Catalyst Corner | E-Blast | Wednesday, June 30th
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In The News

- Wall Street edges up after Chicago PMI, ECB loans
- Cassano Defends AIG Swaps, Lewis Says 'We Were Wrong'
- Stocks struggle to rise
- US payrolls number seen very weak-Mac.Advisers Prakken
- WTO panel slams EU aid for Airbus

Corporate Highlights

-Boeing to Buy Defense Company for $775 Million
-Sanofi-Aventis Snaps Up TargeGen
-Celgene to Buy Abraxis in $2.9 Billion Deal
-Ping An to Merge Bank with Shenzhen Lender
-M.&A. Activity Up Globally, but Regions Lag
-Telefonica Raises Bid to $8.7 Billion

Pair Trade of the Day

Long VZ, Short SPY
Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, will start selling Apple Inc.’s iPhone next year, ending AT&T's exclusive hold on the smartphone in the U.S., two people familiar with the plans said. The device will be available to customers in January, according to the people, who declined to be named because the information isn’t public. Natalie Kerris, an Apple spokeswoman, and Jeffrey Nelson, a Verizon Wireless spokesman, declined to comment.

The iPhone, which has been the sole domain of rival AT&T in the U.S. since June 2007, will give Verizon a boost in its competition for smartphone customers, UBS AG analyst John Hodulik said in an interview. Verizon customers, who numbered 92.8 million at the end of the first quarter, may buy 3 million iPhones a quarter, he estimates. Click to view this pair.

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