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Rural towns fear Kroger-Albertsons merger will close stores and raise prices

by Matt Bloom
May 2, 2023
The companies’ plans have drawn skepticism from trade unions, consumer advocate groups and Colorado's attorney general.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser speaks during a town hall meeting in Cañon City about the planned merger of Kroger and Albertsons. He said he may challenge the deal in court.
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Big Tech's health care mergers raise antitrust questions

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Mar 1, 2023
Amazon's acquisition of health care clinics represents new antitrust terrain for the Federal Trade Commission.
Amazon's the acquisition of health clinics run by One Medical has been approved by antitrust regulators, but similar deals may still face future scrutiny.
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Alexa, meet Roomba: Amazon buys robotic vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion

by Stephanie Hughes
Aug 8, 2022
"Alexa, please tell the Roomba to stop scaring the cat."
Amazon's billion-dollar purchase of Roomba may see the company become even more involved in home smart technologies.
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Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44 billion. Is it just about free speech?

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Apr 25, 2022
Social media giant OKs "unbelievably fast" deal with world's richest person. Many observers remain uncertain of what drove his decision.
Entrepreneur Elon Musk intends to add the global communications platform Twitter to his portfolio, which includes Tesla and SpaceX.
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Breaking down the deals on “Succession”

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 23, 2021
Many of the storylines reflect real-life business deals.
Siblings Kendall (Jeremy Strong), left, Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) have big ideas but lack leadership skills.
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The SPAC craze, explained

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Mar 5, 2021
Investors are piling into “blank-check” companies. Some experts are worried.
Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
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Adidas trying to figure out what to do with Reebok

by Andy Uhler
Dec 15, 2020
Reebok turned a profit in 2018 but the success was short-lived.
Reebok athletic shoes on display in 2019. The sportswear industry has become more competitive since Adidas acquired the brand.
Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Chromat
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Salesforce is buying messaging app Slack for $27.7 billion

by David Brancaccio and Marielle Segarra
Dec 2, 2020
It's Salesforce's largest acquisition yet.
Marc Benioff, founder, chairman and CEO of Salesforce
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The proposed S&P and IHS Market merger is all about consolidating data services

by Andy Uhler
Nov 30, 2020
As Wall Street trading now relies heavily on computers and AI, data used to analyze various sectors is a valuable commodity.
Trading on Wall Street these days is different from what it used to be even 15 or 20 years ago.
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S&P Global buys IHS Markit in $44B deal for data companies

by Associated Press
Nov 30, 2020
Data collection has become pivotal on Wall Street as algorithms and high-speed trading overtake the traditional picking of stocks.
Douglas Peterson, S&P Global CEO, will hold that title at the combined company.
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