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By Caroline Winter

December 15, 2011 at 9:30 PM UTC

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This article is part of the December 19, 2011 issue of businessweek.

1. Martin Marietta Materials made a hostile $4.8 billion bid for Vulcan Materials. Vulcan shares rose above the offer price, so the company may need to sweeten the proposal.

2. Sydney-based Whitehaven Coal will buy billionaire Nathan Tinkler’s Australian mining assets for at least $2.8 billion in stock, taking the total value of coal deals this year to a record.