UPDATE 1-S&P gains EU antitrust approval for $44 bln IHS deal - NewsBreak

BRUSSELS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Business information provider S&P Global Inc on Friday took a step closer to becoming a data powerhouse as it won EU antitrust approval for its $44 billion takeover of IHS Markit Ltd to better compete with Bloomberg and Refinitiv. S&P announced the deal last November,...