Boom Time: The $1 trillion M&A quarter, not seen since before the global financial crisis, is back. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, global deal volume this quarter is $992 billion, including pending, completed and proposed transactions. There were three $1 trillion-plus quarters in 2007 — a year in which total M&A hit $4.8 trillion. Since then, the quarterly average has been about $650 billion.

Cantor’s Loss: Politico offers five takeaways from the “astonishing loss” of House Republican leader Eric Cantor to a tea party challenger, economics professor Dave Brat. Number one: immigration reform is dead.

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