Company News for July 12, 2010 - Corporate Summary

• BP BP is reportedly in talks to sell up to $12 billion in assets

• Weyerhaeuser WY declared a special $5.6 billion dividend, tied to its REIT conversion

• AON AON plans to purchase Hewitt HEW for $4.9 billion, or $50.00 per share in cash

• Goldman Sachs GS added Northrop Grumman NOC to its Conviction Sell List, reducing its price target from $52 to $48

• Wells Fargo WFC downgraded Marriott International MAR from "outperform" to "market perform," and reduced the price target from a range of $37-$39 to $32

• Marriott is due to release second quarter results on Wednesday

• Goldman Sachs GS added Lorillard LO to its Conviction Buy List, with a price target of $96

• JMS upgraded Microsoft MSFT from "neutral" to "buy" with a price target of $30

• Needham upgraded Yahoo YHOO from "hold" to "buy," with a price target of $20