Episode seven details stories concerning M&S closures, a JPMorgan Chase divisional merger, Ford and Volkswagen's partnership, Latham and Watkins,  a potential German private lender merger, alleged foreign exchange market manipulation, Huawei's impending indictment, Hitachi abandoning a power plant development, and Whatsapp protesting decryption laws. Links for the stories M&S closure https://news.sky.com/story/more-than-1000-marks-spencer-jobs-at-risk-11607985  JPMorgan Chase Divisional Merger https://www.ft.com/content/57f340a2-1a7c-11e9-9e64-d150b3105d21 Ford and Volkswagen Partnership https://news.sky.com/story/vw-and-ford-agree-van-and-pick-up-partnership-11608151  New Look Restructuring https://www.thelawyer.com/new-look-restructuring-saga-continues-with-new-firm-line-up/  Potential German Private Lender Merger https://www.ft.com/content/7d145738-19b2-11e9-9e64-d150b3105d21  Quinn High Court Claim over FX Manipulation https://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-and-ao-among-high-profile-cohort-battling-quinn-fx-claim/  Huawei US Indictment https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/16/huawei-doj-t-mobile-tappy/  Hitachi Abandons Nuclear Power Plant https://www.ft.com/content/059b81fe-1a39-11e9-9e64-d150b3105d21 Whatsapp Battles Decryption Laws https://www.ft.com/content/8adc2b8c-1a4a-11e9-9e64-d150b3105d21  Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com