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Nation Jun 11

States sue to stop $26.5 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger

By Tali Arbel, Mae Anderson, Associated Press

Economy Oct 10

Logos of CVS and Aetna are displayed on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Justice Department on Wednesday gave approval for the two companies to merge with conditions. Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters
CVS Health-Aetna merger gets the green light

As a condition of the deal, Aetna must sell its Medicare Part D prescription drug plan business to resolve anti-monopoly issues.

By Associated Press

Economy Jun 12

An AT&T store in New York. Photo by Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images
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Why the AT&T mega-merger is a green light for other businesses

AT&T can complete an $85 billion purchase of Time Warner, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. Best known as a wireless provider, AT&T would acquire major content creators like HBO, CNN and Warner Brothers under the deal. The Justice Department…

Economy Dec 27

Column: The 10 most remarkable deals — and busts — of 2016

This year saw another bumper crop of remarkable business deals. Even if the volume of mergers and acquisitions fell short of the 2015 record, new mergers and partnerships were formed, and some big ones were busted up.

By Ben Gomes-Casseres

Economy Jun 30

Column: What’s behind these big merger deal busts?

Anti-trust authorities have been active of late: several big merger deals have been stopped dead in their tracks.

By Ben Gomes-Casseres

Apr 06

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News Wrap: Pfizer, Allergan call off record merger

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In our news wrap Wednesday, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and Irish rival Allergan abandoned a merger agreement after the Obama administration imposed rules to block the company from saving millions of dollars in taxes. Also, former coal executive Don Blankenship was…

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Dec 07

Clinton offers new ‘exit tax’ on U.S.-foreign company mergers

By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press

Hillary Clinton on Wednesday will unveil a proposal for a new "exit tax" aimed at cracking down on corporate inversions, a practice that permits U.S. companies to merge with corporations overseas to lower their tax bill.

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Oct 05

Column: Why mergers are booming

By Ben Gomes-Casseres

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

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Aug 26

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How American companies change their address to avoid corporate taxes

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May 03

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Pfizer-AstraZeneca deal could impact drug development

By PBS NewsHour

Pfizer made a $106 billion bid for the British drug maker AstraZeneca this week in a move that was potentially motivated by lower corporate tax rates overseas. The deal could also affect the development of new drugs. Hari Sreenivasan speaks…

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