General Mills Inc. [s:] shares surged 4% in Thursday trading, paring earlier gains of as much as 7.4% amid takeover chatter. CNBC said earlier reports that 3G Capital was interested in buying the food company aren’t true. General Mills did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 3G Capital didn’t own General Mills shares, a Dec. 31, 2016 filing shows. General Mills shares closed at a 15-month low on Tuesday. General Mills is down 5.8% for the year so far, while the S&P 500 index is up 6.7% for the period.
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