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World Service,30 Apr 2018,23 mins

Mega Mobile Merger in the US

World Business Report

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Germany's T-Mobile plans a $26 billion takeover of America's Sprint. We asked telecoms analyst Adrian Barnard: what's behind the deal? Meanwhile, US-based Walmart is planning to pull out of Brazil and sell its ASDA operation in the UK. What's going on with the world's largest retailer? We hear from Sarah Nassauer of the Wall Street Journal. And, President Trump declined to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner for a second year. Was this a shrewd political move or not? (Picture: A Sprint sign outside offices in Kansas. Credit: Getty Images)

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