United Technologies, Raytheon Combining as Defense Giant, Hudson’s Bay Going Private, Silicon Valley Tax Break

Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg Opinion Deals Columnist, and Joel Levington, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Credit Analyst, discuss United Technologies agreeing to buy Raytheon in an all-stock deal, forming an aerospace and defense giant with $74 billion in sales in one of the industry’s biggest transactions ever. Scott Deveau, Bloomberg News Deals Reporter, explains a proposal to take Hudson’s Bay private following years of stock market declines. Andy Browne, Bloomberg New Economy Editorial Director, talks about the perils of the Chinese supply chains and the impact the trade war is having on CEO’s decisions. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Personal Finance Edit Ben Steverman discuss how early investors in some tech companies are getting a tax break thanks to the Qualified Small Business Stock provision. And we Drive to the Close with Hilary Kramer, President and Chief Investment Officer at A&G Capital. 

Hosts: Carol Massar and Jason Kelly.  Producer: Paul Brennan 

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