Slate Money - The Mega-Merger Edition

On this episode of Slate Money, Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org, and Jim Ledbetter, host of the podcast Inc. Uncensored, discuss:

•The acquisition of Keurig Green Mountain by JAB Holding Co.

•Yahoo's ongoing struggles

•The merger of chemical manufacturing giants Dow Chemical and DuPont

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Email: slatemoney@slate.com

Twitter: @Felix salmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann

Podcast production by Zachary Dinerstein

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