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Intuit, Nortel, Mellon, Research In Motion: U.S. Equity Preview

By Amy Thomson

Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.S. exchanges tomorrow. This preview includes news that broke after exchanges closed on Dec. 8. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names.

Some makers of fertilizer for corn were recommended by CNBC host Jim Cramer on his ``Mad Money'' television program because he said the industry will benefit from higher corn demand and declining yield.

Agrium Inc. (AGU US) rose 85 cents to $32.18 in trading after the official close of U.S. markets. Mosaic Co. (MOS US) advanced 73 cents, to $23.01.

Alcon Inc. (ACL US): Shares of the world's largest eye-care company may go as high as $140 in 2008 on rising demand from U.S. baby boomers and expansion in Japan and emerging markets, Barron's said, without citing anyone. The stock rose 18 cents to close at $113.55 in regular trading.

Catalina Marketing Corp. (POS US) fell 57 cents, or 2.7 percent, to $28.54 in trading after the official close of U.S. markets. The company, which does research to help retailers customize coupons, hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to advise on a possible sale of the company.

China BAK Battery Inc. (CBAK US) rose 60 cents, or 8.2 percent, to $7.90 in trading after the official close of U.S. markets. The maker of rechargeable lithium batteries said in a statement sent by PR Newswire that fiscal-fourth quarter revenue rose 72 percent to $46.1 million.

First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (FNFG US): The holding company for First Niagara Bank, Cortland Savings Bank, and Cayuga Bank said Chief Executive Officer Paul Kolkmeyer resigned and is being replaced by Chief Financial Officer John Koelmel because Kolkmeyer and the board had a different philosophy on strategy. The stock lost 5 cents to $14.36 in regular trading.

Gatehouse Media Inc. (GHS US) shares will drop to $10, less than half the current price, because of debt and threats to newspaper circulation and advertising, Barron's said, without citing anyone. Shares of the company, which owns 75 daily and 231 weekly newspapers, rose 4 cents to close at $20.49 in regular trading.

Global Sources Ltd. (GSOL US) rose $1.90, or 14 percent, to $14 in trading after the official close of U.S. markets. The company, which matches buyers and sellers through Web sites and publications, was recommended by CNBC host Jim Cramer on his ``Mad Money'' television program because it's positioned to profit from growing Chinese exports.

Intuit Inc. (INTU US): Shares of the maker of TurboTax and Quicken financial software may reach $38 in 2007 on an increase in sales after the $1.35 billion acquisition of Digital Insight Corp., Barron's said, citing Morgan Stanley analyst Dave Joseph. The stock rose 2 cents to close at $30.85 in regular trading.

Medtronic Inc. (MDT US) shares will rise when the world's largest maker of heart-regulating machines begins using wireless technology that will update doctors on how the devices are working, Barron's said. Sales and earnings of pacemakers and defibrillators will increase 15 percent a year for the next five years, Barron's said, citing Chief Executive Art Collins. The stock fell 10 cents to close at $53.43 in regular trading.

Mellon Financial Corp. (MEL US): The stock may reach $50 a share after the company was acquired by Bank of New York Co. in a deal that created the world's largest custodian of assets for institutional investors, Barron's said, without citing anyone. Shares fell 18 cents to close at $42.10 in regular trading.

Nortel Networks Corp. (NT US): Shares of North America's largest maker of telephone equipment may triple in the next few years as the company cuts $1.5 billion in costs by trimming management jobs and restructuring pensions by 2008, Barron's said, citing Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. analyst Tim Savageaux. The stock rose 26 cents to close at $22.54 in regular trading.

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM US): The maker of BlackBerry devices said it will miss a Dec. 18 deadline to file its fiscal second-quarter earnings, risking a trading ban on its shares. The stock fell $1.06 to $127.69 in regular trading.

SanDisk Corp. (SNDK US): The world's largest maker of flash memory cards said Executive Vice President Nelson Chan, who oversaw consumer products and marketing, left the company for undisclosed reasons. The stock fell 93 cents, or 2.1 percent, to $44.09 in regular trading.

Wet Seal Inc. (WTSLA US): The seller of clothing for young women, said it will delay filing its third-quarter results with regulators and restate earnings back to 1998 after discovering errors related to the accounting of past stock option grants. The shares rose 12 cents, or 1.7 percent, to $7.30 in regular U.S. trading.

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (WYN US): The fourth-largest U.S. hotel operator said it has agreed to develop 10 Ramada properties in India. The stock rose 16 cents to $32.56 in regular trading.

Tickers: INTU NT MEL RIMM

To contact the reporter on this story: Amy Thomson in New York at [e-mail] .

Last Updated: December 10, 2006 16:47 EST