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EU antitrust regulators to rule on Blackstone’s F&R deal by July 20

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators will decide by July 20 whether to clear U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group’s US$20 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Thomson Reuters’ Financial and Risk (F&R) unit, a filing on the EU competition watchdog’s website showed on Monday.

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Fujifilm sues Xerox over aborted merger

(Reuters) – Fujifilm Holdings Corp sued Xerox Corp on Monday for well over $1 billion plus punitive damages, accusing it of succumbing to pressure to activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason in abandoning a proposed $6.1 billion merger.

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Wall Street tumbles as U.S.-China trade spat escalates

(Reuters) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 200 points on Monday and the other major indexes were lower, as China’s retaliatory action against tariffs imposed by the United States reignited fears of a possible trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.

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U.S. Supreme Court to review scope of investor protection laws

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal by a New York investment banker banned from the industry by the Securities and Exchange Commission in a case that could limit the scope of those who can be held liable under laws protecting investors from securities fraud.

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