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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Stocks In Focus For Monday

By MarketWatch

MarketWatch

SAN FRANCISCO -- Among the shares expected to see active trade in Monday's session are Hewlett-Packard, Analog Devices, Brocade and Tyson.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) is expected to report earnings of $1.12 a share in the fourth quarter, according to a consensus survey by FactSet Research.

Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) is projected to post earnings of 26 cents a share in the fourth quarter.

Brocade Communications Systems (BRCD) is forecast to post earnings of 13 cents a share in the fourth quarter.

Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) is likely to report earnings of 27 cents a share in the fourth quarter.

Campbell Soup Co. (CPB) is expected to post fiscal first-quarter earnings of 81 cents a share.

After Friday's closing bell, The Wall Street Journal reported that Hershey Trust, the charitable trust that controls Hershey Co. (HSY) , is pushing the company to launch an offer for Cadbury PLC (CBY) that would outbid the $17 billion from Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) . Hershey's package is likely to be bigger and offer more cash than what Kraft has proposed, the newspaper said. Read more about Hershey's sweet tooth

Watch list

UPS Inc. (UPS) will hike its rates by about 4.9% for ground packages in 2010. It will also implement a net increase of 4.9% on its air express and international shipments originating from the United States. The new rates will take effect on Jan. 4.

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