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Weekly Wrap: Amazon buys Whole Foods. Now what?

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Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Amazon announced that it will buy Whole Foods for over $13 billion.
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Amazon announced that it will buy Whole Foods for over $13 billion.
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Linette Lopez of Business Insider and Leigh Gallagher of Fortune join us to discuss the week’s business and economic news. Amazon announced today it’s buying the high-end food chain Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. We look into the ramifications of the acquisition and what other industries Amazon may look into next. At what point do antitrust factors come into play? 

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