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DOLLAR TREE TO BUY FAMILY DOLLAR 

Dollar Tree agreed to acquire Family Dollar Stores in a cash-and-stock deal that values the struggling discount retailer at about $8.5 billion. Family Dollar shares jumped 22%; Dollar Tree up 8%.

 
RUSSIA ORDERED TO COMPENSATE YUKOS SHAREHOLDERS 
 

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has ruled that Russia owes former shareholders of the now-defunct oil giant Yukos more than $50 billion in compensation.

 
ZILLOW TO BUY REAL-ESTATE RIVAL TRULIA 
 

Zillow reached a deal to buy Trulia, bringing together two big names in the market for online real-estate information. Zillow will issue about $3.5 billion in stock to acquire Trulia. Shares of Trulia rose 11%; Zillow down 4%.

 
TYSON'S PROFIT UP; TO SELL SOME OPERATIONS 
 

Tyson Foods said its fiscal 3Q profit rose to $260 million, or 73c a share, on higher prices and volumes, while the food giant prepared to close its deal to buy Hillshire Brands. Sales rose 11% to $9.68 billion.

 
U.S. STOCKS TRADE MIXED 
 

U.S. stocks traded mixed as investors eyed a busy week of economic data and corporate earnings. On Friday, U.S. stocks sold off broadly, with the Dow industrials posting their biggest slide in a week.

 
CRUDE-OIL FUTURES TRADE LOWER AMID WEAK GLOBAL DEMAND 
 

Crude-oil futures were lower as traders focused more on low demand in Europe and Asia than on geopolitical tension in several parts of the globe.

 
APPLE'S BEATS DEAL GETS NOD FROM EU 
 

European Union antitrust regulators approved Apple's $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, the music-streaming service and headphone maker founded by rapper Dr. Dre and music mogul Jimmy Iovine.

 
J.P. MORGAN EXAMINED FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 
 

Regulators have questioned J.P. Morgan Chase executives in recent months about whether the firm steers private-banking clients to its own investment products, according to people familiar with the matter.

 
CHINESE OFFICIALS VISIT MICROSOFT OFFICES 
 

Chinese corporate regulatory officials visited Microsoft's offices in four Chinese cities, according to people familiar with the matter. The person said officials questioned some employees.

 
GERMANY TO BACK TOUGHER RUSSIAN SANCTIONS 
 

Germany is willing to back tougher sanctions that target specific sectors of the Russian economy during talks of EU officials in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday, a government official said.

 
HOSPIRA MAY BUY DANONE MEDICAL-NUTRITION UNIT 
 

Hospira has emerged as a bidder for Danone SA's medical-nutrition unit in a deal that could be worth about $5 billion and mark the latest in a flurry of so-called inversion deals designed to sidestep U.S. taxes, according to a person familiar with the matter.

 
 
 
 
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Analysis 
IN INVERSION DEALS, U.K. IS A WINNER 
 

U.S. businesses are buying foreign companies in countries with lower tax rates, and Britain is emerging as the most popular landing spot because American executives are comfortable with its location, language and lifestyle.

 
Grand Central 
TIME TO TAKE MEASURE OF FUZZY U.S. GROWTH ACCOUNTING 
 

The Commerce Department will release fresh estimates of second quarter economic growth Wednesday, just as Federal Reserve officials begin their second day of policy meetings. Sign up here for The Wall Street Journal's daily report on global central banks.