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Moat-Building Mergers

Strategic deals at GE and Oracle will support their wide moats, while AbbVie aims for tax relief in its bid for Shire.

Jason Stipp, Jeremy Glaser

Jun 28, 2014

Mentioned: Alstom SA (ALO) , AbbVie Inc (ABBV) , Micros Systems Inc (MCRS) , General Electric Co (GE) , Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (BBBY) , McCormick & Co Inc (MKC) , Oracle Corp (ORCL) , Shire PLC (SHPG)

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