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Pre-Market Stock News (July 16, 2007)

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(AH) Armor Holdings wins $519 million Navy contract for mine resistant ambush protected vehicles.
(APPB) Applebees is being acquired for $25.50 per share in cash by IHOP.
(ASIA) AsiaInfo signed a contract with China Telecom to deploy integrated account inquiry system in Zhejiang province in China.
(AVID) Avid Tech CEO will resign.
(BCRX) Biocryst initiated Phase II trials for evaluating BCX-4208/R3421 for moderate to severe psoriasis.
(CNW) Con-Way is paying $750 million to acquire Contract Freighters.
(DJ) Dow Jones’ buyout offer from News Corp. is reportedly being blocked by Christopher Bancroft, who is out trying to recruit hedge funds and private equity funds.
(DJO) DJ Orthopedics gets $50.25 merger agreement from ReAble Therapeutics.
(DMCX) DataMirror being acquired by IBM.
(ETN) Eaton %1.70 EPS vs $1.48e.
(F) Ford denied that it is selling Volvo.
(GWW) W.W.Grainger $1.21 EPS vs $1.19e.
(ID) L-1 Identity Solutions received a $20 million contract extension from states of Illinois and North Carolina.
(MAT) Mattel $0.11 EPS vs $0.11e.
(SEH) Spartech announced resignation of its CEO for personal reasons.
(VZ) Verizon was reportedly under a bid from Vodfone, although Vodafone made a statement that it has no plans to to make an acquisition of Verizon.

Jon C. Ogg
July 16, 2007

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