Exelon raises stakes in hostile bid for NRG, offering $8 billion

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Exelon Corp. on Thursday sweetened its hostile takeover bid for NRG Energy Inc. by 12 percent to $8 billion in stock, citing newly identified cost savings along with NRG’s recent deal for Reliant Energy’s Texas retail business.

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