A federal judge has ruled against Kroger’s $25 billion takeover bid for Albertsons, granting a preliminary injunction blocking the deal. After holding a more than three-week "mini-trial" in August and September,

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 leaving the door

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.S. history.