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Roman Reigns holds up the WWE Universal Championship belt after defeating Jey Uso during an October 2020 match in Orlando, Fla.

Sports

UFC and WWE will team up to form a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company

10:59am April 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

The new business will focus on growing media rights and sponsorship revenue, and will be lead by Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel. Vince McMahon, executive chairman at WWE, will serve in the same role.

Cone Health Plans Merger With Virginia-Based Health Care System

4:48pm August 12, 2020

by Keri Brown

Cone Health is planning to merge with Sentara, a larger health care system based in Norfolk, Virginia.

T-Mobile and Sprint stores in El Cerrito, Calif. The Department of Justice approved the $26 billion merger of the two wireless carriers.

T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Finally Wins Justice Department's Blessing

5:00pm July 26, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

A deal years in the making is getting federal regulatory approval to move forward. The $26 billion merger is subject to court approval, and state attorneys general are seeking to block the deal.

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Anthem Blue Cross of California, one of the state's largest health insurers, is battling Sutter Health over how much it should pay the company's 24 hospitals and 5,000 doctors in Northern California to care for tens of thousands of patients.

Patients Suffer As Insurers And Big Health Systems Spar For Market Share

12:46pm January 30, 2019

by Barbara Feder Ostrov

As hospital chains and insurers across the U.S squeeze one another, hoping to increase their market share, many patients are suddenly finding their preferred doctors and hospitals are out of network.

Proponents of hospital mergers say the change can help struggling nonprofit hospitals "thrive," with an infusion of cash to invest in updated technology and top clinical staff. But research shows the price of care, especially for low-income patients, usua

Can A Community Hospital Stick To Its Mission When It Goes For-Profit?

10:38am July 19, 2018

by Steven Findlay

After 130 years as a nonprofit hospital with deep roots in North Carolina, Mission Health is seeking to be bought by HCA Healthcare, the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain.

Aetna announced it has called off a proposed deal to buy its rival Humana after a court blocked the merger on the grounds it would hurt competition in the health insurance market.

Aetna And Humana Call Off Merger After Court Decision

12:01pm February 14, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The two healthcare giants said they were no longer pursuing the deal. A federal judge blocked the merger in January, citing its likely adverse effect on competition in the health insurance market.

Economy

Reynolds American Tobacco Part Of Larger U.S. Merger Trend

4:10pm January 19, 2017

by Keri Brown

There was some big news in the business world this week, when Winston-Salem-based Reynolds American announced that it

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A federal judge blocked the merger of Staples and Home Depot, saying Tuesday that the government had made the case that the merger had a

National

Staples And Office Depot Call Off Merger After Judge's Ruling

9:14pm May 10, 2016

by Laura Wagner

More than a year after Staples announced the $6.3 billion merger, a judge has blocked it, saying it would hurt competition in the office supplies industry. The companies then called off the deal.

National

Charter's Merger With Time Warner Cable Nears Regulatory Approval

6:37pm April 25, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The Justice Department has approved the massive cable deal and the FCC chairman has recommended approval, with conditions.

News

SciWorks And Children's Museum of Winston-Salem To Merge

5:23pm January 28, 2016

by Keri Brown

Two Forsyth County nonprofits are combining into one organization. The Children's Museum of Winston-Salem and SciWorks made the announcement earlier Thursday.

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