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Good morning, it is 730 on Wall Street.

I'm Michael McKee, along with Tom Keynes,

some news just crossing the Bloomberg Professional Service.

Canadian Pacific, remember they backed off... just crossing the Bloomberg Professional Service.

Canadian Pacific, remember they backed off their merger efforts

with Norfolk Southern.

Now they're boosting their quarterly dividend

to 50 cents Canadian from 35 cents Canadian.

They're also going to buy back up to about 5% of their shares.

Just a few moments ago, Coca-Cola reporting first quarter earnings on a per share basis better than forecast.

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