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Penguin Random House scraps .2B merger deal with Simon & Schuster
Penguin Random House scraps $2.2B merger deal with Simon & Schuster,A judge ruled on Oct. 31 that the Justice Department had shown the deal could substantially lessen competition "in the market for the US publishing rights to anticipated top-selling books." 

Penguin Random House scraps $2.2B merger deal with Simon & Schuster

A judge ruled on Oct. 31 that the Justice Department had shown the deal could substantially lessen competition "in the market for the US publishing rights to anticipated top-selling books."