Sainsbury's share price plummets 14% as CMA threatens to block merger
Lloyds share rise on results
Sainsbury's announced its plans to merge with Asda in April 2018
Sainsbury's share price collapsed in morning trading on Wednesday after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) warned the proposed merger with Asda would create "extensive" competition concerns.
In a release on Wednesday morning, the CMA said these competition concerns could be felt at both a national and local level throughout the whole of the UK. Furthermore, the proposed merger could result...
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