news for 08.09.2008Altria to buy UST for $10.4 billion (Reuters via Yahoo! News)view news Altria Group Inc has agreed to buy smokeless tobacco company UST Inc for $10.4 billion, the companies said on Monday, in a move that will combine the Marlboro cigarette brand with the Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco products.TSX rises as Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac takeover lifts financials;NY surges on news (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)view news TORONTO - The financial sector led the way to a positive session on the Toronto stock market Monday morning as investors reacted positively to the U.S. government's takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.Financial-sector shares rally high after buyout news hit the Street (Schaeffers Research)view news U.S. stocks today rallied after the government seized mortgage giants Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE)...( Read More )