P.M. Edition for Aug. 1. Two merger trials in the healthcare and publishing industries are underway in Washington, D.C. In one, UnitedHealth Group is seeking to acquire health-technology firm Change Healthcare. In the other, Penguin Random House is seeking to acquire Simon & Schuster. The Biden administration has filed suit against both tie-ups as part of a push to more aggressively challenge deals it sees as anticompetitive . WSJ national legal-affairs reporter Erin Mulvaney joins host Annmarie Fertoli to discuss.
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