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In Second Opinion, Sumner Redstone and his daughter pull their support of a Viacom-CBS Merger, Bill Gates will helm a new $1 billion clean energy fund while Apple might invest up to $1 billion for SoftBank's new tech fund and the LA Rams fire their coach.
Second Opinion finishes off the day and week with news that 21st Century Fox has acquired Sky for $23 billion, Trump offers Goldman Sachs president and COO Gary Cohn an economic post and and Samsung is killing all remaining Galaxy Note7 devices.
In Second Opinion, Microsoft completes its acquisition of LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, Walmart's Mexico unit is planning on adding 10,000 jobs and legendary astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn dies at 95.
Second Opinion wraps up the day with news that Verizon is selling 29 data centers to Equinix for $3.6 billion, SoftBank pledges to invest $50 billion in the U.S. following a meeting with Trump and the Supreme Court sides with Samsung in its patent dispute with Apple.
In Second Opinion, Trump names Blackstone CEO Schwarzman as chair of an advisory panel on jobs creation, Deutsche Bank cuts ties with 3,400 clients in its trading business and the country's unemployment level falls to its lowest since the recession.
Second Opinion closes out the day with news that U.S. software company CA acquires Austrian peer Automic for $635 million, the FDA approves trial of the drug ecstasy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and in a deal brokered by Trump, Indiana agrees to give $7 million in tax breaks to keep Carrier jobs in the state.
In Second Opinion, Italy's Enel acquires Brazil's Celg-D for $647 million, Google launches App Maker and President-elect Trump is reportedly considering Sarah Palin as Veterans Affairs Secretary.
In Second Opinion, Goldman Sachs President Cohn meets with Trump to discuss a possible role for him in the new administration, a top analyst says Apple's iPhone 8 will shatter previous sales records and Samsung Electronics considers split as investor pressure builds.
In Second Opinion, Maersk and DONG Energy are in talks about a $10 billion oil merger, nine people are injured in an attack at Ohio State University and Uber drivers join a nationwide strike to demand a $15 minimum wage.
In Second Opinion, Trump chooses South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as U.N. ambassador but Blackstone's Jonathan Gray won't be Treasury Secretary, Microsoft will reportedly get EU approval for its LinkedIn acquisition and Microsoft launches Office 365 in 10 new markets, bringing the total to 150. Happy Thanksgiving!