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Dealmakers Are Struggling to Make Sense of Trump’s Antitrust Policy

Capital One deal approval should be positive; all eyes are on Google-Wiz

Dealmakers Are Struggling to Make Sense of Trump’s Antitrust Policy
Illustration: Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ

A huge deal just received the greenlight from bank regulators. 

In another world, Capital One’s $35 billion acquisition of Discover getting the go-ahead would be a bullish signal for mergers and acquisitions. But, given a lack of big deals so far this year, dealmakers have yet to make complete sense of the Trump administration’s stance on antitrust regulation. 

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