Google's All-Time High, and a Major Merger in Office Supplies

The following video is from Tuesday's Investor Beat, in which host Chris Hill and analysts Joe Magyer and Matt Argersinger dissect the hardest-hitting investing stories of the day.

In today's installment, Google closed the day at an all-time high, as The Wall Street Journal reported that Google is planning to launch retail stores that would sell Google-branded devices. Meanwhile, a major merger in office supplies announced between Office Depot and OfficeMax boosts the whole sector. Those stories, plus today's biggest movers, and two stocks we have our eye on this week.

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