(ABN) ABN AMRO is in an informal acquisition round of talks where Barclays would acquire the company.
(ALXN) Alexion Pharma gets FDA marketing approval for Soliris.
(ANPI) Angiotech Pharma announces the initiation of its United States study examining the Vascular Wrap Paclitaxel-Eluting Mesh.
(ANLT) Analytical Surveys to merge with Ecowood.
(AVZA) Aviza Tech received an order for its Sigma fxP physical vapor deposition system from Cension Semiconductor Manufacturing.
(CAT) Caterpillar indicated up on Cramer defending the stock on Friday’s MAD MONEY.
(CEM) Chemture announced 15% price increases overseas.
(CMCSA) Comcast may be changing its search deal with Google for the Comcast portal.
(CTV) Commscope is acquiring Signal Vision.
(DIS) Disney is noted as having backdating in stock options at the Pixar unit, although some of this was already known; watch AAPL fallout because PIXR was mostly owned by Steve Jobs.
(GME) Gamestop trading ex-split today to reflect a 2-1 stock split.
(GNBT) Generex Biotech head of immunotherapeutics subsidiary, will make a presentation at the World Vaccine Congress 2007 to be held in Washington, D.C. today and tomorrow titled "Influenza Vaccines: What Do We Have Today?"
(IFS) Quanta Services (PWR) to buy InfraSource Services for $1.26B
(INTC) Intel now noted as cheap according to B of A research in Barron’s.
(ISLE) Isle of Capri making $45 million acquisition of Missouri casino.
(ITY) Imperial Tobacco is increasing its efforts to buy rival tobacco company Altadis after its initial buyout offer was rejected.
(LEND) Accredited Home Lending gets NASDAQ delisting notice.
(MOVI) Movie Gallery loss narrowed to -$0.47 EPS but rental revenues were lower.
(NSTK) Nastech Pharma traded up 6% after Cramer touted the stock on MAD MONEY.
(QCOM) Qualcomm sued by Nokia for patent exhaustion in Germany and Netherlands.
(RSG) Republic Services trading ex-split today to reflect a 3-2 stock split.
(SEE) Sealed Air trading ex-split today to reflect a 2-1 stock split.
(SVM) ServiceMaster gets $15.625 buyout offer from Clayton Dubilier & Rice.
(TIE) Titanium Metals in new long-term supply pact with Rolls Royce.
(TRI) Triad may get a rival bid from Community Health over the private equity and management buyout.
(TXU) TXU may now get a rival offer from Carlyle and Blackstone led group.
Jon C. Ogg
March 19, 2007
Jon Ogg can be reached at [email protected]; he does not own securities in the companies he covers.
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