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Jan 27 -
** YRC WORLDWIDE INC, Friday close $18.79, +9.95pct premarket
Workers represented by the Teamsters union at the truckingcompany approved a revised agreement, allowing YRC to beginrefinancing more than $1 billion of its debt. The agreement aimsat saving 30,000 jobs, the company said on Sunday night.
** BANK OF AMERICA Friday close $16.45, -0.49 pctpremarket
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Commodity FuturesTrading Commission have both held investigations into whetherBank of America engaged in improper trading by doing its ownfutures trades ahead of executing large orders for clients,according to a regulatory filing.
** BOEING CO, Friday close $136.65
The airplane maker said on Friday it is producing its 787Dreamliner at the highest ever rate of 10 per month, a milestonethe company had hoped to achieve by the end of 2013.
** CATERPILLAR INC, Friday close $86.17, +0.21 pctpremarket
Cost cuts are expected to be in focus when the world'slargest maker of heavy earth-moving equipment reports its latestearnings figures before markets open on Monday. Unless the U.S.housing market rebounds faster than expected, analysts believeCaterpillar faces a tough year as its customers in the miningindustry continue to ratchet back spending.
** PROCTER & GAMBLE CO $79.18, +0.45 pct premarket
** Kimberly-Clark Corp $107.4
The companies, two of the world's biggest household productsmakers, forecast strong sales gains in emerging markets onFriday, quelling investor fears that slowing growth in somecountries would hurt their prospects. P&G, the maker of Pampersdiapers and Tide detergent, said revenue rose 8 percent indeveloping countries in its fiscal second quarter, but barelyedged up in mature markets like the United States and Europe. Itstuck to its 2014 sales and profit forecasts. Kimberly-Clarkreported similar gains in emerging markets, helped by stronggrowth in China, and gave an upbeat 2014 forecast.
** WAL-MART STORES INC, Friday close $74.42
Wal-Mart said it cut roughly 2 percent of total employees,or about 2,300 jobs, at its Sam's Club retail warehouse chain onFriday, its biggest round of layoffs since 2010.
** AT&T $33.42, +0.99 pct premarket
The U.S. mobile operator on Monday ruled out buying Vodafone for the next six months after an enquiry by Britain'stakeover panel following months of speculation.
** LIBERTY GLOBAL, Friday close $83.27, -0.32 pctpremarket
The U.S. cable group has agreed to buy Ziggo in acash-and-share deal valuing the Dutch operator at 10 billioneuros ($13.7 billion) to expand its reach across Europe.
** GOOGLE INC, Friday close $1,123.83, -0.19 pctpremarket
Google and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which arefrequently involved in patent infringement lawsuits but notagainst each other, announced on Sunday that they have reached aglobal patent cross-licensing agreement.
** ROYAL CARIBBEAN, Friday close $47.13, -0.02 pctpremarket
More than 300 passengers and crew members fell ill aboard aRoyal Caribbean cruise ship, many with vomiting and diarrhea,the Centers for Disease Control said on Sunday.
Royal Caribbean will report results before markets open onMonday.
** TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, Friday close$42.93, -0.07 pct premarket
An EMA committee on Friday said it had concerns about animalstudies showing a higher occurrence of cancers after long-termexposure to Teva's multiple sclerosis (MS) drug laquinimod.
** AU OPTRONICS CORP, Friday close $2.91
Taiwan's AU Optronics, the world's fourth biggest LCD maker,posted on Monday its third consecutive quarterly profit thatbeat market expectations, boosted by robust shipments and lowinventory.
** RENESOLA LTD, Friday close $3.39
The solar panel maker said it would sell 57 megawatts ofpanels for three solar projects in United Kingdom. The panelswill be installed at projects in Cornwall, Dorset and Norfolk.The company said they began delivery in December and theprojects are expected to connect to the grid in March. (Compiled by Sruthi Ramakrishnan in Bangalore,)