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Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:08am EDT

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0705 ET 30June2009-European regulators extend review for Pfizer deal
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 European Union antitrust authorities on Tuesday extended
the deadline for their review of Pfizer's (PFE.N) $68 billion
plan to take over rival Wyeth WYE.N.
 The deadline was extended to July 20 from July 6 to
consider remedies offered to address competition concerns, a
daily list of planned mergers being scrutinized by the EU
executive said.
 For details, see [ID:nBFA002955]
 Shares of Pfizer, a Dow component, closed Monday at $15.26
while Wyeth shares closed at $45.35.
 Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net
0701 ET 30June2009-Economic indicators for June 30
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 Economic indicators on tap for Tuesday include weekly ICSC
chain store data, weekly Redbook data, the weekly ABC consumer
confidence index, April CaseShiller data, Chicago PMI data for
June, the June New York NAPM index and June consumer confidence
data.
 For details, see [ECI/US]
 Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net
0657 ET 30June2009-Earnings diary for June 30
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 Companies scheduled to report quarterly results on Tuesday
include: Park Electrochemical (PKE.N), Sealy Corp (ZZ.N),
Synnex Corp (SNX.N), FSI International (FSII.O), Schnitzer
Steel (SCHN.O) and Investors Real Estate (IRET.O).
 For details, see [RESF/US]
 Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net



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