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3 ways the Disney-Fox megamerger could affect you

By Patty Gorena Morales

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Randall Stephenson (L), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Jeffrey Bewkes (C) and Chairman of AXS TV and owner of the Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban are sworn in before a Senate Judiciary Committee Antitrust Subcommittee hearing on the proposed deal between AT&T and Time Warner in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

AT&T vs. Justice: Behind the dispute over Time Warner deal

AT&T says it's ready to fight the government for its $85 billion Time Warner deal if it has to. The Justice Department's objections surprised many on Wall Street.

By Tali Arbel, Associated Press

Column: Why mergers are booming

Another day, another merger. Telephone companies, drug companies, airlines, hospitals, retail stores and now beer. Why?…

By Ben Gomes-Casseres

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