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McCormick - McCormick has announced a $400 million stock buyback program, with the spice maker expecting to complete a current program of the same size sometime this year.
Lululemon Athletica - Lululemon is looking for a new chief product officer, following the news that Sheree Waterson is leaving the company. The news comes after the company pulled a popular line of yoga pants from stores for being too sheer. The company also said it's revamping its testing and oversight procedures.
Delta Air Lines - Delta is suing the U.S. Export-Import Bank over loan guarantees it gave to support purchases of Boeing aircraft by foreign airlines. Delta said that support helps lower costs for non-U.S. carriers.
Clearwire - Clearwire has been offered financing by Crest Financial, its largest minority shareholder. The move is designed to make Clearwire less dependent on majority owner Sprint Nextel for financing. Clearwire agreed to a takeover by Sprint in December, but Crest is among the shareholders saying the deal undervalues Clearwire.
General Electric, American International Group, and Prudential Financial - These companies are among non-banks which could get a "systemically important" tag, according to The Wall Street Journal. New rules unveiled yesterday by the Federal Reserve don't name specific banks, but do give criteria for which firms might qualify for that designation.
Provident New York, Sterling Bancorp - The two banks are merging in a stock-for-stock deal valued at $344 million.
Alcatel-Lucent - Deutsche Bank has raised its rating on the telecommunications equipment maker to "buy" from "hold," saying the company has the key ingredients in place for a turnaround.
Brinker International - Goldman Sachs has upgraded the parent of the Chili's restaurant chain to "buy" from "neutral," citing cost cuts, remodeling, and traffic growth at the company's restaurants.
Panera Bread - Goldman Sachs has upgraded Panera to "Conviction Buy" from "neutral," saying Panera has a strong growth trajectory.
Best Buy - The nation's largest electronics chain confirmed to CNBC that it is putting the iPad 3 on sale for 30 percent off, and is also opening Samsung-branded "stores within a store."
