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Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) Yahoo! upgraded to Buy at Kaufman

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) P&G to acquire Ambi Pur from Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) for approx. $470 million

Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) Safeway to increase stock buyback plan by $1 billion

Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) Biogen, Roche report positive study results for RA drug

Seattle Genetics Inc. (NASDAQ: SGEN) Seattle Genetics terminates Dacetuzumab collaboration agreement with Genentech

El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP) El Paso lifted to Outperform at BMO Capital; price target lifted from $10 to $14

ING Groep N.V. (ADR) (NYSE: ING) ING shares rise after confirming plan to repay 5 billion euros to Dutch government from capital injection

Children’s Place Retail Stores Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE) Children’s Place appoints a new CEO

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) Europe oks Pfizer’s new vaccine

NCR Corp. (NYSE: NCR) J.P. Morgan upgrades NCR from Neutral to Overweight, but lowers price target from $16 to $15

United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) United Technologies upbeat on its 2010 earnings

Superior Energy Services Inc. (NYSE: SPN) Superior Energy announces agreement to acquire Hallin Marine for $168 million

AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE: AZN) FDA says AstraZeneca’s cholesterol pill Crestor lowers the risk of heart problems in patients, AP reports

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) Humana board extends share repurchase authorization to 2011

Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ: MYL) Mylan announces FDA’s approval for Levetiracetam tablets