<div id="readability-page-1"><div>Shares of industrial and transportation companies rose amid deal activity. TopBuild completed its acquisition of Specialty Products and Insulation for $1 billion in cash more than a year after a proposed merger between the companies broke down amid regulatory scrutiny. The deal came on the heels of other mergers among building-materials makers and suppliers, including Home Depot's recent $5.5 billion acquisition of GMS; and Lowe's $8.8 billion purchase of Foundation Building Materials. General Motors is reconsidering a controversial plan to use an in-house auto finance company to effectively extend the federal $7,500 electric-vehicle tax credit beyond its Sept. 30 expiration. German auto maker BMW continued its slide after the premium-car maker warned of weakening demand in China. Alarm system maker Verisure rallied on its stock-market debut. The global economy is holding up better than expected in the face of higher tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty and technological change, the head of the International Monetary Fund said. Write to Rob Curran at rob.curran@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires10-08-25 1757ET</div></div>

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工业和运输公司的股票因交易活动而上涨，包括 TopBuild 以 10 亿美元收购 Specialty Products and Insulation。其他显著的并购包括家得宝以 55 亿美元收购 GMS，以及 Lowe's 以 88 亿美元收购 Foundation Building Materials。通用汽车正在重新考虑延长联邦电动车税收抵免的计划，而宝马在中国面临需求下降。Verisure 成功上市，国际货币基金组织指出，尽管面临挑战，全球经济表现好于预期

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