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DeVry, Pfizer Rise; Dell, SanDisk Fall

DeVry Inc. led gainers in the S&P 500 index with a rise of 4.4%. Danone to acquire Medical Nutrition USA, Inc.

Walt Disney, Walgreen Decline; Analogic Gains

AutoZone, Inc. led the decliners in the S&P 500 index with a loss of 2.4%. Synopsys to buy Virage Logic for a 28% premium. Navistar International profit more than doubles.

Take-Two, Navistar Rise; Amazon.com Falls

Pall Corporation led gainers in the S&P 500 index with a rise of 9.7%. Ciena net loss narrows and third quarter sales target beats view. Take-Two swings to profit for second quarter.

Emulex, Tellabs Decline; Corning, Depomed Gain

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation led the decliners in the S&P 500 index with a loss of 5.27%. DuPont wins USDA approval for new soy bean. McDonald''s global May comparable sales rose 4.8%. Dollar General net income increases by 64%.

Bristol-Myers, Celgene Rise; AIG, Oracle Fall

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company led gainers in the S&P 500 index with a rise of 6.6%. Grifols agrees to acquire Talecris Biotherapeutics for creating plasma protein therapies. Vivus announces positive results from phase-3 study related erectile dysfunctio...

SunTrust Declines; Quiksilver, Krispy Krem Rise

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. led the decliners in the S&P 500 index with a loss of 4.4%. Krispy Kreme quarterly profit surges. Quiksilver quarterly profit rises and sales decline. Hovnanian shares slip on order and revenue worries.

RadioShack, Apple Gain; BP, Schlumberger Fall

RadioShack Corporation led gainers in the S&P 500 index with a rise of 6.8%. AIG to adhere to original AIA transaction terms. CONSOL Energy Inc. completes acquisition of CNX Gas Corp. HP to invest $1 billion to launch new era of enterprise services.

Baker Hughes Declines; Novell, Kroger Rise

Baker Hughes Incorporated led the decliners in the S&P 500 index with a loss of 6.6%. Ener1 agrees to joint venture with Wanxiang. Guess profit up 55%. J. Crew posts higher profit. Novell reports 28% profit gain.

Tiffany, Yahoo Gain; J&J Falls

NetApp, Inc. led gainers in the S&P 500 index with a rise of 13.0%. Heinz fourth quarter net up 10% and sales up 8.3%. Big Lots quarterly profits rise. Costco third quarter net up 46% and comp sales up 10%. Jo-Ann Stores doubles profit.

Ford, Citigroup Gain; Abercrombie Declines

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. led the decliners in the S&P 500 index with a loss of 1.6%. FIS board authorizes $2.5 billion share repurchase plan. Toll results boost shares in premarket. Energy stocks recover after recent losses.

EMC, Sara Lee Fall; Goldman Sachs Rises

AutoZone, Inc. led gainers in the S&P 500 index with a rise of 3.8%. Medtronic profit up sharply and revenue tops $4 billion. Donaldson''s quarterly net income jumps 86%. Phillips-Van Heusen swings to first quarter loss.

Google, DreamWorks Fall; Sprint, Yingli Gain

Sprint Nextel Corporation led gainers in the S&P 500 index with a rise of 5.3%. Campbell Soup profit dips in recent quarter. DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc dropped as much as 14% after the latest movie reported lower than expected weekend revenues.