Albertsons stock heads higher amid report of Kroger merger interest

Shares of Albertsons Cos. Inc. ACI, +11.41% were up more than 11% in Thursday morning trading after Bloomberg News reported that Kroger Co. KR, -1.09% was in merger talks with the smaller grocer. Kroger shares were down more than 2%.

The report cited anonymous sources and noted that while a deal could be hammered out as soon as this week, talks could also fall through or be delayed. Shares of Albertsons were paused for volatility at 9:52 a.m. ET, and trading resumed five minutes later. Albertsons shares have gained 4.3% over the past 12 months as the S&P 500 SPX, +1.72% has declined 18%.

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Shares of Albertsons jump on report of potential merger with grocery giant KrogerGreat, take even more competition out of the grocery business. This is not good news where I live, for all there are are Kroger and Albertsons stores.
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