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As U.S. shale sinks, pipeline fight sends woes downstream

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – Within weeks, two low-profile legal disputes may determine whether an unprecedented wave of bankruptcies expected to hit U.S. oil and gas producers this year will imperil the $500 billion pipeline sector as well. In the two court fights, U.S. energy producers are trying to use Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to shed long-term contracts with the pipeline operators that gather and process shale gas before it is delivered to consumer markets. The attempts to shed the contracts by Sabine …

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Western Digital investor Alken pushes to cancel SanDisk deal

Western Digital agreed to buy SanDisk in a $19 billion deal in October to help increase its ability to make flash memory storage chips used in smartphones and tablets. The London-based investment manager, Alken Asset, said weakness in the storage chip market has hurt Sandisk's stock price which in turn will hurt Western Digital if the deal goes through. “The price being paid for SanDisk is excessive in light of the changing landscape for SanDisk's products and capital markets…

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Allergan’s revenue beats on higher U.S. brand sales

(Reuters) – Allergan Plc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue, helped by strong performance in its U.S. brands segment, and said it continues to expect its takeover by Pfizer Inc to close in the second

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