TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need To Know For Today

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Merck
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announced the first phase of its
global restructuring program, including the planned elimination of 7,000
positions by the end of 2008 (more).

American Pharmaceutical Partners
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announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with its parent company
American BioScience
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(more).

Hillenbrand Industries
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revealed fourth
quarter net loss of $229.7 million compared to net profit of $61.9 million
last year (more).

Henry Schein
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affirmed annual
2005 guidance of $1.77 to $1.83 earnings per diluted share, which includes
$0.02 to $0.06 from sales of Fluvirin influenza vaccine (more).

Armor Holdings
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said that it
received orders for $53.1 million from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and
Armaments Command for production of additional M1114 Up-Armored HMMWVs in 2006
(more).

TiVo
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announced that it plans
to offer the first television-based advertising search solution in Spring 2006
(more).

Ashton Dorkins

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