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finally has a trick to convince the U.S. government to sign off on its $9 billion acquisition of Rite Aid


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Fred’s stock was on track for its biggest ever one-day point and percentage gains and share volume, after it said the purchase of 865 Rite Aid stores for $950 million transformed the company into a “new national competitor.”

Futures mixed as Walgreens, Rite Aid merger off.