Obama's Corporate Merger Crackdown




Money Talking show

Summary: <p>Big, multinational companies looking to get even bigger have been stymied by the Obama administration.</p> <p>Government <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/story/new-rules-on-inversions-could-kill-the-allergan-pfizer-merger/" target="_blank">regulators have blocked</a> corporate giants like Comcast, Pfizer or Halliburton from merging with smaller companies in a time when buying up businesses can be <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/story/comcast-time-warner-deal-tops-a-year-of-corporate-mergers/" target="_blank">fastest way to grow</a>.</p> <p>And <a href="http://www.politico.com/agenda/agenda/story/2016/1/obama-regulations-2016" target="_blank">it looks like</a> the president will continue to issue more business regulations as his term comes to an end.</p> <p>This week on Money Talking, <a href="http://fortune.com/author/alan-murray/" target="_blank">Alan Murray</a>, editor of Fortune Magazine, joins host <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/people/charlie-herman/" target="_blank">Charlie Herman</a> to discuss the administration's hands-on approach to regulating companies and what it means for business.</p> <p> </p>