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June 29 2017 - 9:16AM
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Walgreens Ends Rite Aid Merger, to Buy Half Its Stores
Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid nixed their $9.4 billion
merger agreement and reached a new deal in which Walgreens will
instead buy half of Rite Aid's stores for $5.18 billion in
cash.
Fox's Bid for Sky Set for More U.K. Scrutiny
The U.K. government said it was likely to require further
scrutiny of 21st Century Fox's $15.1 billion bid to buy the 61% of
British TV giant Sky it doesn't already own.
Pine River Capital to Spin Off Nearly $2 Billion Hedge Fund
Pine River Capital Management plans to spin off a nearly $2
billion government bond-trading fund into a standalone firm Jan. 1,
in what is likely to be one of the biggest new hedge-fund launches
next year.
Citigroup Doubles Dividend After Stress Test Success
Citigroup Inc. is set to pay out far more than it is expected to
earn in the coming year, a major milestone as the bank seeks to
revive its lagging stock. It will double its quarterly
dividend.
Staples in $6.9 Billion Deal With Sycamore
Private-equity firm Sycamore Partners agreed to buy Staples Inc.
for about $6.9 billion, a bold bet on a company whose sales have
been shrinking in recent years.
Berkshire Hathaway On Path to Be Top Bank of America Holder
The Federal Reserve said Bank of America can raise its dividend,
which could prompt Warren Buffett's firm to swap its preferred
shares in the bank into about $17 billion worth of common
stock.
A New Problem for Keystone XL: Oil Companies Don't Want It
Keystone XL is facing a new challenge: The oil producers and
refiners the pipeline was originally meant to serve aren't
interested in it anymore.
The Latest UPS Delivery Vehicle Isn't a Drone, It's a Golf Cart
UPS plans use golf carts to deliver packages in Kentucky during
the holiday season instead of expanding its fleet of delivery
trucks, a move that is rankling the local Teamsters union.
Amazon's Whole Foods Deal Adds Pressure on Grocery Services to Deliver
The impact of the e-commerce giant's Whole Foods deal on online
grocery services is still unclear, but one thing is certain:
Competition is heating up. From Instacart to Peapod, firms are
racing to gain a larger share of the fast-growing market.
Google Must Remove a Search Result Globally, Canada Court Rules
Canada's top court ruled that Google can be forced to remove
search results globally, adding to the constraints governments and
courts are exerting over tech giants as those companies' influence
grows.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 29, 2017 09:01 ET (13:01 GMT)
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