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MAJOR PAPERS:- The FDA said no to Pristiq, an experimental Wyeth (NYSE: WYE) drug to treat the symptoms of menopause, reported the Wall Street Journal.
- The $3.1B sale of General Motors Corporation's (NYSE: GM) Allison Transmission to Carlyle Group and Onex has stalled in the debt financing market, thanks to difficulties raising debt from investors, reported the Wall Street Journal's "Heard on the Street" column.
- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (OTC: LVMUY) is expected to acquire Les Echos from Pearson (NYSE: PSO) for $331.9M, reported the Wall Street Journal.
- Time Warner Inc's (NYSE: TWX) AOL is entering the behavioral-targeting ad market by purchasing Tacoda, which uses "behavioral targeting" techniques to track Web surfers' habits, reported the New York Post.
- Cerberus Capital Management's acquisition of DaimlerChrysler AG's (NYSE: DCX) Chrysler unit could be completed on Monday or Tuesday of next week, reported the Detroit Free Press.
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