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Xtremepicks.com Alerts for Thursday include Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG), Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), and DuPont (NYSE: DD)

--- Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG) opened Thursday at $4.88 per share on trading volume of 3,310,000 shares.

In a press release out on Jun 25, 2009 -- Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG) Chairman and CEO Michael Roth and Lowe Worldwide Chairman Tony Wright today announced a number of significant developments concerning the senior management team at Lowe Worldwide. The agency network has been experiencing significant marketplace success and industry recognition, including being named "Comeback Agency of the Year" by Advertising Age in 2008.

About Interpublic

Interpublic is one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. Major global brands include Draftfcb, FutureBrand, GolinHarris International, Initiative, Jack Morton Worldwide, Lowe Worldwide, Magna, McCann Erickson, Momentum, MRM Worldwide, Octagon, Universal McCann and Weber Shandwick. Leading domestic brands include Campbell-Ewald, Campbell Mithun, Carmichael Lynch, Deutsch, Hill Holliday, Mullen, The Martin Agency and R/GA. For more information, please visit www.interpublic.com.

--- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) opened Thursday at $21.74 per share on trading volume of 1,070,000 shares.

In a press release out on Jun 25, 2009 -- --Growth of Four Points by Sheraton in New York City Underscores the Brand's Global Rejuvenation

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announces the debut of its Four Points by Sheraton brand in New York City's Times Square. Owned by Times Square West, LLC, Four Points by Sheraton Midtown-Times Square occupies a prime location on 40th Street in the heart of the New York City's Broadway theater district. The newly constructed, 244-room hotel is the brand's third hotel to open in New York City and joins Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan SoHo Village and Four Points by Sheraton Manhattan Chelsea.

About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 960 properties in 97 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis(R), The Luxury Collection(R), W(R), Westin(R), Le Meridien(R), Sheraton(R), Four Points(R) by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft(R), and Element(SM). Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

--- The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) opened Thursday at $15.35 per share on trading volume of 4,020,000 shares.

In a press release out on Jun 25, 2009 -- Sherika Anandev, a distinguished scientist with The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) in New Germany, South Africa, recently presented a paper at the Oil and Colour Chemists Association (OCCA) symposium held in Westville, Durban. OCCA, which is supported by technical specialists in surface coatings industries throughout the world, hosts a number of technical presentations on new technologies each year, and this was attended by representatives from over 40 paint companies and raw material suppliers in South Africa.

About Dow

With sales of $58 billion in 2008 and 46,000 employees worldwide, Dow is a diversified chemical company that combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. The Company delivers a broad range of products and services to customers in around 160 countries, connecting chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. On April 1, 2009, Dow acquired Rohm and Haas Company, a global specialty materials company with sales of $10 billion in 2008 and 15,000 employees worldwide. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com

--- Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY) opened Thursday at $31.45 per share on trading volume of 463,605 shares.

In a press release out on Jun 25, 2009 -- Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), an industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software, today announced that the readers of Waters magazine voted the company "Best Enterprise Data Management Vendor." Sybase received the highest percentage of the readers' votes to win the category for the second year in a row. The recognition of Sybase was part of the 2009 Waters Rankings, an industry-respected award where the winners are chosen by the qualified readers of Waters magazine, a financial IT publication with a circulation of over 10,000.

About Sybase, Inc.

Sybase is an industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software to manage, analyze and mobilize information. We are recognized globally as a performance leader, proven in the most data-intensive industries and across all major systems, networks and devices. Our information management, analytics and enterprise mobility solutions have powered the world's most mission-critical systems in financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing and government. For more information, visit http://www.sybase.com. Read Sybase blogs: http://blogs.sybase.com.

--- DuPont (NYSE: DD) opened Thursday at $24.66 per share on trading volume of 3,040,000 shares.

In a press release out on June 25, 2009 -- DuPont (NYSE: DD) and Bayer CropScience have entered into a series of long-term business agreements related to key plant biotechnology traits and enabling technologies that will help increase agricultural productivity around the world.

About DuPont

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation. Further information is available at: www.dupont.com

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