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The article considers a provision of the 2012 U.S. JOBS Act, legislation on new business enterprise finance, which would allow such businesses to submit confidential drafts of documents to the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) related to initial public stock offerings (IPO). Concerns by critics that had the legislation would have prevented investors in the IPO of Internet industry firm Groupon Inc. from learning of possible accounting irregularities by Groupon are examined.

The article reports that mining company BHP Billiton Ltd. will acquire oil-and-natural-gas producer Petrohawk Energy Corp. for over $12 billion. Billiton has sought to expand beyond minerals and mining, and the deal with Petrohawk brings with it access to sizable shale-gas assets in Louisiana and Texas.

This section offers global financial market news briefs as of August 22, 2015 including the sell recommendation of the Dow Theory technical indicator, gasoline prices in the U.S., and how European airline stocks are benefiting from lower oil prices.

The article focuses on corporate mergers in 2014, including pharmaceutical company Allergan's discovery of discrepancies in Salix Pharmaceutical's inventory levels during its due-diligence process, oil company Encana's acquisition of Athlon Energy, and computer company Apple's acquisition of Beats Electronics.

News briefs on corporations are presented including arrests of two employees of aerospace industries company Rolls-Royce PLC on charges of bribery in Great Britain, an announcement of increased seasonal hiring in spring 2014 by retail industry firm Home Depot and negotiations by medical apparatus company Biomet Inc. to go public.

News briefs on corporations are presented including the dismissal of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alec Cunningham by WellCare Health Plans Inc., the restarting of a petroleum pipeline after a September 2013 accident in North Dakota by Tesoro Logistics LP and a U.S. investigation of a unit of Caterpillar Inc. for violating environmental laws.

The article presents news briefs on several topics including rules about the labeling of generic drugs to be issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, preparation by food-concessions operator Aramark Corp. for an initial public offering, and a revised employment contract for Martha Stewart of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.

The article offers business news briefs as of July 2013, with information on fines for the media executive Barry Diller for violating merger reporting laws; the closure of international subsidiaries of the Sinovel Wind Group Co., a Chinese wind-turbine manufacturer; and a court appeal for prison release by the former Tyco International Ltd. executive L. Dennis Kozlowski.

The article reports that private-equity firm Blackstone Group LP has informed a special board committee at computer maker Dell Inc. that it is abandoning its efforts to assemble a buyout bid for the company.

The article discusses efforts to acquire electronics retailer Best Buy Co. by its founder, Richard Schulze, and reports that talks between the company and Schulze aimed at allowing him to acquire a minority stake in Best Buy as well as three board seats have been terminated.

The article presents corporate news briefs as of February 11, 2013 on topics including a sales forecast from automobile retail chain AutoNation Inc., profits at financial firm Apollo Global Management LLC, and a decrease in Chinese tourists traveling to Japan.

The article reports that share prices for mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. declined after it purchased oil and gas companies Plains Exploration and Production Co.and McMoRan Exploration Co. on December 5, 2012 in an effort to stabilize its operating base and revise its portfolio.

The article offers corporate news briefs as of October 23, 2012, on topics including the proposed merger of energy firms Petroliam Nasional and Progress Energy Resources, strategic planning at retail company Esprit Holdings, and electronic payments firm WorldPay's possible sale of its U.S. division.

The article discusses the proposed purchase of a 70% stake in wireless-service provider Sprint Nextel Corp. by Japanese company Softbank Corp., and considers whether the agreement will gain approval from a majority of Sprint's shareholders.

The article states that U.S. social media company Facebook Inc.'s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, chief financial officer David Ebersman, and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg participated in meetings in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 8, 2012, concerning its initial public offering (IPO).

The article discusses efforts by snack-food producer Diamond Foods Inc. to strengthen it balance sheet by approaching private equity firms about making a minority investment in Diamond.

The article reports on the competition between Chinese oil producers Cnooc Ltd. and China Petroleum Chemical Corp. to buy a 30 percent stake in Texas-based FTS International Inc.

This section offers news briefs on corporations including the rejection of a proposal by Foxtel to acquire Austar United Communications Ltd. because of possible monopoly impact, the shortage of the anti-cancer drug Doxil manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, and the plan of Acer Inc. to acquire iGware Inc.

This section offers news briefs on corporations, including the decision of Air Products & Chemicals Inc. to raise its takeover bid for rival Airgas, the 600 million U.S. dollars that Ford Motor Co. plans to spend to convert its assembly plant in Louisville, Kentucky to build its Escape small sport-utility vehicle, the higher-than-expected earnings reported by Lululemon Athletica Inc. for its fiscal third quarter ended October 31, 2010.

This section offers news briefs on corporations, including the earnings of Tyson Foods Inc., the recall of Benadryl and Mortin by Johnson & Johnson and the sales of Tesco PLC in China amounting to 4 billion British pounds.