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* General Electric Co. said it received a federal subpoena about nontraditional reinsurance policies that can be abused to smooth earnings and mask losses.

* McKesson Corp., the biggest U.S. drug wholesaler, agreed to acquire software maker Medcon Ltd. for about $105 million, adding Web-based cardiac imaging to its digital services for hospitals.

* Kroger Co. and Safeway Inc. joined other retailers in saying they would restrict access to over-the-counter medicines containing pseudoephedrine to limit their use in making the illegal drug methamphetamine.