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Wachovia deal likely to heat competition

Wachovia Corp.’s planned $6.8 billion purchase of A.G. Edwards Inc. could make an already competitive sales game even tougher for U.S. mutual fund firms, some analysts said.

BOSTON — Wachovia Corp.’s planned $6.8 billion purchase of A.G. Edwards Inc. could make an already competitive sales game even tougher for U.S. mutual fund firms, some analysts said.
The deal between the two key mutual fund distributors, announced May 31, would create the nation’s

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