STOCKS NEWS US-Northrop to sell TASC unit for $1.65 bln

Stocks on the move Real-time Equity news U.S. stock market report 0805 EST 09Nov2009-Northrop to sell TASC unit for $1.65 bln ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Northrop Grumman on Sunday agreed to sell its TASC consulting unit to General Atlantic and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co for $1.65 billion. Sources told Reuters in September that a sale, originally expected to fetch about $2 billion, would more likely be around $1.5 billion. The deal price is "in line with expectations" for that sub-sector, said an investment banker who declined to be identified. For details, see Shares of Northrop closed Friday at $52.37. Reuters Messaging: [e-mail] 0801 EST 09Nov2009-Barron's sees upside for Sherwin-Williams ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Barron's wrote that Sherwin-Williams was "spring-loaded to prosper" after several years of weak sales, helped by an improving housing market. The financial publication added that the paint company had a dominating network of stores, which gave it an advance with higher margin sales to contractors. For details, see Shares of Sherwin closed Friday at $58.94. Reuters Messaging: [e-mail] 0757 EST 09Nov2009-GE, Comcast agree on NBC valuation: source -------------------------------------------------------------------- General Electric and Comcast Corp have agreed on a valuation of about $30 billion for a joint venture between GE's NBC Universal unit and Comcast, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The agreement irons out what has been an obstacle in talks between the two companies so far. For details, see Shares of GE, a Dow component, rose 2.2 percent to $15.67 in premarket trading while Comcast closed Friday at $14.59. Reuters Messaging: [e-mail] 0747 EST 09Nov2009-Rockwell profit tumbles as industrial demand slack ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rockwell Automation Inc said on Monday that quarterly profit tumbled 77 percent, as a lingering economic downturn prompted its industrial customers to hold off on purchasing systems to help factories run more smoothly. The shares were unchanged in premarket trade. For more, see Reuters Messaging:rm://[e-mail] 0747 EST 09Nov2009-Las Vegas Sands sets price range for offering ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Las Vegas Sands Corp and China's Minsheng bank on Sunday set the price range for their upcoming Hong Kong stock offerings. The pair hopes to raise up to $7.35 billion combined in the offering. For details, see Shares of Las Vegas Sands rose 3.6 percent to $15.90 in premarket trading. Reuters Messaging: [e-mail] 0737 EST 09Nov2009-Barron's sees upside for Cardinal Health ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Barron's wrote that shares of Cardinal Health Inc should continue climbing as the company focuses its attention on boosting profit margins in its pharmaceuticals unit. The financial publication added that sales at the company could rise as the economy improves and more generic drugs are introduced. For details, see Shares of Cardinal Health closed Friday at $29.50. Reuters Messaging: [e-mail] Keywords: MARKETS STOCKSNEWS COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved.

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