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Campbell Soup holders sing 'Mmm, mmm good'

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NEW YORK — — As panic gripped the stock market on Monday, just one member of the S&P 500 Index escaped the selloff: Campbell Soup Co. Are investors betting that when times get scary, consumers will stock up on food that is cheap and easy to store? Wouldn't be the first time. In the aftermath of the Sept.

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