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Off to a lower start on Wall Street with the major indices on this, we'll call it merger Thursday among companies moving

on corporate news a Comcast of course offering 41 dollars a share for Dreamworks

Dreamworks and moving higher also Facebook jumping about 11% reporting sales and profit

that Blue Past analysts estimates businesses spent more in video ads on its

main mobile op also at St Jude Medical surging about 24% Abbott Labs

agreeing to buy it a deal that values the maker of the heart devices at about

$25 billion. Abbot B BOUTRES.

They are lower as a result.

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