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Stocks to Watch
Tuesday July 15, 6:53 am ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks to watch:
ALTRIA GROUP INC. (NYSEMONews)

An Illinois appellate court ruled on Monday after the close that a judge did not have the authority to slash the bond Philip Morris USA must post while appealing a $10.1 billion verdict, in a decision that may cost the tobacco company billions of dollars. Shares of Philip Morris parent Altria Group Inc. (NYSEMONews) closed at $41.96.

MIRANT CORP. (NYSEMIRNews)

Power producer and trader Mirant filed for a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy late on Monday after failing to reach agreements with bondholders and banks to restructure its debt. Shares closed at $2.01.

WELLS FARGO & CO. (NYSEWFCNews)

Wells Fargo, the No. 4 U.S. bank, said on Tuesday before the open second-quarter net profit rose 7 percent, helped by increases in consumer lending and deposits. Shares closed at $53.03.

AOL TIME WARNER INC. (NYSEAOLNews)

Media conglomerate AOL Time Warner is closing in on a deal to sell the DVD- and CD-making divisions of Warner Music Group for a possible $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. AOL closed at $16.51.

J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. (NYSEJPMNews)

JP Morgan could soon reach two settlements with U.S. regulators and pay as much as $175 million to resolve allegations that it wrongly helped Enron to polish up its finances, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Shares closed at $37.30.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. (NYSEIBMNews)

IBM on Monday after the close said it was awarded an $801 million, eight-year contract from the California Department of Child Support Services to build a computer system to track child support payments. Shares closed at $85.42.

RAMBUS INC. (NasdaqNMRMBSNews)

Rambus, a developer of technology to speed up the performance of computer chips, on Monday after the close said greater contract revenue boosted quarterly sales, while higher litigation and other costs led to lower profit from a year ago. Shares closed at $18.90.

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC. (NYSEMGMNews)

MGM told Vivendi Universal it will raise its bid for the media conglomerate's entertainment assets to $11.5 billion, but only if given access to more financial information about the unit, people familiar with the situation said on Monday. MGM shares closed at $11.94.

FANNIE MAE (NYSEFNMNews)

Fannie Mae, the largest U.S. mortgage financier, on Tuesday before the open said its quarterly earnings fell nearly 25 percent as investments it uses to protect itself against swings in interest rates lost value. Shares closed at $71.38.