Cleveland-Cliffs [ CLF 63.57  +3.26 (+5.41%) ] said on Wednesday that it is buying Alpha Natural Resources [ ANR 51.115  +0.785 (+1.56%) ] for $10 billion.

It's another big acquisition in the current trend, with Dow Chemical [ DOW 29.75  +0.35 (+1.19%) ] buying Rohm & Haas [ ROH 23.0  +1.0 (+4.55%) ] and Waste Management [ WMI 33.4  -0.05 (-0.15%) ] merging with Republic Services [ RSG 28.70  -0.10 (-0.35%) ].

Find out why M&A is hot & heavy -- and will continue to be going forward.

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