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Pre-Market Stock News (Nov. 20, 2006)

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(AGE) A.G.Edwards announced 10M share buyback.
(AGN) Allergan indicated higher as FDA allows Silicone breast implants after a 14 year ban.
(AKAM) Akamai Tech is acquiring private Nine Systems for 3.1 million shares and $7 million in cash.
(AMWD) American Woodmark announced $50M share buyback plan.
(ANDS) Anadys Pharma names new CEO.
(APOL) Apollo Group names Joe D’Amico as CFO.
(BCRX) BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Fodosine received Orphan Drug status in Europe.
(CMCSA) Comcast offers high speed internet access on Amazon.com.
(COST) Costco recived a grand jury subpoena over its handling of some toxic waste.
(EOP) Equity Office Properties is being acquired by the Blackstone Group for some $48.50 per share; stock up 7%.
(FBR) FBR filed to sell another 20+ million shares for holders.
(FLSH) M-Systems acquisition by SanDisk is completed.
(GMST) Gemstar TVGuide wins $1.3 million in damages against Youbet.com.
(HAST) Hastings Entertainment raised 2006 guidance.
(IAR) Idearc is Verizon’s Yellow Pages spin-off that begins trading today.
(KHK) Kitty Hawk gets $29+ million postal contract.
(LOW) Lowe’s $0.46 EPS vs $0.43e.
(MNT) Mentor indicated higher as FDA allows Silicone breast implants after a 14 year ban.
(MOGN) MGI Pharma showed 18+ month survival rate in brain tumor patients.
(NDAQ) NASDAQ is making a $5.1 Billion offer for the rest of the London Stock Exchange.
(OS) Oregon Steel is being acquired for $63.25 per share by Russian Evraz.
(PACT) Pacificnetcom traded down after reporting a loss instead of a gain.
(PCYC) Pharmacyclics showed positive study data in brain tumor studies.
(PD) Phelps Dogde being acquired by Freeport McMoran for $126.46 per share, above the $95.02 Friday close.
(PLD) Prologis raised to Outperform at RBC.
(SCHW) Schwab is selling USTrust unit to Bank of America for $3.3 Billion for wealthy trust management services.
(SCLN) SciClone COO is leaving.
(SOMX) Somaxon showed positive Silenor trial results.
(VZ) Verizon’s Ideard
(YHOO) Yahoo! enters search pact with 150 newspapers.

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Douglas A. McIntyre is the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor in chief of 24/7 Wall St. and 24/7 Tempo. He has held these jobs since 2006.

McIntyre has written thousands of articles for 24/7 Wall St. He is an expert on corporate finance, the automotive industry, media companies and international finance. He has edited articles on national demographics, sports, personal income and travel.

His work has been quoted or mentioned in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Time, The New Yorker, HuffPost USA Today, Business Insider, Yahoo, AOL, MarketWatch, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Guardian and many other major publications. McIntyre has been a guest on CNBC, the BBC and television and radio stations across the country.

A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, McIntyre also was president of The Harvard Advocate. Founded in 1866, the Advocate is the oldest college publication in the United States.

TheStreet.com, Comps.com and Edgar Online are some of the public companies for which McIntyre served on the board of directors. He was a Vicinity Corporation board member when the company was sold to Microsoft in 2002. He served on the audit committees of some of these companies.

McIntyre has been the CEO of FutureSource, a provider of trading terminals and news to commodities and futures traders. He was president of Switchboard, the online phone directory company. He served as chairman and CEO of On2 Technologies, the video compression company that provided video compression software for Adobe’s Flash. Google bought On2 in 2009.

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