Stocks in the news: Baker Hughes, Oracle, AstraZeneca
Filed under: Company News , Investing , Genzyme Corporation , Intel , Oracle , Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. , Apple , Sun Microsystems Some of the companies making headlines today: Baker Hughes Inc. ( BHI ) , the world's third-largest oilfield services company, today agreed to snap up smaller rival BJ Services Co. ( BJS ) for $5.5 billion in cash and stock. The deal represents a 16.3 percent premium over the BJ Services closing stock price on Friday. BHI shares declined about 3.5 percent