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Competition Bureau wants full block of Rogers-Shaw deal
FILE PHOTO: Ethernet cables are seen in front of Rogers and Shaw Communications logos in this illustration taken, July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustrations/File Photo
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EQ Bank owner closes $495-million takeover of Concentra Bank
The logo of EQ Bank, a subsidiary of Equitable Group Inc, is seen in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 16, 2017. Picture taken December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
books
U.S. judge blocks planned $2.2-billion merger of Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster
FILE - A book published by Simon & Schuster is displayed on Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Tigard, Ore. On Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, a federal judge blocked Penguin Random House's proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
international business
Shipping, power owner Atlas agrees to higher $10.9-billion buyout by Poseidon
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Federal Court judge asks Rogers and Shaw to provide evidence supporting Competition Bureau’s proposed relief
FILE PHOTO: Ethernet cables are seen in front of Rogers and Shaw Communications logos in this illustration taken, July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustrations/File Photo
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Power utility Fortis reports third-quarter profit and revenue up from year ago
Fortis Place in downtown St. John's, N.L., is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Fortis Inc. has signed a deal to sell its 51 per cent stake in the Waneta expansion hydroelectric project in B.C. to its provincial government partners for approximately $1 billion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Paul Daly
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Rogers, Shaw, Quebecor say mediation talks with Canada’s competition watchdog failed to resolve merger objections
A woman holds two cellphones in this photo illustration, Monday March 29, 2021 in Chelsea, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Telus International acquiring U.S.-based mobile app company for US$1-billion
A woman is silhouetted as the Telus Corp. logo is displayed on a screen during a company event in Vancouver on Friday, October 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Boswell’s big battle: In Rogers-Shaw merger, the Competition Bureau wins even if it loses
David Moscrop
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Competition Bureau remains firm in its decision to challenge proposed Rogers-Shaw merger
Quebecor’s president and chief executive officer Pierre Karl Peladeau (L)arrives at the Competition Bureau for mediation talks on the Roger-Shaw deal October 27, 2022 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
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Yamana executives, board members stand to reap over US$100-million if Gold Fields deal closes
Yamana Gold Inc. chairman and chief executive officer Peter Marrone.
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Ottawa attaches conditions to Quebecor’s acquisition of Freedom Mobile as part of Rogers-Shaw merger
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Rogers Building, the green-topped corporate campus of Canadian media conglomerate Rogers Communications is seen in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
energy and resources
Gold Fields CEO hopes shareholders will publicly endorse proposed Yamana acquisition as uncertainty swirls
A miner from Gold Fields South Africa company walks near the exit of the South Deep gold mine in Westonaria, Gauteng, on October 12, 2022. (Photo by LUCA SOLA / AFP) (Photo by LUCA SOLA/AFP via Getty Images)
inside the market
Monday’s small-cap stocks to watch: NFI Group shares dive on profit warning
A screen charts the Dow Jones Industrial Average during the trading day on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 24.
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Rogers, Shaw slammed by competition commissioner over ‘fishing expedition’ with Telus subpoenas
A woman walks in front of the Telus head office is shown in Toronto on Thursday, February 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
technology
Facebook parent Meta agrees to sell Giphy, ending battle with British regulators
FILE PHOTO: Meta and Giphy logos are seen in this illustration taken June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
technology
Competition Tribunal’s mediation in Rogers-Shaw deal to begin this month
A woman holds two cellphones in this photo illustration, Monday March 29, 2021 in Chelsea, Quebec.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
international business
Kroger strikes $25-billion deal for Albertsons to create supermarket titan
FILE - A customer removes her purchases at a Kroger grocery store in Flowood, Miss., Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Two of the nation’s largest grocers have agreed to merge in a deal that would help them better compete with Walmart, Amazon and other major companies that have stepped into the grocery business. Kroger on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 bid $20 billion for Albertsons Companies Inc., or $34.10 per share.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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MTY Food Group battles labour shortages, supply chain constraints
MTY Food Group Inc. has entered into a definitive merger agreement with BBQ Holdings Inc. under which MTY will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of BBQ Holdings for cash consideration of US$17.25 per share representing a total transaction value of approximately US$200 million, including BBQ Holdings' net debt. The Groupe MTY offices are seen in Montreal on January 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
u.s. business
U.S. government keeps losing antitrust court battles but few expect pullback
FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo