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Dealmakers wonder if Trump will intervene in mergers

It wasn’t a surprise when Donald Trump took the opportunity during his Jan. 11 press conference to angrily accuse CNN of spreading fake news. Throughout the campaign Trump had complained the cable network was being unfair to him—and at one point vowed that as president, he would block AT&T Inc.’s proposed $85.4 billion merger with […]

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Trump to pick deals lawyer Clayton to lead SEC

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Sullivan & Cromwell partner Jay Clayton to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, positioning a top lawyer to banks and hedge funds to lead Wall Street’s main regulator.

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