History-Making Year for Mergers

Acquisitions are on track this year to break the previous record of $4.6 trillion made in 2007, according to research firm Dealogic, the Los Angeles Times reports. Many of the mergers are being made by companies hoping to gain market share in their own industries such as the recent one involving the world’s largest beer makers, Anheuser-Busch InBev and rival SABMiller.