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Hulu buys out AT&T’s 9.5% stake for $1.4bn

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Bloomberg And then there were two. Hulu LLC, an online-streaming venture backed by the biggest companies in entertainment, bought out AT&T Inc.’s 9.5 percent stake in a deal worth about $1.43 billion. The accord, which values the whole entity at $15 billion, leaves the business with just a pair of owners: Walt Disney Co., which has majority control, and Comcast ...

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The best way to trade Brexit delay is just across UK border

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Bloomberg Investors scouting for the best way to trade the Brexit delay should just look across the UK border — at Ireland’s bonds. The securities are seen as offering the right mix of safety and returns as the deferral of Britain’s exit from the European Union dispels anxiety over the most contentious Brexit issue — that of the Irish border. ...

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Does Assange merit First Amendment protection?

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Is Julian Assange a journalist? The Justice Department sidestepped that question in its indictment of Assange. But his case is still certain to stir a debate about whether the WikiLeaks founder deserves protection under the First Amendment. Assange was arrested in London on April 11, as US prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of conspiring with Chelsea Manning to hack ...

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