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SRA - JNJ may bid for SRA, after losing out in their bid battle for GDT, the Financial Times reported Thursday. JNJ has asked Citigroup to examine whether to make a Serono bid.
Stocks For Thursday
Durable Goods Orders
 [Star] 8:30 ET 
New orders 1.3% vs 1.0% Consensus
Jobless Claims
[Bullet] 8:30 ET 
283K vs300K Consensus
Help Wanted Index
[Bullet] 10:00 ET 
EIA Natural Gas Report
[Bullet] 10:30 ET

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Crude Oil Prices Fall Below $66 a Barrel
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Kerkorian Buys 12 Million GM Shares
Microsoft To Open Windows To Please EU 
Disney's Pixar Buyout A 'Near-Perfect Strategic Fit'
Qualcomm profit up but outlook disappoints
Meritage Homes quarterly profit nearly doubles  
Furniture Brands quarterly profit slips 23 pct
Alliance Capital 4th-qtr net rises 27.5 pct
Delphi seeks to tear up labour deals
Calpine Receives Court Approval of $2 Billion DIP Financing
Companies moving in after hours trading in reaction to earnings:
 Trading Up
SMDI
+17.7% (reports in-line, ex items; Mad Money Mention), PLXS +17.1% (beats by $0.05, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS above consensus), EXP +13.9% (beats by $0.27; issues upside Q4 and FY06 guidance), IFIN +11.8% (beats top and bottom lines), SSTI +9.2% (beats by $0.06; guides for Q1), CNXT +8.3% (beats by $0.01, beats on revs; guides MarQ above consensus), STTS +7.6% (beats by $0.03, guides Q1 above consensus), PLCM +7.4% (beats by $0.02), MGI +6.6% (beats by $0.02), CYBS +6.3% (beats by $0.01, beats on revs), ISIL +6.5% (beats Q4 consensus by $0.02, guides EPS higher for Q1), NVLS +4.5% (beats by $0.04, ex items; bookings above guidance; gross margin below expectations), TRID +4.4% (beats by $0.02, says it sees strong L.C.D. T.V. momentum, guides Q1 revs higher), SIMO +4.0% (reports Q4 in line; provides outlook for Q1 and Y06), LSI +3.5% (beats by $0.02; issues upside Q1 guidance), ACXM +2.8% (beats by $0.06), VARI +2.7% (beats by $0.03, ex items; guides in-line), SRDX +2.6% (beats by $0.04, ex items), KOMG +2.5% (beats by $0.06, guides higher for Q1), ALTR +2.3% (reports in line, light on revs; guides Q1 below consensus)...
Trading Down
CNXS
-12.6% (misses by $0.02; reaffirms FY06 EPS guidance, narrows rev guidance), SWK -8.0% (missed by $0.07; issues in line FY06 guidance), JNPR -7.6% (reports in-line, ex items, guides lower), EPAY -7.4% (beats by a penny, ex items; light on revs), PMCS -4.6% (reports in-line), ASIA -4.5% (reports Q4 results; issues Q1 guidance), POS -4.4% (reports Q3 results, light on revs), CGNX -4.3% (beats by a penny, revs in line; guides Q1 EPS below consensus), NETL -2.8% (beats by $0.05), ASCA -2.1% (beats by a penny, issues upside EPS guidance for Q1 and 2006), QCOM -2.0% (beats by a penny; issues in line guidance for Q2; guides for Y06), CAI -1.9% (misses by $0.02 and issues Q3, Q4, and FY06 guidance)... 
Companies moving in reaction to news
VRSN
+5.5% (added to S&P 500), CEPH +3.2% (does not expect final action from FDA on pending new drug application for Sparlon)... WINS -11.1% (preliminary Q4 results), NETL -2.7% (announces NSE purchase with CY); DECK -1.9% (announces departure of C.F.O. Scott Ash)...
Mentioned on Mad Money
WG
+8.6%

Some Industrials Should Be Heavy Hitters
by Dimitra DeFotis

As the economic recovery continues, consumers may pass the baton to capital spending, which could give some heavy industrial stocks a boost.

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