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higher after cnbc's own kate kelly reported that lear is the target of an activist investor of mar cottoapital urging the company to split car seat and electrical parts businesses into two separate publicly traded companies. lear responded by saying it did receive a letter from mar cotto and it takes all input from shareholders seriously and will evaluate the proposal. lear shares up by 5% hitting a record high. also staples and office depot surging after "the wall street journal" reported that office supply retailers are in advanced merger talks. the two both up very big, scott, on today's trade. i just want to highlight one more for you as well, say lix pharmaceuticals hit a circuit breaker for volatility, those shares towards session highs by 4% on a bloomberg report that the company may be a possible take overtarget about some of the names in the past shar pharmaceuticals, valiant, a stock to watch today on possible takeover news. back to you. >> thanks. watching it. >> both odp and staples incredible amounts of unusual activity over the last six months or so. the activists are in th

dan rah cotto shows you how to deal with that pesky holiday hangover. >> you have a holiday hangover?talking about this guy. i'm talking about this kind. credit card bills. maybe your credit cards got a little bit of extra weight over the holiday season. well you're not alone. millions of americans are in the exact same situation. don't despair. don't give up. i'm going to give you some tips to help skinny down those holiday credit card bills and get you back in financially tip top shape. first, i want to you call your current credit card company. tell them you've been a good customer, paid your bills on time and you