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Stanley to buy Black & Decker in $4.5B deal

Connecticut, November 3 -- In what may be termed as a marriage among equals, the two largest U.S. toolmakers, Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK) and Black & Decker Corp (NYSE: BDK), have decided to join hands and get together.