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Shareholder suit filed to block Wachovia sale

www.bizjournals.com | Oct 20, 2008

A Wachovia Corp. investor wants a judge to block the company’s sale to Wells Fargo & Co., contending the proposed $15 billion price is too low and the shareholder vote will be unfair. The suit contends the bank will force the sale without true approval from shareholders.

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Affymetrix Misses Revenue Again And Again (AFFX)

community.investopedia.com | Oct 16, 2008

Affymetrix missed revenue for the third consecutive quarter and blamed weak sales on a weak market - something competitors are not seeing.<img src="http://feeds.investopedia.com/~f/stockinvesting?i=p1xnM"

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Biotech Stocks: Amgen leads drug stocks up after progress on osteoporosis drug

www.marketwatch.com | Jul 28, 2008

Amgen Inc. led drug stocks higher early Monday, as the biotech giant gained on a report of progress with an osteoporosis drug candidate, denosumab.

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Affymetrix downgraded to "neutral"

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NEW YORK, July 30 (newratings.com) - Analysts at UBS downgrade Affymetrix (ticker: AFFX) from "buy" to "neutral." The target price has been reduced from $17 to $8.5. [more]

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AFFX: Collaboration w/Medical Prognosis Institute in Denmark - Zibb.com

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By Fain Hughes, fhughes@knobias.com Affymetrix Inc. (AFFX) and Medical Prognosis Institute A/S ("MPI"), a cancer diagnostic development company based in Denmark, have signed a Powered by Affymetrix(TM) (PbA) agreement. With this agreement, MPI gains non-exclusive access to Affymetrix

http://www.zibb.com/article/4078478/AFFX+Collaboration+w+Medical+Prognosis+Institute+in+Denmark

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Affymetrix Inc., which makes products to analyze genetic data, on Monday said it expects...

Affymetrix Inc., which makes products to analyze genetic data, on Monday said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of about $100 million, slightly ahead of Wall Street expectations. The company's shares jumped $1.58, or 7.3 percent, on the news to $23.30 in premarket activity.

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Kraft Foods More Than Doubles 3Q08 Profit to $1.4 Billion With Solid Growth in Several Businesses,

SUGAR LAND, TX, Oct 31, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) --

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Kraft Foods Incorporated (NYSE:KFT) (Northfield, Illinois) announced October 29 that its third-quarter 2008 profit has more than doubled to almost $1.4 billion compared with $596 million in the same period last year. The earnings include the one-time gain from an estimated $2.6 billion sale of Kraft's Post cereals business to Ralcorp Holdings Incorporated (NYSE:RAH) (St. Louis, Missouri). Industrial Info is tracking seven active Kraft projects worth $63.5 million. The projects range from a $1 million maintenance shutdown of a bacon-processing plant to a $40 million production-line addition.

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Companies: Kraft Foods, Inc. (KFT), Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (RAH)

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Runkel Named General Counsel At Affymetrix - Zibb.com

Oct 21, 2008 (financialwire.net via COMTEX) --

October 21, 2008 (FinancialWire) -- John F. Runkel has been named executive vice president and general counsel of Affymetrix Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) (Current Market Cap: US$354.75 Mil.) He formerly served as senior vice president and general counsel at Intuitive Surgical Inc.

Prior to Intuitive Surgical, Runkel was senior vice president of business development, general counsel and corporate secretary at Visx, a laser vision correction technology firm. Runkel also spent seventeen years practicing law at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton LLP, where he was managing partner of the firm's San Francisco office.

Canta Clara, California-based Affymetrix makes its GeneChip microarray technology for analyzing complex genetic information. The company's precuts are used for genetic research, and are designed to enable scientists to develop diagnostics and tailor treatments for individual patients by identifying and measuring the genetic information associated with complex diseases.

Affymetrix has manufacturing facilities in Sacramento, California, Cleveland, Ohio, and Singapore. The company has about 1,100 employees worldwide and maintains sales and distribution operations across Europe and Asia.

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Companies: Affymetrix, Inc. (AFFX), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG)

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Affymetrix names new executive vice president and general counsel - Zibb.com

Oct 21, 2008 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) --

Affymetrix, a developer and manufacturer of genetic analysis tools, has appointed John Runkel as executive vice president and general counsel.

Prior to joining Affymetrix, Mr Runkel served as senior vice president and general counsel at Intuitive Surgical, a surgical robotics company. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of business development, general counsel and corporate secretary at Visx, a provider of laser vision correction technology.

Kevin King, president of Affymetrix, said: "Rick has been a successful lawyer for 25 years and brings a wealth of experience to our leadership team. We are very pleased to add Rick and look forward to his contributions in developing and implementing our corporate legal strategy."

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Affymetrix Chooses Ohio Over California for USB Facility Expansion, an Industrial Info News Alert -

SUGAR LAND, TX, Oct 14, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) --

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- USB Corporation, a subsidiary of Affymetrix Incorporated (NASDAQ:AFFX) (Santa Clara, California), has opted to expand and renovate its Warrensville Heights, Ohio, facility in lieu of moving its operations to California.

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