stocks TRW Automotive Holdings Corp

**CERADYNE INC, $34.92, up 42.9 pct** 3 M, $93.51, up 1.17 pct. 3 M said it will acquire the ceramic component maker for about $847 million. The offer of $35 per share represents a premium of about 43 percent to Ceradyne's Friday closing.

Oct 1- Standard& Poor's Ratings Services is assigning its' BBB' issue rating and' 1' recovery rating to TRW Automotive Inc.' s new $1.4 billion senior secured revolving credit facility maturing Sept. 28, 2017.

**CERADYNE INC, $34.92, up 42.9 pct** 3 M, $94.10, up 1.8 pct. 3 M said it will acquire the ceramic component maker for about $847 million. The offer of $35 per share represents a premium of about 43 percent to Ceradyne's Friday closing.

NEW YORK-- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. said Monday that its board approved a $1 billion share repurchase plan, prompting an analyst to reiterate a "Buy" rating on the auto parts maker's stock. A significant portion of its sales come from Europe, where new vehicle demand has fallen this year amid the continuing economic uncertainty there.

**CERADYNE INC, $34.92, up 42.9 pct** 3 M, $93.79, down 1.5 pct. 3 M said it will acquire the ceramic component maker for about $847 million. The offer of $35 per share represents a premium of about 43 percent to Ceradyne's Friday closing.

Chief Executive Tim Cook apologized Friday to customers frustrated with glaring errors in its new Maps service and, in an unusual move for the consumer giant, directed them to rival services such as Google Inc's Maps instead. **GOOGLE INC, Friday close $754.50, up 0.6 pct premarket.

Chief Executive Tim Cook apologized Friday to customers frustrated with glaring errors in its new Maps service and, in an unusual move for the consumer giant, directed them to rival services such as Google Inc's Maps instead. **GOOGLE INC, Friday close $754.50, up 0.6 pct premarket.

Chief Executive Tim Cook apologized Friday to customers frustrated with glaring errors in its new Maps service and, in an unusual move for the consumer giant, directed them to rival services such as Google Inc's Maps instead. **MICROSOFT CORP, Friday close $29.76, down 0.20 pct premarket. RBC and Jefferies& Co both reduced their price targets on Microsoft's stock.

Oct 1- Automotive parts supplier TRW Automotive Holdings Corp said it will buy back shares worth up to $1 billion. TRW was valued at $5.33 billion as of Friday closing. The company's shares, which have gained about 50 percent since last December, closed at $43.71 on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.

Oct 1- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp:. *Announces $1 billion share repurchase program; completes credit facility. *Increased existing $1.0 billion revolving credit facility to $1.4 billion and.