Xtremepicks.com Alerts for Thursday include Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN), Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (NYSE:DD), CSC (NYSE: CSC), and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC)

--- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) opened Thursday at $12.49 per share on trading volume of 520,855 shares.

In a press release out on July 9, 2009 -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) today announced positive results from a 28-week dose-ranging study of pramlintide/metreleptin, a combination treatment comprising pramlintide, an analog of the natural hormone amylin, and metreleptin, an analog of the natural hormone leptin, in overweight and obese patients. This Phase 2 study successfully characterized patients who responded best to treatment and also provided important information to inform dose selection.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals

Amylin Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company committed to improving lives through the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative medicines. Amylin has developed and gained approval for two first-in-class medicines for diabetes, SYMLIN(R) (pramlintide acetate) injection and BYETTA(R) (exenatide) injection. Amylin's research and development activities leverage the Company's expertise in metabolism to develop potential therapies to treat diabetes and obesity. Amylin is headquartered in San Diego, California. Further information on Amylin Pharmaceuticals is available at http://www.amylin.com.

--- Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) opened Thursday at $6.87 per share on trading volume of 432,930 shares.

In a press release out on Jul 09, 2009 -- Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) brings designers of set-top boxes, notebooks, netbooks and ultra-mobile portable devices (UMPCs) a new family of advanced load switches, the FPF23xx series. Packaged in a dual configuration, these devices offer the industry's tightest tolerance (15 percent) current limit protection, simplify design and accelerate the time-to-market window. This tighter tolerance allows designers to reduce the maximum operating threshold (i.e., the upper current limit), which eases component sizing and application evaluation, while not interfering with the normal operating performance of the design.


About Fairchild Semiconductor:

Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) is a global leader delivering energy-efficient power analog and power discrete solutions. Fairchild is The Power Franchise(R), providing leading-edge silicon and packaging technologies, manufacturing strength and system expertise for consumer, communications, industrial, mobile, computing and automotive systems. An application-driven, solution-based semiconductor supplier, Fairchild provides online design tools and design centers worldwide as part of its comprehensive Global Power Resource(SM). Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com.

-- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (NYSE:DD) opened Thursday at $24.33 per share on trading volume of 3,090,000 shares.

In a press release out on Jul 09, 2009 -- DuPont today announced products from its Building Innovations (http://www2.dupont.com/Building_Innovations/en_US/) portfolio have received the coveted Green Approved Product Seal for National Green Building Certification by the National Association of Home Builders (http://www.nahb.org/) (NAHB) Research Center. The third-party endorsement means that DuPont "Green Approved" products can now be used by builders to earn points toward certification to the National Green Building Standard(TM).

About DuPont

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

--- CSC (NYSE: CSC) opened Thursday at $42.54 per share on trading volume of 283,515 shares.

In a press release out on July 9, 2009 -- CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced that it will release financial results for the first quarter fiscal year 2010 on Thursday, August 6, at approximately 4:10 p.m. EDT. CSC senior management will host a conference call and Webcast on the same day at approximately 5 p.m. EDT.

About CSC

CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions and Services, the Managed Services Sector and the North American Public Sector. CSC's advanced capabilities include systems design and integration, information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management consulting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 92,000 employees and reported revenue of $16.74 billion for the 12 months ended April 3, 2009. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com.

--- Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) opened Thursday at $23.21 per share on trading volume of 20,320,000 shares.

In a press release out on Jul 09, 2009 -- In an industry first, Wells Fargo's Student Insurance Division and the Sports Concussion Institute (SCI) today launched Play It Safe Concussion CareSM - a new concussion management treatment and services solution for athletes nationwide.

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc., along with Wachovia Insurance Services, places $15.5 billion of risk premiums with expertise in property, casualty, benefits, international, personal lines and life products. The combined company has nearly 200 offices in 37 states and more than 7,500 insurance professionals. Wells Fargo Party Administrators and Wells Fargo Disability Management are ranked as the third-largest multiline third-party administrators that offer employee benefit and property and casualty claims administration (Business Insurance). For more information about Wells Fargo Insurance Services, visitwww.wellsfargo.com/wfis.


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