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Unpacking the AT&T-DirecTV deal

May 19, 2014
AT&T's advantage in selling regulators on the deal? Its small size.

Comcast says it needs to get bigger to compete

Apr 9, 2014
Comcast says it needs a Time Warner Cable merger to take on Google and Apple.

PODCAST: Medicare's pay-data dump

Apr 9, 2014
We look at what the proposed Time-Warner Cable and Comcast merger will mean for internet users. And a challenger appears in the single-serve coffeemaker market.

American and US Airways start code-sharing as a step toward unifying operations

Jan 23, 2014
The carriers are taking their merger step by step, including the move for each to sell tickets on some flights operated by the other airline.

What if the U.S. and Canada merged?

Dec 2, 2013
The biggest merger of them all might not involve any companies. We're talking nations here.

The most expensive airport parking? For the planes

Nov 5, 2013
The Department of Justice is talking with American Airlines and US Airways about possibly lifting its anti-trust action.

Why is the Department of Justice trying to block the American-US Airways merger from takeoff?

Aug 13, 2013
The Justice Department's anti-trust division and several attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit challenging the merger of American Airlines and US Airways.

For public good, not for profit.

Everything you need to know about the American-US Airways merger

Aug 13, 2013
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeking to block the merger of the two major airlines. Here's what you need to read to catch up on the news.

MakerBot and Stratasys: 3D plus 3D equals what?

Jun 21, 2013
Industrial 3D printer maker Stratasys just bought a hot name in the 3D printing consumer market: MakerBot.

Airline mergers: Which aircraft maker wins?

Mar 27, 2013
Like any new couple, the American-US Airways merged airline will eventually have to decide things like, which new planes to buy -- and that can get complicated.