As expected, Invesco (IVZ) will buy Morgan Stanley's (MS) Van Kampen fund unit, for $1.5B - $500M in cash, and Morgan Stanley will take a 9.4% stake in Invesco. The deal, expected to close mid-2010, will remove some sales limits that Van Kampen managers faced since the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney JV closed.
LongShortTech: Mossberg: "My recommendation on the BKS Nook is to wait, even if you prefer its features to the AMZN Kindle's. It's not fully baked yet."
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InTheMoneyStocks.com: XOM faded it's gap open, trading at 72.69.There will be good intraday support for XOM at the 72.25 level.This is a likely bounce area.