Pre-Market Stock news (DEC 19, 2006)

by Jon C. Ogg
December 19, 2006

(ACTU) Actuant renewwed its Seibel reporting pact with Oracle.
(APSG) Applied Signal fell 15% after missing earnings estimates.
(ASML) ASM Lithography acquires Brion Tech for some $270M.
(BIIB) Biogen-Idec issues additional warning on Riuxan over deaths in Lupus treatments, although doctors are using this in Lupus while it is not approved.
(BA) Boeing won $2B C-17 pact from US Air Force.
(CMRG) Casual Male announced $75M share buyback plan.
(DNA) Genentech issues additional warning on Riuxan over deaths in Lupus treatments, although doctors are using this in Lupus while it is not approved.
(EBAY) eBay up 0.5% after putting its China site into a Joint Venture, shuts its own.
(ESLR) Evergreen Solar filed for $250M mixed shelf offering.
(FCEL) FuelCell -$0.47 EPS vs -$0.36e.
(FDS) Factset $0.47 EPS vs $0.46e.
(FFHL) Fuwei Films 3.75M share IPO priced at $8.28.
(GERN) Geron says it’s Telomerase inhibitor drug may benefit breast cancer patients receiving radiation therapy.
(GG) GoldCorp issued 2.8M ounce of gold production guidance in 2007; appoints new COO.
(GMKT) Gmarket noted positively by Cramer on MAD MONEY.
(GNVC) Genvec announces update in Phase II/III trial of TNFerade; says interim survival analysis exceeds expectations.
(HAIN) Hain Celestial in $120M purchase pact for Avalon Natural.
(HOV) Hovnanian lowered 2007 guidance; stock fell 5%.
(ILMN) Illumina in pact with GalxoSmithkline for its HumanHap550 BeadChips.
(ISIL) Intersil announced $400M share buyback plan.
(LNET) LodgeNet in warrant issue pact with Hilton Hotels.
(MPEL) Melco PBL priced 60M share IPo at $19.00; above the $16 to $18 range and above the 53 million shares.
(MS) Morgan Stanley $1.81 EPS vs $1.77e; will spin off Discover credit card unit next year.
(NEW) New Century Chairman will retire.
(NOK) Nokia wins $100M pact in Thailand, although Thailand isn’t where you want to be issuing news today.
(OMTR) Omniture noted positively by Cramer on MAD MONEY.
(ORCL) Oracle trading down almost 3% after meeting earnings estimates after yesterday’s close.
(PFE) Pfizer raised dividend to 4.5% and named new CEO as Chairman a year earlier than expected; announced $10B for share buybacks.
(PLTE) Claymont Steel 8.7M share IPo priced at $17.00.
(QDEL) Quidel announces worldwide exclusive license for novel DNA microarray for global influenza surveillance.
(SCHL) Scholastic $1.75 EPS vs $1.71e.
(SYNM) Syntroleum’s first B-52 engine jet fuel test was successful.
(T) AT&T merger vote ran into issues as key oversight vote is now going to be recused.
(TGT) Target sees DEC s-s-s +3.5 to +5.5%.
(TOMO) Tom Online halted on transaction.
(TSL) Trina Solar 5.3M share IPO priced at $18.50, well above $13.515.50 range.
(UNH) United Health reaffirmed prior guidance.
(VOD) Vodafone sells wireless stake back to Swisscom AG for almost $3.5 Billion.