Such deals have become politically toxic in America, but the White House denied that the new regulations were intended specifically to scupper the Pfizer-Allergan deal.
These include the possible introduction of a financial-transaction tax, which might scupper its ability to offer free trading and deter customers from trading every day.
The research here, though, was slow and was scuppered on numerous occasions by sabotage missions launched by British Special Forces and Free Norwegian fighters.
However, the Rye House Plot was ultimately scuppered by the outbreak of a major fire at Newmarket on the 22nd of March which burnt down half the town and led Charles to depart early for London.