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FCC will not say if agency will review AT&T purchase of Time Warner

U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler on Thursday declined to say if he thinks the commission will review AT&T's proposed $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner Inc. At a press conference, Wheeler called questions hypothetical, since nothing has been filed. Some analysts have suggested that since Time Warner only holds one broadcast license and some satellite licenses that the transaction could avoid a full-scale review by the FCC. “We ought to see how things develop,” Wheeler said, declining to …

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Shire, Baxalta to announce merger as soon as Monday: sources

The deal would come after Reuters first reported on Dec. 22 that Shire's latest offer for Baxalta had met the latter's valuation expectations. Baxalta shares were trading on Thursday just under $39 and Shire stock was at $190.45 a share. Both parties are confident tax concerns arising from Baxalta's spin out from Baxter International Inc will not be an impediment to the transaction but are waiting for a formal legal opinion to come through before signing their merger agreement, the people added.

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Barclays fined for lax crime checks in ‘deal of century’

By Steve Slater and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's financial watchdog has fined Barclays 72 million pounds ($109 million) for cutting corners in vetting wealthy customers in order to win a huge transaction described by one senior manager as potentially the “deal of the century.” Barclays arranged the 1.9 billion pound transaction in 2011 and 2012 for a number of rich clients deemed by the regulator to be politically exposed persons (PEPs), or people holding prominent positions that could be open to financial abuse. “Barclays did not follow …

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