The number of mergers and acquisitions involving non-U.S. targets so far in 2017 is at its highest year-to-date point than at any other time in the past decade, according to S&P Global Market intelligence. Moreover, the ratio of such deals to mega-deals with U.S. targets is at its highest year-to-date point since 2012.
Data: S&P Global Market Intelligence; Chart: Lazaro Gamio / Axios
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Protesters in Washington, D.C. on June 6. Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Thousands of demonstrators are gathering in cities across the U.S. and around the world to protest the killing of George Floyd. Huge crowds have assembled in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Chicago for full-day events.
Why it matters: Twelve days of nationwide protest in the U.S. has built pressure for states to make new changes on what kind of force law enforcement can use on civilians and prompted officials to review police conduct.
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images
The coronavirus’ disproportionate impact on black and Latino communities has become a defining part of the pandemic.
The big picture: That's a result of myriad longstanding inequities within the health care system and the American economy.