Investors in American Intl Group are about to see the elephant leave the room.

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The U.S. trader and Edward Meir, commodities consultant with INTL FCStone, cited a return by workers at Amplats.

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Kraft was added to the Dow in September 2008, replacing American Intl Group after the financial crisis forced a bailout of that firm.

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Edward Meir, commodities consultant with INTL FCStone, said corporate earnings as of the start of the week showed 62.5% of the companies that reported had topped estimates, but less than 36% exceeded revenue forecasts.

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