotten a whopping 9 percent of $19.5 billion and two board seats in mining giant Rio Tinto. Scott Tong reports why Rio is not as desperate any more to make a deal.

Time Warner and AOL are calling it quits, ending a disastrous partnership. Bob Moon reports on why this media marriage didn't work out.

Porsche is looking for an outside investor after its deal with Volkswagen fell apart. The botched merger leaves Porsche with a $12 billion debt. Stephen Beard explores why the deal failed and where it might get help now.

American Apparel has agreed to pay Woody Allen $5 million to settle a lawsuit. The filmmaker sued the retailer for suing his image without permission. Sally Herships reports on whether this is hurting or helping the company's business.

Obama's new antitrust chief Christine Varney promised the administration would be tough on companies that violate anti-monopoly laws. This likely means more suits against big business. Jill Barshay reports.

Many of the largest banks still don't get passing grades in U.S. government stress tests and must raise billions of dollars before they can pass. How does this affect the consumer? Reporter Jeremy Hobson has some answers.

Live Nation is still waiting to find out if regulators will approve its proposed merger with Ticketmaster. If the deal goes through, it could mean taking advantage of bigger shares from artists. Joel Rose reports.

Volkswagen and Porsche have agreed to merge after the sports car's plan to buy stake buckled under debt. Stephen Beard explores the longstanding family feud between the two companies and whether it's ended now.