HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. stocks to watch on Friday

NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on
Friday:

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
The pharmaceutical company agreed to pay $2.1 million to
settle a probe by the Federal Trade Commission into its
negotiations to delay the launch of a generic version of its
drug Plavix, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The FTC was investigating whether the drugmaker made false
statements to it regarding the deal it struck with Apotex to
keep a copycat version of the blood-thinning drug off the
market, the paper wrote. [nBNG384063]
Shares of Bristol-Myers closed Thursday at $21.09.

ACCENTURE LTD
The technology outsourcing and consulting company cut its
full-year earnings outlook, citing a stronger dollar and a
slower global economy, and reported a drop in quarterly sales.
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The stock slid 6.2 percent to $29.99 in premarket trade.

AIRBOAT
The newsprint maker moved closer to restructuring its debt,
as Citigroup, a major holdout in one of its two bond exchange
offers, agreed to participate, according to the New York Times.
The company has a Friday deadline to restructure its debt.
Citi's decision may help Abitibi avert a bankruptcy filing
as it tries to slash its $6 billion debt burden by almost half,
the Times wrote. [nBNG351344]
Shares of Abitibi closed Thursday at 65 cents.

NAVISTAR
The truck and engine maker issued a nonbinding letter of
intent to buy certain assets and assume certain liabilities of
bankrupt recreational-vehicle maker Monaco Coach Corp.
On Wednesday, Monaco said it received a letter of intent
for the purchase of its core RV manufacturing business for $50
million from a major public company. The company said that the
sum would be payable in cash or the acquirer's stock.
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Shares of Navistar closed Thursday at $34.56.

MGM MIRAGE
An $8 billion project owned by MGM and Dubai World has
hired counsel to advise on a possible bankruptcy filing,
according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The company, and its joint venture partner Dubai World, are
likely to struggle to pay $220 million due Friday on the
project, the paper reported, citing unnamed sources.
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Shares of MGM tumbled 12.6 percent to $2.70 in premarket
trade.

NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON POST
The two newspaper companies are embarking on new cost
cutting measures in the wake of dramatic declines in
advertising revenue. The Times laid off 100 workers and is
cutting nonunion salaries, while the Post is offering a new
round of buyouts to newsroom, production and circulation
employees.
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Shares of New York Times closed Thursday at $4.98 while
Washington Post shares closed at $384.28.

TIBCO SOFTWARE INC
The business software maker reported quarterly earnings
that edged past Wall Street targets, helped by lower expenses,
and forecast second-quarter profit largely in line with market
estimates.
Shares rose more than 4 percent in trading after the bell.
They closed at $5.93 Thursday on Nasdaq. [nBNG358768]

DYAX CORP
The company said U.S. health regulators denied approval for
its experimental treatment for a rare genetic disease in the
present form and sought additional data on the safe use of the
drug, ecallantide.
Shares of the company fell 16 percent in after-hours trade.
They closed at $2.75 Thursday on Nasdaq. [nBNG366348]

CAPITALSOURCE INC
The company said chief financial officer Thomas Fink
resigned effective May 1 and named Donald Cole to replace him.
Shares of the company closed at $1.48 Thursday on the New
York Stock Exchange. [nBNG369283]
(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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