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Stocks to Watch, Nov. 18: Hewlett-Packard, Disney, Gap, Starbucks

SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Hewlett-Packard Co., Walt Disney Co., Gap Inc. and Starbucks Corp. Ann Taylor Stores Corp. (ANN) are expected to report third-quarter earnings of 37 cents a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson …

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SEC Probes Guidant; Company Sues J&J

NEW YORK – Medical device maker Guidant Corp. (GDT) on Monday sued to force Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) to complete an agreed $25.4 billion takeover, and also reported a slump in earnings and a widening probe by federal investigators. J&J replied by saying product recalls and related regulatory investigations have …

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State of Emergency Declared in France

PARIS – France declared a state of emergency Tuesday to quell the country’s worst unrest since the student uprisings of 1968 that toppled a government, and the prime minister said the nation faced a “moment of truth” over its failure to integrate Arab and African immigrants and their children. The …

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