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more deals under way from that big tie up you remember that bbnt and suntrust that was seen as the first catalyst >> i wonder if this may be politically driven as we've seen the rise with president trump and obviously corporate tax and they thought maybe we'd like to wrap things up before we head to a different type of administration >> also, valuation and timing could play a role here this deal in terms of pricing, paying and seeing the banks take off here is this the opportunity. have we potentially seen the bottom when it comes to bank trading. that could be part of the opportunity they've seen we'll leave that conversation. coming up on the show, china's recovery continues driving markets higher along with news of a massive regional trade deal after the break. stressballs gummies have ashwagandha, an herbal stress reliever that helps you turn the stressed life... into your best life. stress less and live more. with stressballs. it's time you make the rules. so join the 2 million people who have switched to xfinity mobile. you can choose from the latest phones or bring your own device

remember all of the people who got dogs this year, while a suntrust poll shows that the average animall spend about $137 on their pet this holiday. >>> last president-elect kamala harris and her husband were out today. they were in washington, d.c. shopping local to support small business saturday. the couple brought the new dog to a newly opened outdoor holiday market. harris said mom-and-pop shops represent an essential part of the civic and social fabric of a community. >>> president-elect joe biden continues to pick his team in the weeks before he heads to the white house. we take a look at just who will join biden in washington and who could fill some senior posts that have not yet been announced. >> reporter: this frankly is the horse race aspect of any possible transition. people, especially in washington, want to know who will make the team and what the selection really means for the overall policy leanings of a potential incoming administration. now we do know that the former vice president has already made a few presumptive cabinet pics, but there is still concern among some

we saw that when bb&t and suntrust merged last year. it is still a question now.learly, we have seen it happening today. what we know is that rates are low, they will likely be low. meanwhile, banks are spending a lot on technology. the combination of these factors creates an environment where they want to bulk up their size a little bit if they can. vonnie: we will continue to follow your reporting for any more murders on the way. that is bloomberg's hannah levitt. what the former fed chair janet yellen have to say about fiscal policy, and more highlights from the bloomberg new economy forum. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: this is bloomberg markets. it is time for the latest bloomberg business flash. buy depot agreeing to building distributor hd supply for about $1.9 billion. that reunites the home improvement chain with its former subsidiary. home depot paying a premium of about 25%. the biggest meat producer in the u.s., tyson foods ported higher than expected earnings. the demand for beef and pork offsetting beaker chicken sales. it says the pandemic may increas

bb&t and suntrust, that was one of the biggest ones. and there is consolidation in europe. up. banks are under pressure with a lot of regulatory costs. banking m&a has been focusing on domestic consolidation. see smaller m&a deals. is creating a lot of optionality. with 10 million, you can do a lot in terms of m&a but you can also buy back shares and pay out the dividends. there is also capital for some covid uncertainty. theme oflays into the banking consolidation. putting other lenders under pressure. anna: this is interesting. talking about cross-border m&a not be attractive if there is no banking union which puts domestic m&a within spain, for center of things because you don't need banking unions to make sense of that. where do we expect to see the spanish story kicking off? >> we have had two significant deals. i'm not sure about the cross-border m&a. these deals can be very complicated. capital buffers. you cannot move liquidity across borders. if you want to do something that changes the european landscape, if you are serious about creating a true european champion

according to a suntrust survey, $137, that's the average that people will be spending on their pets thisn'ts, little booties and -- coats, little booties and all that sort of stuff. >> reporter: exactly. eric: thanks, alex. arthel? arthel: well, with the coronavirus vaccine set to be rolling out in the coming weeks, how will the decision by president trump and come late january president-elect joe biden affect how long this pandemic carries on? the policies we may see from biden that may differ from trump. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ eric: well, on this weekend our country has now surpassed 13 million coronavirus infections. this as the nation continues to deal with a surge in infections across the nation. more than 90,000 people right now across the country spending this thanksgiving holiday in the hospital infected with covid-19. and one prediction has, sadly, predicted half of a million dead within the next three months. this is a new hour of "america's news headquarters," i'm eric shawn. arthel: and i'm arthel neville. the riding number of -- rising number of cases pushing the health care system to the