A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Kroger $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons, ruling that the proposed union would lessen competition for grocery shoppers. The preliminary ...

A federal judge in Oregon blocked Kroger’s $24.6 billion acquisition of grocery rival Albertsons on Tuesday, marking the possible end of what would have been the largest supermarket merger in U ...

The proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons foundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two separate cases both halted the merger. U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne ...

Kroger’s plans to buy its grocery rival Albertsons hit a major roadblock Tuesday, when a federal judge put a halt to the deal, which would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history.

Shares of Kroger rose Tuesday on the news that a federal court blocked its planned merger with Albertsons. The deal would have made the combined companies one of the biggest grocery chains around.

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the proposed $25 billion merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, ruling that the deal would limit competition and harm consumers, but the judge left the ...

Judge says deal would cut direct competition between rivals Kroger had argued deal would lower prices at Albertsons Kroger shares jump, Albertsons stock falls Dec 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ...

NEW YORK, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Kroger (KR.N), opens new tab and Albertsons (ACI.N), opens new tab could turn to fast-growing and profitable advertising ventures to tackle competition and grow after ...

One multi-billion merger partner bailed out after two court rulings went against the long-pending Kroger-Albertsons merger. Albertsons has gone from being a merger partner with Kroger to seeking ...

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the proposed $25 billion merger between Albertsons and Kroger, agreeing with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that the deal would undermine competition in the ...