As previewed here this week, the US has indeed sued to block the Anthem/Cigna and Aetna/Humana deals – NYTimes and WSJ and Law360
Even as the DOJ pursued criminal charges against two HSBC bankers this week, Dealbook’s Street Scene reflects on the dearth of criminal actions against individuals responsible for the 2008 financial crisis – NYTimes
The ECB kept interest rates steady yesterday, so Eurozone watchers were paying especially close attention to his comments that accompanied the non-move. The details – NYTimes
EU financial watchdog ESMA has fined rating agency Fitch Ratings Ltd. $1.5 million for reportedly violating the EU’s rules for rating agencies relating to the 12-hour requirement, internal controls, and unauthorized disclosures of sovereign ratings information – Law360
The early verdict on Musk’s Master Plan Part II: li’l bit scary for shareholders, li’l bit underwhelming for the rest of us – NYTimes and Bloomberg
Ponzi schemes are nothing new—going back 100 years by that name and even longer in concept—but the medium is open to change. So no surprise, I guess, that it’s Bitcoin Ponzi time now – WSJ and Law360
There’s something potentially rotten in Denmark, and the good money is on its housing market after 4 years of a negative rate experiment – Bloomberg
As part of its pursuit for world domination (seriously), Facebook engineers are moving toward a light-based solution for wirelessly transmit internet signals (free-space optical communication). It’s years from reality, but it sure seems to be the next big thing. Plus, it involves lasers, so that’s pretty cool – NYTimes
So long, VCRs. It was a good run – Bloomberg
On the Czech Republic and its love of [and longtime legal requirement for] libraries – NYTimes
Have a great weekend.