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　　PROCTER & GAMBLE CO.宝洁公司

　　consumer products maker Procter & Gamble on Monday after the close raised its quarterly profit outlook. The company also said it would take control of German hair care firm Wella in a .02 billion deal, giving Procter & Gamble a boost against French rival L'Oreal (OREP.PA). Procter & Gamble stock closed at .50.消费产品制造商宝洁公司(P&G)星期一休盘后提高了季度盈利预期。该公司同时表示，将以70.2亿美元的价格收购德国头发护理公司Wella，该收购将增加宝洁的法国对手欧莱雅的竞争砝码，宝洁收盘报85.50美元

　　APPLIED MATERIALS INC.应用材料公司

　　Applied Materials, responding to the severe slump in demand for microchip-making equipment, will cut 2,000 jobs, or 14 percent of its staff, in its second major round of layoffs in five months, the company said on Monday after the close. Applied Materials, the world's dominant maker of computer-chip production tools, ended at .129.

　　应用材料公司星期一关盘后称，由于微芯片设备需求的显著降低，应用材料公司将裁员2000名，占总员工的14%，这也是该公司在五个月内的第二次裁员行动。这个全球领先的电脑芯片制造商，收盘报13.129美元。

　　GATEWAY INC.网关公司

　　Gateway, the No. 3 U.S. personal computer maker, warned on Monday after the close that its first-quarter results would fall far below analysts' forecasts and said it would slash its work force by 17 percent in a bid to cut annual costs by over million. Shares closed at .40.

　　美国第三大电脑制造商网关公司，星期一收盘后发出警告，称第一季盈利将远远低于分析师的预期，并表示将裁员17%，以减少4亿美元的成本。该股收盘报2.40美元。

　　TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.泰科国际公司

　　A Mexican judge issued arrest warrants for two Tyco executives, charging them with fraud in handling the conglomerate's local security unit operations, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

　　华尔街日报星期二报道称，一位墨西哥法官宣布了逮捕两位泰科国际公司的执行官，原因是他们有操纵当地证券市场的行为。

　　Officials at Tyco did not immediately return calls seeking comment early on Tuesday morning. Tyco closed at .46.

　　泰科人员没有立即回应这一指控，泰科收盘报12.46美元。