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...Materials stocks enjoyed a 1 per cent bounce but the jump was powered by chemicals companies rather than construction materials companies, such as Martin Marietta Materials and Vulcan Materials, as investors...
...Martin Marietta, the US construction materials company, increased the pressure in its hostile bid for Vulcan Materials on Tuesday by accusing its rival of mismanaging the company and misleading investors...
...As the US property market turned increasingly sour last year, AIG remained confident its CDS portfolio would weather the storm....
...Overnight, US rivals Vulcan and Martin Marietta Materials both issued reassuring fourth quarter outlook statements....
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