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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices S&P 600 + LYV.wi (CCU spin-off) - FJC
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Stocks For Friday
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8:30 ET
Current Account -$195.8 bln vs -$205.0 bln
TOP FINANCIAL NEWS
Conrad Black Charged With Racketeering, Money Laundering in New Indictment
BUSINESS NEWS
Oracle Profit Drops on Acquisition-Related Expenses
Bowne BNE Increases Stock Repurchase Program
CALC Obtains Coastal Development Permit
Trading Up
NTEC +19.1% (Co and Novo Nordisk Expand Agreement); BCGI +9.9% (Appeals Court Grants Stay of Patent Litigation Injunction for All Customer); DRI +5.8% (reported $0.04 better than consensus; guided Y06 earnings and sales up); ADBE +3.6% (beat by $0.01, issued guidance; announced resignation of CFO ); ECLG +3.4% (provided, 2006 guidance); ADIC +1.9% (reported Q4 results); KBH +1.8% (beat by $0.17; reaffirmed for FY06; announced new 10 mln share buyback); BNE +1.7% (increased repurchase by $75 mln); TEK +1.5% (beat by $0.03, ex items; guided in-line)...
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SLE +2.9%, NILE +2.6%, CMI +0.9%...
Trading Down
CAMD -12.4% (guided DecQ revs below prior guidance; but in-line with consensus); ORCL -2.7% (reported in-line); ISSI -1.6% (delayed their 10-K); CDIS -1.5% (guided Y06 in line with consensus).
Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy, who was acquitted in June of leading an accounting fraud scheme at the company, is suing the health-care company for firing him.

• WEEKDAY TRADER 6:44 p.m.

Medical Device Stocks Mean Steady Growth by Johanna Bennett

Medtronic and C.R. Bard haven't been caught up in the takeover fever sweeping the medical device industry. But investors shouldn't ignore their reliable sales and earnings growth.

• INSIDE SCOOP 6:05 p.m.

Slimming Holdings at Janus, Federated

• CHARTING THE MARKET TODAY 5:08 p.m.

Stocks in the Spotlight Thursday

• INVESTORS' SOAPBOX PM 2:58 p.m.

CPI Data Suggest Calm Inflation in 2006