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Dollar General shares fell 1 percent in light premarket trading after the company also reported lower-than-expected quarterly sales and comparable-store sales and cut the top end of its full-year comparable-store sales forecast. Family Dollar last week rejected a $9 billion buyout offer from Dollar General that it said could run foul of competition law, opting instead for a smaller bid from Dollar Tree.

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* Bank stocks may be in focus after the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was investigating media reports that several U.S. * Ukraine accused Russia of mounting an invasion in the southeast of the country in support of pro-Moscow separatist rebels. The country’s security and defense council said that the border town of Novoazovsk and other parts of Ukraine’s south-east had fallen under the control of Russian forces.

Europe’s benchmark index breaks a three-day winning streak on Thursday, as the first country-specific reports on August consumer prices fuel fears that the euro zone is heading toward deflation.
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A New England supermarket chain has announced that the former CEO will buy a majority stake in the business.

Chevron’s leading positions in the Gulf of Mexico, shale/tight oil, and LNG should drive peer-leading growth in the years ahead.

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Dollar General said it remained committed to acquiring rival Family Dollar and reported a 7.5 percent rise in quarterly sales.

Ukrainian President Poroshenko said on Thursday that Russia had invaded, and called an urgent security and defense meeting.