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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s estate said Monday it is selling apartment-building owner Archstone Enterprise LP in a $6.5 billion cash and stock deal. Click to Continue »

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Wonkblog is running an ongoingseriesofinterviewswith key lawmakers and stakeholders on austerity crisis. On Monday, I spoke with Rep. Sander Levin (Mich.), ranking Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, which ha...

In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component City National Corp. (NYSE: CYN) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example ...

In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Stillwater Mining Co. (NYSE: SWC) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for exampl...

In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) has taken over the #159 spot from H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ), according to The Online Inve...

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By Rocky White

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holding Inc has agreed to sell apartment owner Archstone to rivals Equity Residential and AvlanonBay Communities Inc for $6.5 billion in cash and stock, Lehman said on Monday.

The $4.5 billion penalty that BP paid to settle criminal charges over the Deepwater Horizon disaster has done little to fuel its shares, and speculation that the oil giant could be a takeover target could come up dry.

The year 2012 has marked the release of more than 600 new fragrances for women. The list includes both exciting new scents like Marc Jacobs' Dot, and reinterpretations of classics like Armani Code.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holding Inc has agreed to sell apartment owner Archstone to rivals Equity Residential and AvlanonBay Communities Inc for $6.5 billion in cash and stock, Lehman said on Monday.