US Hot Stock Alerts:IBM, Boeing Co. (BA), Chevron Corp. (CVX),Time Warner Inc. (TWX) , NSM, Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI)

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) - Co. is looking to acquire Israeli data storage firm Storwize, according to a report. (Globes)

Boeing Co. (BA) - just days after a monthlong walkout ended at its California C-17 plant, co. is facing another possible strike. (AP)

Chevron Corp. (CVX) - Co. is investigating the cause and size of an oil pipeline leak in Salt Lake City. (Sources)

Time Warner Inc. (TWX) - Co. is not raising its bid to buy the ailing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio, making it more likely MGM’s lenders will foreclose on the business, sources close to the situation said. “They keep getting asked to raise their bid and they keep declining,” a source said. (NY Post)

National Semiconductor Corporation (NSM) - Co. raised by S&P to BBB- from BB+, outlook stable.

Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) - Co. may drop its USD 1.25bln Visteon bid. (FT)