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* Liz Claiborne Inc. made an unsolicited offer to buy apparel chain J. Jill Group Inc. for about $366 million after previous friendly bids were spurned.

* Mattel Inc. said it would increase its share buyback by $250 million and raise its annual dividend by 5 cents, to 50 cents a share. The decision spurred Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services to say it might cut the ratings on Mattel bonds.

* Buy.com Inc. of Aliso Viejo said it planned to offer 4.17 million shares in an initial public offering at $11 to $13 each. Proceeds would be about $45.2 million.