(CPO) Company News for July 01, 2011 – Corporate Summary

July 1st, 2011

• Shares of Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTIC) declined by 19.64% after the cancer drug developer said it was selling Series 13 preferred stock worth $30 million

• Vitamin maker USANA Health Sciences Inc.’s (NYSE:USNA) shares rose 7.90% after the company’s projected second-quarter profits came in above the Street’s estimates

• The Board of directors of Worthington Industries Inc. (NYSE:WOR) has authorized the repurchase of an additional 10 million shares of the company. The metal processor also increased its quarterly dividend payout to investors

• Share prices of Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) rose marginally after the defense supplier said it would initiate a cost-cutting program by laying off 1500 employees in its Aeronautics business area which will help increase the operational efficiency of the company’s products

• The U.S. Department of Energy granted Arizona-based First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) conditional loan guarantees worth $4.5 billion for three projects managed by the solar company. Following this development, share prices of the photovoltaic solar panel maker rose 2.20% to close at 132.27

• NetApp Inc.’s (NASDAQ:NTAP) shares rose 5.64% a day after the storage-networking equipment provider said the company has decided to repurchase common stock worth $200 million

• Analysts at Keybanc (NYSE:KEY) initiated coverage on Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE:CPO) with a “Hold” rating

• Sterne Agee downgraded shares of Canadian yoga wear chain Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) from “Buy” rating to “Neutral” rating

• U.S.-listed shares of Lloyds Banking Group PLC (NYSE:LYG) gained 10.25% after the British bank announced it was reducing its employee count by 15,000

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