NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 74 percent premium being paid by Dow Chemical Co for specialty chemical maker Rohm and Haas Co has surprised some on Wall Street, especially in light of the slowdown in the U.S. economy.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday, helped by optimism about a major deal in the chemicals sector and after the Federal Reserve chairman said the central bank and the government are focused on stabilizing the financial system.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sumner Redstone is negotiating to buy out his daughter Shari's equity interest in Viacom Inc and CBS Corp , but the two sides have not reached a deal, his spokesperson said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc shares tumbled to an eight-year low on Thursday as the investment bank was battered by rumors -- later discredited -- that some key counterparties had pulled business away from it.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp expects its refining and marketing operations to post a loss in the second quarter, somewhat restraining earnings that will be mostly driven by record oil and natural gas prices, the second-largest U.S. oil company said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Policy-makers said on Thursday they were doing everything possible to restore calm to financial markets, but stressed to lawmakers that a longer-term regulatory overhaul was vital to avert future crises.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Department stores posted disappointing June same-store sales results on Thursday, hurt by slow mall traffic and consumers looking to cut discretionary purchases, and shares of the companies fell.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors fled from stocks and bonds of U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for a second day on Thursday as fears mounted over their ability to raise capital needed to survive.
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Hamilton, Bermuda (Reuters) - Shares of American International Group Inc , the world's largest insurer, fell 8.2 percent on Thursday on concerns that a rating cut at its mortgage insurance unit could signal more losses in the pipeline.
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BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co said on Thursday it will look to spin off to shareholders its entire consumer and industrial unit, signaling it is ready to part with a much larger slice of its portfolio than just the $7 billion appliance arm it has been seeking to sell.
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