Before Facebook Bought WhatsApp It Feared It, Documents Show

A.M. Edition for November 7th: New documents show that Facebook executives feared WhatsApp before Facebook bought it in 2014 - Parmy Olson breaks down the implications for regulators. Plus, Quentin Webb on why China is embracing U.S.-style bankruptcy, Caitlin Ostroff's on Uber's share slide and Shayndi Raice on Missouri's hyperloop bid. Kim Gittleson hosts. Disclosures: News Corp, the owner of The Wall Street Journal, has a commercial agreement to supply news through Facebook. Dow Jones & Co., the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, has a commercial agreement to supply video content through Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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