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Good morning,

on Wall Street. I'm Michael McKee, along with Tom Keene.

It is a risk off day in the markets.

That doesn't mean that some companies aren't making news you got

blackstone out there they're expecting this month to finish raising the biggest

buyout pool yet they see some business ahead according to a person with

knowledge of the matter. They're looking for

about five billion dollars for a core private equity fund designed to mimic the

long-term buy-and-hold strategy of Warren Buffett. Symantec, the computer security firm, going to buy Blue Coat Systems, about $4.7 billion in cash,

add to their cyber defense technology area.

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