Comcast concedes to Disney in bidding war for Fox assets

(Reuters) - Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) dropped its $66-billion (50.81 billion pounds) bid for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc's (FOXA.O) entertainment assets on Thursday and said it would press on with its bid for European broadcaster Sky Plc (SKYB.L), which ... Comcast Pulls Offer for Fox Assets, Ending Bidding War With DisneyNew York Times Disney Prevails in the Fox Hunt. Now What?Bloomberg US stocks waver as banks fall and smaller companies climbSFGate Ars Technica -CNBC -Business Insider

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Comcast drops out of bidding war for Fox, paving way for Disney deal

Comcast is abandoning its contest with the Walt Disney Co. to acquire a collection of Twenty-First Century Fox assets including the Fox movie and TV studios, and stake in streaming service Hulu. Over the last two months, Comcast has countered Disney in

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Trump's military parade expected to cost nearly as much as 'tremendously expensive' canceled war games

Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump's military parade in DC is likely to cost nearly as much as the now canceled military exercise with South Korea that Trump called "tremendously expensive" and said cost "a fortune," three US defense officials

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Trump says defending tiny NATO ally Montenegro could lead to World War III

President Trump, who rattled U.S. allies at a NATO meeting last week, voiced concern in a television interview broadcast Tuesday night that sending troops from the alliance to defend an “aggressive” Montenegro could result in World War III. Trump was

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Trump fundamentally undermines NATO, suggests 'aggressive' Montenegro may attack Russia to start World War III

President Donald Trump expressed skepticism over the US's commitment with NATO by singling Montenegro, its newest member. Trump questioned whether or not the US would defend it, as required to do by NATO's founding treaty. Trump suggested that the ... Trump blatantly lies about NATO, then reveals he doesn't understand the purpose of the allianceThinkProgress

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EU's Tusk calls for WTO reform to stop 'conflict and chaos' of Trump's growing trade war

EU Council president Donald Tusk warned that trade wars can turn into "hot conflicts" in his opening statement at the EU-China Summit on Monday. Tusk called for the EU, Russia, US and China to work together to reform the world order rather than destroy it. China files complaint to WTO over US plan for tariffs on $200 billion of goodsUSA TODAY EU Official Calls on President Trump, China and Russia to 'Prevent Conflict and Chaos'TIME The Trade Routes Not TakenThe Weekly Standard U.S. News & World Report -CNBC -New York Times -Yahoo News

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