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By Karen Weise

October 13, 2011 at 9:00 PM UTC

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This article is part of the October 17, 2011 issue of businessweek.

1. As Europe’s debt crisis deepens, Belgium is paying $5.4 billion for Dexia’s national retail unit, ending a 15-year cross-border experiment with France.

2. U.S. oilfield-services provider Superior Energy Services will buy competitor Complete Production Services for about $2.6 billion.