Bloomberg Just as most people are packing up for the holidays, dealmakers across the world are rushing to finish up a slew of transactions in industries ranging from consumer to telecom to health care. Companies have announced about $361 billion of mergers and acquisitions this month, making it the busiest December in at least 12 years, according to data compiled ...

Bloomberg Yandex NV, Russia’s largest search engine, bought local food-delivery firm Foodfox to expand its tie-up with Uber Technologies Inc. in the country, according to a statement on Monday. Uber agreed in July to merge its business in Russia and CIS with Yandex into a $3.7 billion joint venture to be controlled by the Russian company, as it battles across ...

Bloomberg Barney Harford, the former chief executive officer of online travel site Orbitz, has been named chief operating officer at Uber Technologies Inc., making him the second-highest ranking executive at the ride-hailing company. Harford, who sits on the board of airline company United Continental Holdings Inc., will oversee global ride-hailing operations, marketing, customer support, and the company’s food-delivery business. It’s ...