Chris Winfrey told an investors conference the deal has FCC and Department of Justice clearances. Now Golden State regulators need to sign off on the $34.5 billion acquisition ahead of a key deadline.

At the other end of the spectrum, Kyivstar Group ( KYIV) and Alphabet ( GOOG) were among the least shorted communication services stocks, with short interest of 0.77% and 0.83%, respectively. Here are ...