MAJOR PAPERS:- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. is planning an initial public offering, following in the footsteps of arch rival Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX), reported the Wall Street Journal (subscription required).
- Archer-Daniel-Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) is expected to enter the sugar cane ethanol business in Brazil, including the possible purchase of Cosan, Brazil's largest ethanol producer, reported the Wall Street Journal.
- British energy company BP plc (NYSE: BP) will agree to the demands of the Russian government to give up its stake in the $20B Kovykta gas project, reported the U.K. Times.
- From BusinessWeek's "Inside Wall Street" column:
- Bulls and bears argue over where it is time to own Deere and Company (NYSE: DE) stock, some see the stock hitting $150, some believe the party is over.
- Document Security Systems Inc (NYSE: DMC) has nine patented technologies to help protect documents and printed products from brand and security fakers, leading Brookhaven Capital Management to believe it will reach $50-a-share over the next two years.
- WBB Securities believes Cleveland BioLabs Inc (NASDAQ: CBLI) is likely by summer's end to get a U.S. Department of Defense contract for its radiation protection compound called Protectan or CBLB502.
- CNN.com reported that a 16-year-old girl had both of her feet severed in an accident on the free-fall ride "Superman Tower of Power" at Six Flags Inc's (NYSE: SIX) Kentucky Kingdom amusement park yesterday.
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