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U.S. antitrust official says worries over limiting vertical deals ‘misplaced’

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A top antitrust official at the U.S. Justice Department attempted to reassure investors on Thursday that worries that regulators would crack down on proposed combinations of two companies on a supply chain — known as vertical mergers — were overblown.

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Disney, Fox carved out assets ‘surgically’: U.S. antitrust chief

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s $52.4 billion deal to acquire most of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc’s assets was “surgically” structured on good advice to be submitted to regulators, Makan Delrahim, assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division, said on Thursday.

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Walmart sues to bar former tax executive from joining Amazon

WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) – Walmart Inc has asked a court to block a former top tax executive from joining Amazon.com Inc , saying the move would violate a non-compete agreement and “irreparably harm” Walmart’s business by potentially tipping off its rival to strategic plans including potential merger targets.

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Exclusive: U.S. Justice Department probes T-Mobile-Sprint merger effect on smaller wireless companies – sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice is examining how the proposed merger between T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp could affect prices for smaller wireless operators, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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