Catalyst Corner | E-Blast | Thursday, July 29th
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In The News

- U.S. stock indexes erase gains as staples hit
- BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost
- Exxon, Shell growth now led by natural gas
- Toyota recalling Toyota Avalon for steering problems
- US HOT STOCKS: Colgate-Palmolive, Genzyme, VistaPrint

Corporate Highlights

-TNK-BP Eyeing BP’s Venezuela Assets
-Abry Said to Shop Monitronics
-Icahn Loses a Fight Over Lions Gate in Canada
-Sanofi Mum on Genzyme as It Posts Higher Profit
-Panasonic to Spend $9.4 Billion in 2 Deals
-Sanofi Is Likely to Make Offer for Genzyme

Pair Trade of the Day

Long BDX, Short SPY
Becton Dickinson (BDX) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in its share buyback program. "We are pleased to announce that we are increasing our share repurchases to $700 million from $550 million, which supports our ongoing commitment to return value to shareholders," said Edward J. Ludwig, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

BDX also today reported quarterly revenues of $1.878 billion for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010, representing an increase of 3.2 percentage from the prior-year period. “We are pleased with our results this quarter, with each of our three segments contributing to our growth. We delivered earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.29, which is in line with the Company’s expectations." Click to view this pair.

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Our Focus List

Our focus list contains companies with significant pending catalysts. Click the company name for additional information.

- ZERO.OB (Save The World Air, Inc.)
- VTKT.PK (VeruTEK Technologies Inc.)
- KXLAF.PK (Kodiak Exploration Ltd.)
- CERP (Cereplast, Inc.)
- OGRSF.PK (Oro Gold Resources Ltd.)

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