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With debt cheap and plenty of cash on the books, companies are primed to make deals when they are good and ready.
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NEW YORK-- A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on New York Stock Exchange at 1 p.m.:. Tredegar Corp. fell 7.6 percent to $25.64. Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. class A fell 5.3 percent to $24.81.
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With debt cheap and plenty of cash on the books, companies are primed to make deals when they are good and ready.
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Stocks pared their losses in the final hour of trading Thursday to close off their lows, with the S&P 500 clawing back above the widely-watched 1,500 level.
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*Wal-Mart climbs after earnings, Safeway soars. NEW YORK, Feb 21- U.S. stocks fell for a second day on Thursday and gauge of investor concern hit its highest in two months after reports cast doubt over the health of the U.S. and euro-zone economies.
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*Wal-Mart climbs after earnings, Safeway soars. NEW YORK, Feb 21- U.S. stocks fell on Thursday and were on track for their biggest two-day decline since November as weak data suggested expectations for economic growth were overly optimistic.
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*Initial claims rise, CPI flat. NEW YORK, Feb 21- U.S. stocks declined on Thursday as a ream of weak economic data did little to assuage some investors' concerns that the Federal Reserve may rein in its economic stimulus measures and amid uncertainty over ongoing budget talks in Washington.
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*Linn shares rise 4 pct, Berry up 18 pct. Feb 21- U.S. oil and gas producer Linn Energy LLC will buy Berry Petroleum Co for $2.5 billion in stock, raising its output by about a third and boosting its oil reserves in Texas, California, Colorado and Utah. Linn's shares rose 4 percent to $38.52 in early trading.
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*Wal-Mart shares volatile after earnings. NEW YORK, Feb 21- U.S. stocks were set to dip at the open on Thursday, indicating the S&P 500 would extend declines after its biggest percentage drop in three months a day earlier, as data continued to show a slowly improving economy.
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U.S. stock index futures continued to trade in negative territory Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 logged its worst one-day selloff in 2013, following a disappointing jobless claims report and as consumer price index remained unchanged in January.
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*Wal-Mart shares edge up after earnings. NEW YORK, Feb 21- U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday, indicating the S&P 500 would extend declines after its biggest percentage drop in three months a day earlier, ahead of data on the labor and housing markets.
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Feb 21- Oil and gas producer Linn Energy LLC will buy Berry Petroleum Co for $2.5 billion in stock, boosting its reserves of lucrative oil and raising total output by about a third. Berry shareholders will receive 1.25 shares of LinnCo LLC, a company set up by Linn to raise money for acquisitions and other purposes.
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Feb 21- Oil and gas producer Linn Energy LLC said it would buy Berry Petroleum Co in an all-stock deal valued at $4.3 billion including debt, giving it more exposure to lucrative liquids that will help it raise production by 30 percent.
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*Wal-Mart climbs after earnings, Safeway soars. *Linn Energy to buy Berry Petroleum for $4.3 billion. "The Philly Fed report was troublingly weak, and adds to concerns about whether growth will remain up," said Brad Sorensen, director of market and sector analysis at Charles Schwab in Denver. "