Among big movers

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE

Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., up 37 cents at $66.87

Belgian-based company InBev SA will pay $52 billion, or $70 per share, for the maker of Bud beers, to create the world's largest brewer ahead of SABMiller.

Republic Services Inc., up $3.86 at $31.76

The disposal company will review an unsolicited buyout offer from Waste Management Inc., the nation's largest garbage hauler, for $6.19 billion or $34 per share.

IndyMac Bancorp Inc., down 16 cents at 12 cents

Federal regulators seized the failed bank's assets, which succumbed to the pressures of tighter credit, tumbling home prices and rising foreclosures.

Washington Mutual Inc., down $1.72 at $3.23

Due to billions in anticipated credit-related losses, the bank will need to "add substantially to reserves," according to a Lehman Brothers analyst.

Philips Electronics NV, up $1.57 at $32.70

Second-quarter sales beat estimates, driven by demand for lighting and televisions in emerging markets due to interest in the Euro2008 football championship.

Allegheny Technologies Inc., up $4.86 at $55.21

The specialty metals maker raised its second-quarter forecast to a range of $1.65 per share to $1.67 per share, partly due to an expected tax-related gain.

NASDAQ

Yahoo Inc., down $1 at $22.57

The Internet company spurned Microsoft's recent offer to buy its online search engine, while activist investor Carl Icahn is trying to replace Yahoo's board.

Canadian Solar Inc., up $5.99 at $38.39

The solar cell maker lifted its second-quarter revenue outlook above its prior view and past Wall Street estimates, to a range between $210 million to $214 million.

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