Health and Healthcare

Early-Bird Stock News (FEB 22, 2007)

(AAPL) Apple & Cisco settled their iPhone trademark issue.
(ADI) Analog Devices traded up 4% after beating estimates and signaling strengthening orders.
(AMR) American Airlines raises its NYC-based flights after the JetBlue problems.
(BEAS) BEA Systems reports earnings ($0.15 EPS estimate).
(BRKR) Bruker Bio
(BRNC) Bronco Drilling $0.72 EPS vs $0.76e.
(CEGE) Cell Genesys and Medarex (MEDX) announced encouraging follow-up results on Phase I combo therapy with GVX and MDX-010 for prostate cancer.
(DCX) DaimlerChrysler may be selling Chrysler to GM as a whole.
(DNA) Genentech announced positive international Phase III Avastin studies on advanced lung cancer.  A Genentech patent for making monoclonal antibodies was revoked by the Patent Office.
(DRH) Diamondrock Hospitality $0.40 EPS vs $0.38e.
(FDC) First Data will officially exit the check and money order businesses.
(GOOG) Google plans selling more powerful “Word and Excel” comparables for business solutions.
(HEPH) Hollis-Eden Pharm presents additional positive data with novel steroid hormone in models of prostate and breast cancer.
(HMA) Health Management $0.29 EPS vs $0.29e.
(HRB) H&R Block reports earnings ($0.12 EPS estimate).
(HTX) Hutchison Telecom announced a special $6.75 per share dividend.
(INTU) Intuit reports earnings ($0.42 EPS is estimate).
(LAMR) Lamar Advertising $0.07 EPS vs $0.09e.announced special $3.25 dividend and $500M share buyback.
(MEDX) Medarex and (CEGE) Cell Genesys announced encouraging follow-up results on Phase I combo therapy with GVX and MDX-010 for prostate cancer.
(NBL) Noble Energy $1.03 EPS vs $1.01e.
(NM) Navios Maritime switches from NASDAQ to NYSE under “NM” ticker.
(NUAN) Nuance Communications is paying $140 million to acquire BeVocal.
(OATS) Wild Oats is being acquired by Whole Foods for $18.50 by WFMI.
(PWR) Quanta Services $0,20 EPS vs $0.20e; was loss after items.
(TOL) Toll Brother s $0.72 EPS vs $0.29e; unsure if comparable; but lowered full 2007 guidance.
(WBMD) WebMD $0.15 EPS vs $0.11e; raised 2007 guidance.
(WFMI) Whole Foods traded up 4% after reporting earnings and acquiring Wild Oats.
(WMB) Williams Cos says replaces 216% of 2006 U.S. natural gas production.
(WOOF) VCA Antech raised 2007 guidance.

Jon C. Ogg
February 22, 2007

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