EADS Eyes Tunisia; McDonald’s Thrives on Slump; Reynolds American Makes Cuts; DOJ Hires Big Gun to Scrutinize Google-Yahoo Deal; Google Space; Pending Home Sales Collapse; Manpower Decline; Deficit to Soar to Record in 2009

Altria Group Inc.’s (MO) purchase of UST Inc. (UST), the largest smokeless-tobacco maker, could spark a wave of consolidation in the domestic tobacco industry.

Home Sales Building Bank UP; Morgan Stanley Offers Saudi Swap; Rubin Changes Role at Citi; Ford Skids; Stormy Weather Boosts Oil; AMD Sells Off Losing Unit; Feds Find for Star Scientific; Golden Slump

Editors’ Note: What’s the best-performing US stock for the last half-century?

It’s a blue-chip company. But it’s not a bank. Or a car manufacturer. Or Mircorsoft. Or Google.