• Noble (NYSE:NE) announced that it agreed to acquire privately-held FDR Holdings LTD for $2.16 billion in cash
• Valspar (NYSE:VAL) agreed to purchase Australian paint manufacturer Mattyl for about $124 million
• Kellogg (NYSE:K) announced a recall of four cereal brands over taste and smell concerns
• A Boeing (NYSE:BA) machinists union agreed to a contract, averting a strike
• Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:SNY) announced positive results on a diabetes treatment
• Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) upgraded Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) to “outperform” from “market perform,” with a price target of $70
• Susquehanna downgraded Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) from “positive” to “neutral,” with a price target of $180
