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May 6 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on Monday:
FUTURES LITTLE CHANGED AFTER DOW, S&P CLOSE AT RECORD HIGHS
U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Monday asinvestors paused following steep gains in the previous sessionthat took the Dow and S&P 500 to new closing highs.
Futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.2 point, whileDow Jones industrial average futures were up 26 pointsand Nasdaq 100 futures up 3.25 points.
** BMC SOFTWARE INC, Friday close $45.42, up 3.5 pctpremarket
A private equity group made up of Bain Capital and GoldenGate Capital Corp are nearing a deal to acquire BMC Software andan announcement could come as early as Monday, two peoplefamiliar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.
** VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, Friday close $52.68
Some shareholders of Verizon Communications said they couldbe happy for the company to pay up to $130 billion for VodafoneGroup Plc's stake in their U.S. wireless venture.
** GOOGLE INC, Friday close $845.72
** APPLE INC, Friday close $449.98
The European Commission said it believed Motorola Mobility,a unit of Google, was abusing its market position by seeking andenforcing an injunction against Apple in Germany over patentsessential to mobile phone standards.
** FACEBOOK INC, Friday close $28.31
Shares of the social networking company, which were given aboost last week when the company reported first-quarter resultsthat largely met analysts' expectations, may be over valued,financial newspaper Barron's said on Sunday.
The company is probably worth no more than $25 a share,Barron's said, reiterating a stance it took in February.
** NIELSEN HOLDINGS N.V., Friday close $35.64
Canadian private equity company Onex Corp said itwill buy the TV ratings firm's expositions business for $950million.
** INTEL CORP, Friday close $23.96, up 1.3 pctpremarket
Intel Corp's security software division McAfee said it plansto buy Finland's network firewall maker Stonesoft Oyj for around $389 million in cash, a 128 percent premium to thecompany's stock market value at Friday's close.
** CLEARWIRE CORP, Friday close $3.38
Four minority shareholders with roughly 9 percent ofClearwire's shares agreed to work together to seek a better dealfor the wireless service provider, which agreed to be sold tomajority owner Sprint Nextel Corp.
Mount Kellett, Highside Capital Management, Glenview CapitalManagement and Chesapeake Partners Management Co agreed to bandtogether to talk with Sprint, Dish Network Corp andother interested parties, according to a document filed with theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
** APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC, Friday close$26.59, up 5.3 pct premarket
Billionaire Leon Black's alternative asset manager reporteda 72 percent increase in first-quarter profit per share, easilybeating expectations as it took advantage of favorable capitalmarket conditions to exit investments.
** MICROSOFT CORP, Friday close $33.49, down 0.3pct premarket
Microsoft is expected to release new data on its Windows 8software sales and its plans for updating the new operatingsystem software.
** MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CO, Friday close $60.71, up3.3 pct after market
The media, sports and entertainment group reportedbetter-than-expected third-quarter results, helped by higherrevenue from the media business, which comprises about 44percent of the total revenue.
Brokerage Albert Fried raised its price target on thecompany's stock to $80 from $65.
** JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Friday close $85.75
U.S. regulators have approved J&J's Sedasys system to sedatepatients during colonoscopies without the need for a physicianto monitor delivery of the injectable sedating agent, thecompany said on Friday.
** MERCK & CO, Friday close $45.67
** PFIZER INC, Friday close $28.96
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a cholesterollowering pill by Merck that combines a generic version ofPfizer's Lipitor with its own Zetia, Merck said on Friday.
** YUM BRANDS INC, Friday close $68.91
Shanghai authorities are testing mislabelled mutton from awholesaler a government website said supplies a chain of hot potrestaurants run by U.S. fast food firm Yum Brands, the latestsafety scare to taint China's food industry.
** AMAZON.COM INC, Friday close $258.05
The online retailer launched an Android application storethat offers paid apps in China, beating Google Inc, asAmazon seeks to increase the amount of digital content it offersin the world's largest mobile phone market.
Amazon, which opened its Kindle e-book store in China inDecember, launched its Android app store over the weekend forChina users to download both free and paid apps.
** GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC, Friday close $5.65
The Canadian oil exploration and production company reported a first-quarter profit and said it would increase its2013 capital expenditure by about 17 percent to $424 million.
** CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP, Friday close$23.85
** INERGY LP, Friday close $22.30
Pipeline operator Crestwood will acquire control of Inergyto form an entity with an enterprise value of about $7 billion,the companies said. (Reporting by Sruthi Ramakrishnan in Bangalore; Editing by MajuSamuel)
