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Walgreens to go private in $10B deal

Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday entered into an agreement with private equity firm Sycamore Partners to go private. The deal is valued at $10 billion.

BlackRock inks $23B deal for Panama Canal ports

BlackRock will purchase the ports of Cristobal and Balboa on the Atlantic and Pacific ends of the Panama Canal after President Donald Trump raised concerns about Chinese influence.

BlackRock drops DEI references from annual report

BlackRock removed references to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies from its annual report that the asset manager had included in its previous annual report to shareholders.