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Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SNSS) $2.02 +17.44% Sunesis Pharma shares continue to rise after the company reported positive clinical trial data for its cancer treatment last week

XTO Energy Inc. (NYSE: XTO) $47.58 +14.67% Exxon Mobil to buy XTO Energy in an all-stock deal worth $31 billion

Sun Microsystems Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) $9.27 +10.89% Oracle says it has engaged in constructive discussions with European regulators regarding their worries about the planned acquisition of Sun

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) $32.74 +10.24%

AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) $26.26 +7.84% AOL in talks to sell its ICQ instant-messaging service, the Wall Street Journal reports

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE: COG) $41.20 +7.46 COG shares up on market optimism

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) $24.43 +6.08% Chesapeake shares up on market optimism

VeriFone Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PAY) $15.00 +4.75% VeriFone Holdings shares rise ahead of earnings

American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) $29.06 +2.43%

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) $62.96 +0.99% P&G Oral Care teams up with Levin Group for sweepstakes

Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) $26.96 +0.65% Cadbury dismisses a $16 billion bid from Kraft Food

Global Crossing Ltd. (NASDAQ: GLBC) $12.35 +0.32% Global Crossing posted a net loss of 2 million pounds for the Q3 of 2009, versus a net income of 10 million pounds in the Q2 of 2009. Click here for the full report

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) $15.58 -0.32% BofA to increase small and medium business lending by $5 billion in 2010

NCR Corp. (NYSE: NCR) $10.42 -2.80%

Oshkosh Corp. (NYSE: OSK) $36.26 -11.23% OSK shares tumbled after a governmental watchdog group ruled that the U.S. Army was flawed in its multibillion-dollar contract awarded to Oshkosh for trucks