genzyme stock rallied beyond the sanofi offer to close at $69.91. intel hasn't been shy about putting its cash hoard to work. earlier this month, it announced an almost $8 billion cash buyout of security software firm mcafee. now, buying the wireless semiconductor unit of german firm infineon. again, intel is dipping into its cash reserves, spending $1.4 billion to expand further into the wireless chip business. just friday, intel warned of a surprising drop in its personal computer business this quarter, cutting its revenue outlook. rumors of this deal have been around for a few weeks. it comes with intel stock near a 52-week low. shares fell 2% today. and 3m here. the conglomerate is expanding its security business with the purchase of fingerprint systems maker cogent. the official price tag is $943 million, or $10.50 per share for cogent. it's a little complicated, but 3m will pay only $430 million because of cogent's big cash stockpile. cogent stock hit the buyout price and kept rallying, up more than 24%. the market may be hoping for higher bid

sanofi is considering all options.ncluding a hostile takeover. >>> goexings between disney and time-warner cable over programming fees with a deadline of midnight on wednesday. at stake, millions of homes in major cities like new york and los angeles could see their local abc broadcast, espn channels and some disney channels go dark. >>> finally, a sign of the times. the publisher of the oxford english dictionary said yesterday that now so many people prefer to look up words on line the 126-year-old dictionary may never be printed on paper again. >>> so the umps go to the videotape, a little league crusher and now manny will be manny in chicago. plus the shot in the playoff at barclay that set up the winner. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> everyone on the east coast waits and sees where earl is going to head. the weather in the meantime is hot from maine to florida. your regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." . >>> hi, everybody. good morning. if you're just waking up

frueauff foundation and by the sanofi aventis foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary:" democrats and republicans compete for women's votes. then, celebrating 90 years of women's right to vote. behind the headlines, republican senator susan collins and decratic senator maria cantwell team up to slow down the effects of climate change. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspeives up first: the fight for women's votes: with midterm elections two-and-a-half months away, republicans and democrats are launching an all-out competition for women's votes. democrats are deploying first lady michelle obama. in september the first lady will hit the campaign trail, stumping for democratic congressional candidates in tight races. mrs. obama isn't expected to deliver a message that's too partisan, instead focusing on the president and congress' legislative accomplishments. but will that be enough to win over women? democrats may have a tough time competing with sarah palin and

frueauff foundation and by the sanofi aventis foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary:" is a college education worth the money? then, child-free women achieve pay equity, but what about working mothers? behind t headlinesdomestic violence victims forced into pregnancy. >> hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first: tenure and the cost of a college ucatio: this fall, the u.s. department of education is expected to release a new study finding the number of tenured professors at an all-time low. the proportion of college instructors who are tenured or on the tenure track dropped from more than half, 57% in 1975 to just less than a third, 31% in 2007. it's not just professors who are feeling pinched. pstudents and feeling pinched. students and families are paying on average $35,000 per year for tuition at the average non-profit private college and some $14,000 at public colleges. more families are turning to community colleges and other students are speedi

. >>> drugmaker sanofi-aventis is reportedly in pursuit of biotech company genzyme. an $18 billion bid is said to be on the table. >>> in the wake of the nation's widespread mortgage meltdown, countrywide financial has agreed to pay $600 million in class-action lawsuits. >>> amazon's price cuts for its kindle e-reader are apparently paying off. the online retailer says it sold out of two new models priced at under $200. >>> and, finally, think social networking is just a fad? think again. the latest nielsen survey found americans spend one-third of their time online tweeting, facebooking, and watching clips on youtube, and it's not just for kids. it turns out twice as many americans over 50 visited social networking sites this year than kids under 18. >>> well, a-rod gets another shot at a baseball milestone, and some rookie hazing in the nfl. >>> plus, a trick shot you have to see to believe. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> well, your tuesday forecast, the heat wave continues. we also are seeing activity in the tropics. your regional fore

on the metals joined the meanwhile of a tripling in first half profit shares in healthcare giant sanofi event is the new year lows of reports it could be us genzyme and lenders it down as investors cash profits following their recent run. pages closed in the black on the back of yesterday's strong bank results across the world mizuki financial group going to one percent in tokyo a week again against the euro also boosted exporters would come or make a kind of a key gain on. the ruble slip below the psychological benchmark of thirty to the dollar as the old price continues its shock rise to think russia's energy exporters who hit twenty nine ninety seven in tuesday trade off the lights we broke out of the seventy to eighty dollars brackets of the past three months certainly eighty two dollars a barrel experts credit an unexpected increase in us all supplies for the growth. chinese carmaker gili has completed its purchase of sweden's valvo from ford the deal which was announced earlier this year is estimated to be worth one point eight billion dollars new owners plan a new range of premiu