11:04 AM EST - Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. : and Bowater Inc. announced Monday that they have agreed to a ''merger of equals,'' a stock-swap deal creating a firm with annual revenues of about $9.3 billion. The combined company, to be called AbitibiBowater Inc., would create a new leader in publication papers, the firms said Monday. Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.
shares T.A are trading up 82 cents at $3.93.
