bancorp south, regions financial, synovus and suntrust all rallying on hopes consolidation will continue in the industry. takeover rumors also swirled around office depot. much of it was sparked by a company filing with the s.e.c. office depot entered a new "change of control agreement" with its top three executives, which spells out how they'll be paid in the event of a takeover. investors responded to that. office depot shares jumped 9%, a gain of 44 cents. morningstar analyst joscelyn mackay calls the office supply retailer a prime takeover target, but says she expects the buyer to be a private equity house, not a competing chain. office depot would not comment on the takeover chatter. investors also pushing a couple of retailers higher on solid earnings news. first, bed bath and beyond heading to infinity and beyond in after hours trading on a 25% jump in third-quarter profits. the housewares retailer earned 74 cents a share, well above estimates. and then bed bath also upped its fourth-quarter outlook saying consumers have finally started to spend more on their homes. shares came in

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