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Top News
LUV: FAA allowed Southwest Airlines to fly jets without required maintenance
RDS.A, NXY: Shell and Nexen announce new Gulf of Mexico oil find

WSJ
TEVA, PFE: Higher-priced acquisition of Ratiopharm still a good deal for Teva
RAH: Food-price deflation undermines private-label advantage

NYT
MDR: Smaller reactors could make nuclear power more cost-competitive with coal, but safety concerns persist

Barron s
K, GIS, RAH: More upside ahead for Kellog
FDX, UPS: Shipping companies will grow slowly as recovery continues

TheStreet
KRE, PJB, IAT: ETF outflows underscore uncertain prospects for banks
KO, PG, NSRGF, WAG, GIS, KFT: Consumer-staples stocks now look like bargains
LCC, UAUA, DAL, JBLU, CAL, AAI: Airline stocks soar, but remain risky

SmartMoney
ADP, PAYX: Which sectors spring forward?

Bloomberg
AA, RDS.A, NEM: Australia s natural gas exports will raise costs for miners

Reuters
CSCO, MOT, JNPR, T, IBM: National broadband plan could boost sales for Cisco, Juniper Networks, and more

Motley Fool
HMY, AU, GFI, ABX, NEM, GG: Gold Fields reserves make this South African miner appealing
FTE: Investors believe France Telecom can outperform

24/7 Wall Street
GCI: Gannett s CEO gets a raise without solving company s core problems

CNBC
PFE, MRK, BSX, MDT, UHS, THC, AET, CI, UNH, WLP: Health reform s winners and losers

Seeking Alpha
VALE, RTP, BHP: Fund manager s high-conviction mining pick