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The FTC voted to block Tempur Sealy’s proposed $4 billion acquisition of Mattress Firm due to competition and pricing concerns.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/ftc-blocks-tempur-sealy-mattress-firms-deal-on-competition-concerns-cc8239a0
Skydance Media reached a preliminary agreement to buy National Amusements, with plans to then merge with Paramount Global, a deal that would be subject to approval by a panel of Paramount directors.
Germany and Poland pledged to boost defense cooperation amid fears that a Trump victory in November could herald a period of vulnerability for NATO in its confrontation with Russia.