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[ad_1] The proposed $47 billion acquisition of Japan’s Seven & i Holdings by Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) would have been the largest foreign takeover in Japanese history. Instead, after nearly a year of overtures, negotiations, and political maneuvering, ACT withdrew its offer in mid-July, citing a persistent lack of engagement …

[ad_1] Christopher Hodge, chief US economist at investment bank Natixis, shares his thoughts regarding the forces shaping the US economy. With a career spanning the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the US Department of the Treasury, and hedge funds, he offers a rare public and private perspective on today’s …