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Pre-Market Stock Notes (JAN 22, 2007)

(ALDN) Aladdin Knowledge $0.28 EPS before items versus $0.27 estimate; 2007 guidance looks a tad softon EPS but in-line on revenues.
(AOS) A.O.Smith $0.62 EPS vs $0.50e; may have gains in number; sees 2007 EPS at $2.75 to $2.95, versus $2.85 estimate.
(C) Citigroup to buy ABN AMRO mortgage unit for estimated $3 Billion; CFO Krawcheck is leaving the CFO position into the head of its global wealth management.
(CHTP) Chelsea Therapeutics International said the FDA has granted Orphan Drug designation to its drug candidate Droxidopa for the treatment of symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension.
(ETN) Eaton Corp $1.66 EPS versus $1.59 estimate; boosts dividend and started 10M share buyback.
(EXEL) Exelixis received a $60 million payment from BMY on Friday in connection with the effectiveness of the Company’s collaboration agreement with BMS.
(GOOG) Google is supposed to be close to acquiring a videogame advertisement placement firm.
(GY) GenCorp -$0.04 EPS vs -$0.05e.
(INTC) Intel looks to be getting Sun Micro server processor business, Sun has been using AMD in the past.
(LEE) Lee Eneterprises $0.58 EPS vs $0.58e.
(MOVI) Movie Gallery reported wide loss of $1.13 per share, but that was after store closure and other costs.
(NLX) Analex being acquired for $3.70 per share by QinetiQ.
(PFE) Pfizer $0.43 EPS & R$12.6 Billion versus $0.42/$12.25 Billion; job cuts and plant closures coming.   
(PHG) Philips Electronics posted 563 million Euro profit overseas.
(PTEN) Patterson-UTI sees EPS in Q4at $0.95 to %1.00 versus $1.07e.
(RPRX) Repros Therapeutics to sell 2.5 million shares.
(RTRSY) Reuters signed info pact with HSBC.
(SGTL) SigmaTel trading up 9% as its TV Audio solution was chosen by Samsung.
(STT) State Street to acquire Currenex for $564M cash.
(SWFT) Swift agreed to be acquired by CEO Moyes in higher bid at $31.55.
(TWI) Titan International sees negative gross margins but maintains prior sales targets.
(USU) USEC up 1% on slightly raised guidance.

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