Time Warner-AT & T deal could pave way for CVS-Aetna acquisition

Experts say a federal judge's ruling that gave the green light to an $85.4 billion merger between AT&T and Time Warner spells good news for CVS Health Corp. The massive AT&T and Time Warner deal to combine a media powerhouse and a telecommunications giant — known as a "vertical" merger deal in which two companies whose industries don't directly overlap — is promising for CVS, which announced in December a $69 billion deal to buy health insurance giant Aetna Inc. “AT&T/Time Warner decision …
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