Mergers and acquisitions

European regulators may raise objections to a merger between Oracle and Sun Microsystems. Stephen Beard reports.

Warren Buffett's firm, Berkshire Hathaway, will buy giant rail company Burlington Northern Santa Fe in a deal worth $44 billion. Reporter Mitchell Hartman talks the details with Bill Radke.

Stanley Works is acquiring Black & Decker in a stock deal valued at $4.5 billion. Mitchell Hartman reports.

The Bloomberg news service is buying BusinessWeek for an estimated -- and paltry -- $5 million. It hopes the magazine will help it reach an audience outside the world of hardcore financial news and data. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.

General Motors could complete a deal to sell off its European divisions to Magna this week. Christopher Werth reports.

The SEC has reached a deal with Bank of America, which could give regulators an idea of what was going on at the bank as it wrapped up its merger with Merrill Lynch. Steve Henn reports.

The Chicago Cubs are filing for bankruptcy, which is supposed to give a clean slate to the team's new owners. Joel Rose reports.

There's word that regulators in Britain aren't keen on the merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Stephen Beard reports.

General Electric reportedly is in negotiations to sell part of NBC to cable giant Comcast. But it's not clear if Vivendi, which owns 20% of NBC, is ready to sell. Alisa Roth reports.

CBS is looking to save cash by partnering with international news Web site GlobalPost.com. Jeremy Hobson reports the deal may be a model for news organizations looking to beef up foreign coverage.