The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching

The following stocks may be
impacted due to significant news as noted:

Internet infrastructure company Cisco Systems
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has announced that it will buy The Linksys Group for $500 million in
stock.The Linksys Group provides networking products for the home and small
office.

Financial services company came in with upside
earnings surprises this morning with Lehman Brothers
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beating
its first-quarter earnings expectations by $0.18 with profits of $1.15 per
share, Morgan Stanley
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beating its first-quarter earnings by
$0.20 with profits of $0.82 per share, and Goldman Sachs
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beating
its first-quarter earnings expectations by $0.33 with profits of $1.29 per
share.

In the biotechnology sector Genetech
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has been downgraded by CSFB to "underperform" from "neutral".

Transportation company Federal Express
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has been upgraded by Morgan Stanley to "overweight’ from "equal-weight".

Oil company Royal Dutch
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has been
upgraded by Lehman Brothers to "overweight" from "equal-weight".

Retailer Ross Stores has been upgraded by
CSFB to "outperform" from "neutral".

Pre-market action:


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+11.5%,
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+2.5%,
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+1.7%


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-14.5%
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-11.5%,
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-8%,
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-7.5%,
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-6.5%,
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-4.5%,
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-4.5%
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-2.9%, and
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-1.6%.