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Albertsons ends merger with Kroger and sues it, seeking billions of dollars

What a difference a day makes. On Tuesday, they were partners. On Wednesday, they were angry divorcees. Albertsons called off its proposed sale to Kroger and sued the rival grocer for billions of dollars the morning after a federal judge in Portland blocked the merger. The deal would have combined the nation’s largest and second-largest traditional grocery chains into a colossus and extended a lifeline to Albertsons.
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Warner Bros. Discovery strikes new distribution deal with Comcast

Warner Bros. Discovery has taken steps to strengthen its economic footing with a major channel distribution deal. The company announced Monday that it had reached an agreement for cable giant Comcast Corp. to continue carrying Warner Bros. Discovery's linear cable channels, including HBO, TNT, HGTV, Food Network, CNN and Animal Planet.