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Pfizer/ Allergan Merger Called Off
Pfizer plan to merge with Ireland's Allergan is dead in the water because of US worries about lost tax.
The biggest drug company merger of all time is off. We hear why the US taxman was unhappy about Pfizer's attempt to cut its tax bill with a transatlantic wedding from Richard Rubin, who covers US tax policy for the Wall Street Journal. Also in the show: how some of China's rich break laws to sneak their money out of the country, in order to invest it overseas. And, as Uber launches in Kenya - what impact is it having on regular taxi drivers?
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