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INTERNATIONAL PAPER TO BUY WEYERHAEUSER PULP ASSETS 

International Paper agreed to acquire the fiber pulp operations of Weyerhaeuser cellulose fibers unit for $2.2 billion, a move that is expected to complement the paper-and-packaging company's business.

U.S. STOCKS BOUNCE HIGHER 

U.S. stocks rose Monday, bouncing back after posting their biggest weekly decline since February.

FERRARI NAMES SERGIO MARCHIONNE CEO 

Ferrari N.V. on Monday said Sergio Marchionne will replace Amedeo Felisa as its chief executive--putting him in charge of the luxury sportscar maker his company spun off less than a year ago.

PUERTO RICO TO MISS PAYMENT ON DEBT 

Puerto Rico's Government Development Bank won't make most of a $422 million debt payment due Monday, a step that could move the island's financial crisis to a new level and likely spark lawsuits from creditors.

ATLANTIC CITY MAKES $1.8 MILLION BOND PAYMENT, AVERTING DEFAULT 

Atlantic City, N.J., made a $1.8 million debt payment on Monday morning, averting what would have been the first default for a New Jersey municipality in more than 75 years.

ISM MANUFACTURING INDEX SIGNALS EXPANSION IN APRIL 

A closely watched gauge of U.S. factory activity slipped in April but continued to signal growth in the manufacturing sector, which has been battered by low oil prices and a strong dollar.

U.S. APRIL MARKIT MANUFACTURING PMI 50.8 

The U.S. manufacturing sector lost some momentum last month after recovering in March.

ECB POLICY STIMULATING THE ECONOMY, SAYS DRAGHI 

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi issued a strong defense of accommodative monetary policy Monday, saying that there was no alternative to such policy in an environment where inflation remains very weak.

BOEING CONFIDENT FIGHTER LINE WILL BE OPEN IN 2020S 

Boeing Co. is increasingly confident a pipeline of potential orders will keep its combat jet plant in St. Louis open into the 2020s, the aerospace company's chief executive said Monday.

HALLIBURTON-BAKER HUGHES CALL OFF CONTESTED MERGER 

Halliburton and Baker Hughes called off their merger, once valued at nearly $35 billion, which encountered opposition on several continents from regulators who claimed that it would hurt competition in the oil-field services business.

CANADIAN VITAMIN MAKER JAMIESON LABORATORIES EXPLORING SALE 

Jamieson Laboratories Ltd. is working with Nomura and Houlihan Lokey to evaluate its options after a Chinese company expressed interest in buying the Toronto-based firm, according to people familiar with the matter.

INVESTORS PROFITING FROM PRE-RELEASE OF U.S. DATA: STUDY 

Researchers for the European Central Bank said they have uncovered strong evidence that investors are profiting by trading on U.S. economic data before it is released.

CANADA'S BCE TO BUY MANITOBA TELECOM FOR $2.5 BILLION 

Canadian telecommunications giant BCE on Monday said it had reached a friendly deal to buy Manitoba Telecom for about 3.1 billion Canadian dollars (about $2.5 billion).

LIONS GATE LEADS VENTURE TO REMAKE FILMS IN OTHER COUNTRIES 

Nine movie distributors world-wide led by Lions Gate, have agreed to give each other right of first refusal to remake each others' films in their respective countries.

BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS PULLS BACK ITS OUTLOOK 

Brocade Communications Systems said its second-quarter results fell short of its previous guidance forecasts, citing overall softness in information-technology spending.

ENGIE SA TOLD TO CHANGE PRICING POLICY 

France's antitrust regulator has ordered power utility Engie SA to change its natural gas prices for non-residential customers to better reflect its costs.

GNC CONSIDERS SALE OF COMPANY 

GNC Holdings said it had started a review that could result in the sale of the company, days after it said its turnaround plan was facing setbacks

ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS SETS IPO RANGE OF $21-$23 A SHARE 

Optical-networking startup Acacia Communications Inc. put a price range of $21 to $23 a share on its initial public offering of stock.

NVIDIA AND SAMSUNG SETTLE PATENT LITIGATION 

Nvidia Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. agreed to settle competing patent lawsuits between the two companies, Nvidia said Monday.

ORACLE TO BUY UTILITIES-SOFTWARE MAKER OPOWER 

Oracle agreed to acquire utilities cloud-services provider Opower, expanding the database giant's portfolio of cloud software for the utilities industry.

 
 
 
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VOTERS HARBOR DIFFERING CONCERNS ABOUT CLINTON AND TRUMP 
 

If Tuesday's crucial Indiana primary serves to set up a general-election matchup between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, as seems likely, it will help pave the way for an extreme study in contrasts, writes Gerald F. Seib.

 
Business 
SALESFORCE'S MARC BENIOFF HAS KICKED OFF NEW ERA OF CORPORATE SOCIAL ACTIVISM 
 

On social issues such as gay rights, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff is successfully pushing companies to speak out, drawing brickbats from local lawmakers and even his own board.

 
 
 

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May 02, 2016 13:00 ET (17:00 GMT)

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