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stocks turned positive andthe Dow cut losses on Monday after General Motors reportedDecember sales that were better than expectations. Stocks Bonds Dow component General Motors Corp GM.N rose 5.5 percentto $3.85 after it posted December sales. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 21.26points, or 0.24 percent, at 9,013.43. The Standard & Poor's 500Index .SPX was up 3.01 points, or 0.32 percent, at 934.81.The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 4.04 points, or 0.25percent, at 1,636.25. (Reporting by Deepa Seetharaman; Editing by James Dalgleish) Stocks Bonds. DANBURY, Conn.(Business Wire)Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) announces the following details for its fourth-quarterearnings release and teleconference call, which will be open to the public andto the media in listen-only mode.

Earnings release:Wednesday, January 28, 2009, before the market opens Teleconference:Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 11:00 am ET Dial-in number:(857) 350-1602 Passcode: 85820735 Webcast: Listen-only mode via Internet broadcast from Praxairs web site at replay:Will be available beginning at 2:00 pm ET on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at Telephone replay:Will be available for one week, beginning at 1:00 pm ET on Wednesday, January 28, 2009Replay number is: (617) 801-6888 Passcode: 72861660Presentation materials that will be used during the teleconference will beavailable at on Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, andone of the largest worldwide, with 2007 sales of $9.4 billion. The companyproduces, sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, andhigh-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and technologiesbring productivity and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries,including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy,healthcare, manufacturing, metals and others.

More information on Praxair isavailable on the Internet at Praxair, Inc.Media:Susan Szita Gore, orInvestors:Elizabeth Hirsch, Copyright Business Wire 2009. International Law Firm Renews Lease for Class A Office Space on Four FloorsATLANTA(Business Wire)BentleyForbes, owner of Atlantas iconic Bank of America Plaza office tower,today announced that international law firm Hunton & Williams LLP has renewedtheir office space lease at the tower with a new agreement encompassing a totalof 91,103 square feet of Class A office space on four floors. "Bank of America Plaza is Atlantas most iconic business address and we areprivileged to serve as the location of choice for this internationallyrecognized law practice," said Fred Wehba, chairman and founder ofBentleyForbes. "We are committed to a best-of-class office experience at Bank ofAmerica Plaza for all of our tenants, current and future, offering the best inamenities, infrastructure and staff service to satisfy the needs of Atlantascorporate leaders." In the transaction, Hunton & Williams LLP was represented by Brad Armstrong,Keene Reese and Elizabeth Cooper with Jones Lang LaSalle. The law firmspresence in Atlanta features the talents of more than 70 attorneys practicing inall facets of corporate and business law. PM Realty Group of Atlanta represented BentleyForbes in the transaction and isresponsible for the marketing and leasing of office space at Bank of AmericaPlaza. "The commitment of BentleyForbes to serve the needs of the Bank of America Plazabusiness community is resoundingly endorsed by this renewal transaction," saidBill Weghorst, senior vice president and director of the Atlanta Region for PMRealty Group.

"Satisfying the needs of your existing tenants in the currenteconomic climate is every bit as important as attracting new ones. Bank ofAmerica Plaza is known as the preferred address of Atlantas leading corporatecitizens, and will benefit in the current market for its ability to offerflexible office space solutions for top companies, large and small, seeking apremier Class A office address." Bank of America Plaza is a 55-story Class A trophy office tower encompassing1.25 million square feet, situated at the "Main & Main" corner of North Avenueand Peachtree Street in Atlantas Midtown submarket. The trophy tower isconsidered a skyline defining Atlanta landmark; with a status on par with NewYork Citys Empire State Building, Chicagos Sears Tower and Los Angeles U.S.Bank Tower for both timeless architecture and extraordinary height. Noted as oneof the top ten tallest buildings in the United States, the landmark office toweris the tallest skyscraper in the Southeast and the tallest in the United Statesoutside of New York and Chicago. This prestigious office address offers a first class amenity package including,but not limited to, a conference auditorium with stadium seating, revolving artexhibits, courtyard area with park seating and dining area, a 17,000-square-footexecutive health club, retail banking center and a 16,000-square-foot GalleryCafé and Cafeteria. For its tenants and their guests, Bank of America Plazaoffers immediate north and south access to the critically important Interstates75 and 85 providing outstanding accessibility.