Cadbury Schweppes, Crocs, QLogic, Sierra Wireless: U.S. Equity Preview

(Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies
whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.S. exchanges
today. This preview includes news that broke after exchanges
closed yesterday. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company
names. Share prices are as of 8:55 a.m. in New York.

Cadbury Schweppes Plc's (CSG US) American depositary
receipts, each representing four ordinary shares, fell 28 cents
to $48.16 in trading before U.S. exchanges opened. The world's
largest confectionery company said it's extending the deadline
for selling its U.S. drink unit, becoming the first company to
delay a deal because of ``extreme volatility'' in debt markets.


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FTSE near 7-yr high as oils and Cadburys gain

(Reuters) - Britain's leading share index rose to its highest level since September 2000 on Friday after oil stocks gained on consolidation talk and the world's largest confectionary maker Cadbury Schweppes rose on news of interest in its U.S. drinks business.

At 1039 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 41.1 points, or 0.6 percent higher at 6,620.4, to extend earlier gains.


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