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            <title><![CDATA[Scaramucci Sees Trump ‘Blowing the Lead’ in Deadlocked Talks]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chitra Somayaji]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 09:57:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Husky Ends Hostile MEG Bid After Lack of Investor Support]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:46:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[JPMorgan Sees Global Political Tumult Putting a Lid on Megadeals]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:46:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ackman Rebuilds Hilton Worldwide Stake After 2017 Sell Off]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 06:30:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Global Equity Rout Derails IPOs From Spain to Hong Kong, India]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chitra Somayaji]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:34:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.K. Plc Pursued Again]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:42:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[RBS Taps Katie Murray as Interim CFO as Stevenson Prepares Exit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ambereen Choudhury]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 06:23:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bayer Drops After Monsanto Loses Verdict in Roundup Cancer Trial]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Rosenblatt]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 07:09:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cobham Plunges in London After Boeing Withholds Tanker Payments]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chitra Somayaji]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 07:46:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cushman & Wakefield to Raise as Much as $810 Million From IPO]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chitra Somayaji]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:03:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Top Goldman Banker Says It’s an ‘Extraordinary Time’ for Dealmaking]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chitra Somayaji]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 15:02:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Plans for World's Biggest IPO Attract Attention of U.K. Cabinet]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Morales]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:54:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Link Up to Form New Health-Care Company]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachary Tracer]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:23:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DaVita to Sell Medical Group to Optum for $4.9 Billion in Cash]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-06/davita-to-sell-medical-group-to-optum-for-4-9-billion-in-cash</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chitra Somayaji]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 12:10:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anthem, Breaking With Express Scripts, Plans Own Benefits Firm]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chitra Somayaji]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:16:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Novartis Calls the Doctor to Push Breakthrough Drugs Forward]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Boxes of tablets, produced by Novartis AG, sit on a pharmacy counter in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. The rapid pace of innovation among drugmakers may continue to be overshadowed by broader investment themes, such as the switch away from defensive stocks into more cyclical industries, during 2017, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Novartis CEO Jimenez to Quit, Giving Reins to Harvard Doctor]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chitra Somayaji]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2017 05:10:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bayer to Cut 2017 Forecasts as Crop Unit Struggles in Brazil]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chitra Somayaji]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 07:39:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mystic Study Success Could Put Astra Ahead in Cancer Revolution]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 06:55:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
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