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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
S&P 500 + SSP - GP                       THURS DEC-15
S&P 400 + NCI - YRK                              FRI DEC-9
S&P REIT +TCT - GDYS                      MON DEC 12
S&P 600 + NVTL - ZIXI                       MON DEC 12
S&P 600 + LUFK- SKE                       TUES DEC 13
S&P 600 + FFFL - CAP.AUTO REIT THURS DEC 15
S&P REIT + CDR - CAP.AUTO.REIT THURS DEC 15
Stocks For Wednesday
MBA Purchase Applications
7:00 ET
Challenger Job-Cut Report
10:00 ET
EIA Petroleum Status Report
10:30 ET
Consumer Credit
3:00 ET
$5.9B Consensus
TOP FINANCIAL NEWS
Oil Prices Settle Just Below $60 a Barrel
Approval means radical transformation for exchange
BUSINESS NEWS
Trading Up
HURC +17.5% (reported Q2 results); ISSC +4.3% (beat by $0.02); CMVT +3.8% (reported $0.02 above consensus, ex-items); NUAN +2.6% (beat by $0.01, ex items, beats on revs); ANSW +2.5% (to acquire Brainboost Technology); MUR +1.9% (announced successful appraisal and flow test of the Azurite Marine #2); CASY +1.0% (beat by $0.12, light on revs)...
Co's added to S&P indices:
NVTL +5.1%, SSP +4.8%, FFFL +4.2%, LUFK +2.1%... Mentioned on Mad Money
MCHX +15.3%, ESLR +7.9%, LAMR +2.4%... Trading Down
STEC -9.5% (lowered Q4 guidance); WLP -3.6% (guided for Y06); ADEX -1.4% (beat by $0.01; issued mixed Q3 guidance); SFNT -2.8% (announces proposed offering of convertible notes and stock repurchase); VRNT -1.3% (reported in line).

• WEEKDAY TRADER 6:25 p.m.

Orthopedic Stocks Are Mending Their Ways by Johanna Bennett

A pricing squeeze has brought the high-flying stocks of orthopedic device makers back down to earth. But strong demand from aging Baby Boomers and some relief on the pricing front may restore the health of stocks like Stryker and Zimmer.

• INSIDE SCOOP 6:13 p.m.

Mike Ovitz Buys More Opsware

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• ELECTRONIC Q&A 5:59 p.m.

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Energy Prices May Charge Up Again