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Regulator pressure kills Halliburton-Baker Hughes merger

by Kimberly Adams
May 2, 2016
The oil industry slowdown also helped derail the merger.
A Halliburton facility in Louisiana. 
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The only way to stop inversions might be tax reform

by Dan Gorenstein
Apr 6, 2016
The Pfizer-Allergan merger is out, but what about inversions across the board?
Pfizer was set to merge with Allergan, but after new inversion rules announced by the Treasury Department, the phama giants decided against merging. 
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Staples and Office Depot fight FTC for merger

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 21, 2016
The FTC argues that a merger will hurt big businesses that buy office supplies on a national scale.
The merger between Staples and Office Depot is valued at $6.3 billion.
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The FTC is dealing with more high tech issues

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 7, 2016
Kai talks to the FTC’s Chairwoman Edith Ramirez
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How to succeed at merging

by David Brancaccio
Feb 10, 2016
A closer look at the great tax game.
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M and A little bit of history repeating

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 25, 2016
A stock market drop usually follows a boom year for buyouts
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Dow Chemical and DuPont announce plans to merge

by Marketplace Staff
Dec 11, 2015
The deal values them at $130 billion.
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Is it enough for companies to make stuff these days?

by Scott Tong
Dec 9, 2015
Dow Chemical and DuPont may merge over 300 years of manufacturing history.
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Another big merger? This time we're talking chemicals

by Andy Uhler
Dec 9, 2015
Two of the world's biggest chemical companies are in talks.
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A merger meant to shake up the sleepy mattress biz

by Mark Garrison
Dec 1, 2015
The deal is a response in part to changes wrought by the Internet
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