Just a few months removed from Baker Hughes attempt to merge with Halliburton, Baker Hughes is making another deal to be acquired – this time with General Electric. How is this deal different than the Halliburton deal? And why are the companies making an oil play now?

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FORMER VALEANT EXECS TARGET OF DOJ CRIMINAL ACCOUNTING FRAUD PROBE

U.S. prosecutors are focusing on Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.’s former CEO and CFO as they build a fraud case against the company that could yield charges within weeks, according to people familiar with the matter..

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CENTURY LINK TO BUY LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS FOR $25 BILLION

CenturyLink Inc. on Monday said it reached a cash-and-stock deal to buy Level 3 Communications Inc. for roughly $25 billion, a marriage that would give the communications companies more heft to weather a competitive landscape…

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Closing Bell

-Monday, October 31st

Election Uncertainty Drags Stocks Lower

Big Insider Trades

– ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) Director William Strauss Sells $3m

– Old Republic International, Corp. (ORI) CEO Aldo Zucaro Buys $1.25m