1. In 2016 Pfizer was poised to conclude a 152 billion dollar merger with Allergan, but the deal suddenly fell apart. What happened?

2. A merger between AT@T and Time Warner has just been reviewed by the U.S.Court of Appeals - this is a biggie, which is just in the news, so let's try to find out more about it by answering these questions:

a . What do each of these companies do?

b. How many competitors are there in those fields?

c. What was the position of the Justice Department re the proposed merger?

d. What was the ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals?

e. What do you think: Approve or Disapprove? Why?