TradingMarkets’ 10 Stocks You Need To Know About Today

Guidant
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is reportedly in talks to be acquired by Johnson
& Johnson

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for $24 billion.

China’s largest PC maker, Lenovo, is close to acquiring IBM’s PC business
for $2 billion.

Advanced Micro Devices
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was lowered at Deutshe Bank to ‘hold’
from ‘buy.’

Colgate
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will cut 12% of its work force, close 1/3 of its
factories and take $650 million in charges.

Comtech Telecom
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beat by 0.14.

Analyst meetings today: Intel, Cisco,
Hewlett Packard and YUM Brands. Texas Instruments will give
its mid-quarter update.