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Morgan Stanley adjusted its 2011 and 2013 EPS estimates for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LXRX) and maintained its equal-weight rating and $2 price target. The bank sees a 2011 loss of $0.32 per share, narrower than its previous

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is again trying to compete with Facebook as they release a new games feature on their social networking site, Google+. In a statement, Google said that it wants "to bring the nuance and richness of real-life s

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ:RRGB) shares increased 9% before the market opened on Friday following a new management that delivered a 59% boost in net income over the Q2. Analysts Lynne Collier and Philip May of Sterne Agee s

TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) announced that its board has authorized the repurchase of $100 million of its outstanding common shares over a period of two years. The share repurchase program will be funded through the company's existing cash

The company stated its real estate pipeline continues to be in excellent shape, and their development team is currently finalizing several new restaurant locations for potential 2012 openings.

BJ's currently has 6 restaurants under construction for planned openings later this year.

BJ's Restaurants is trading down 0.75% at $35.68 per share.

BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) announced it was on track to open as many as 12 to 13 new restaurants during 2011.

The bank sees 2011 EPS of $4.42, vs. consensus estimates of $4.43, and 2012 EPS of $4.89, vs. consensus estimates of $4.90 per share.

Philip Morris has a potential upside of 4.1% based on a current price of $62.53 and an average consensus analyst price target of $65.11.

Citigroup raised its price target for Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) to $63.50 from $60.50 and maintained its hold rating on the stock.

The two submitted offers valuing Yoplait at $2.2 billion, the report said.

General Mills shares are down 0.83%, or $0.31, to $36.83. Nestle shares are up 0.14%.

General Mills (GIS) and Nestle (NSRGY) are mixed after the two food companies emerged among the leading bidders for the 50% stake in yogurt-maker Yoplait owned by PAI Partners, Bloomberg reported, citing four people familiar with

Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman and CEO of Fresh Del Monte Produce said, "During the quarter we continued to reinforce our global business platform with strategic measures to further streamline and enhance our operations, while su

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) reported Q4 EPS of $0.07, below consensus estimates of $0.11 per share. Nets sales for the quarter were down 6.4% year-over-year to $818 million, missing consensus estimates of $878 million.

Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery is trading up $1.94, or 1.99%, to $98.92 a barrel. In other energy futures, heating oil is up 2.07% to $2.99 a gallon while natural gas is down 3.77% to $3.88 per million British thermal u

In energy ETFs, the United States Oil Fund (USO) is up 1.79% to $39.89. The United States Natural Gas ETF (UNG) is down 3.71% to $5.19.

In mid-day news, Noble Energy, Inc.

Energy shares are gaining as crude oil futures jump nearly 2% on concern over unrest across the Middle East.