U.S. Stock-Index Futures Advance; Yahoo, Ceridian, Dell Climb in Europe

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures increased on
speculation the economy is rebounding after bottoming out in the
first quarter.

Shares of Yahoo! Inc., owner of the second-most-popular
Internet search engine, climbed in Europe after a stock upgrade
by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Ceridian Corp. gained as the provider of
human resource and payroll services agreed to be acquired for
$5.3 billion. Shares of Wachovia Corp., the fourth-biggest U.S.
bank, may move after the company agreed to buy A.G. Edwards Inc.


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Chico's, Motorola, Novell, Optium, Payless ShoeSource: U.S. Equity Preview

(Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies
whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.S. exchanges
today. This preview includes news that broke after exchanges
closed yesterday. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company
names.

Ceridian Corp. (CEN US) rose $1.41, or 4.1 percent, to
$35.60 in trading after the official close of U.S. exchanges.
The provider of human resource and payroll services agreed to be
acquired by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP and Fidelity National
Financial Inc. for $5.3 billion, or $36 a share. ``Some
investors were expecting a larger premium,'' Tien-tsin Huang, an
analyst with JPMorgan Securities Inc., wrote in a note.


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