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NORDSTROM INC. $22.56 is a hold. The retailer (New York symbol JWN; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 164.2 million; Market cap: $3.7 billion; Dividend yield: 3.4%; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; www.nordstrom.com) owns and operates over 370 stores in the U.S. and Canada. Those locations sell upscale clothing and footwear. The Nordstrom family, which controls about 33.4% of the shares, has teamed up with Mexican retailer El Puerto de Liverpool, which owns about 10% of the shares, to launch a takeover bid for the company worth $23.00 a share. The company has now formed a special committee of independent directors to evaluate this and all possible bids. Nordstrom is a hold. BAUSCH + LOMB CORP. $27 is a hold. The company (Toronto symbol BLCO; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 351.9 million; Market cap: $9.5 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.bausch.com) is a leading maker of contact lenses, lens care products, eye care products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter products and ophthalmic surgical devices and instruments. On May 6, 2022, Bausch Health Companies (Toronto symbol BHC)…