The energy group Halliburton has abandoned its $28bn pursuit of rival Baker Hughes after antitrust authorities moved to block the deal, leaving it to pay a $3.5bn termination fee as part of a provision agreed during the takeover talks. The termination of Halliburton’s takeover of its Texan rival,
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