Shares of power producers rose amid deal activity.

NRG Energy agreed to buy home-security business Vivint Smart Home for $2.8 billion in cash, as the energy producer seeks to expand its role in American homes.

Residents in Moore County, N.C., went a third full day without power after an act of vandalism on two substations. 


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