Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, July 9, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of SGX Pharmaceuticals Inc. surged Wednesday after pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. said it would spend about $64 million to buy the company in a bid to expand its biotechnology footprint.
NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Charming Shoppes Inc. rose on Wednesday, as the women's apparel retailer said its Chief Executive Dorrit J. Bern, resigned following a volatile period of slumping sales and shareholder pressure.
NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of MercadoLibre Inc. rose Wednesday after the company reported its chief executive terminated a prearranged trading plan--an action that an analyst said could help the stock.

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