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Bank of the Ozarks board OKs 2-for-1 stock splitTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:35PMSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Bank of the Ozarks Inc. said Tuesday its board voted to approve a two-for-one stock split. The split, to be paid out in the form of a stock dividend to shareholders of record as of Aug. 5, will occur on Aug. 16. The split will incresae outstanding shares to about 34.3 million from about 17.1 million currently. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts ...

Lawrence G. McMillan: The S&P 500 is headed for a breakoutTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:42PMMarket indicators suggest a potential 100-point rise in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index over the next few months, writes Lawrence G. McMillan.

MarketWatch First Take: Harley-Davidson smooths out a rough rideTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:37PMBetter sales at home show the Milwaukee-based motorcycle maker is finally digging out from under a mountain of cheap inventory, writes Jim Jelter.

Bats Withdraws Options Market-Maker Plan Rivals CriticizedTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:11PMBats Global Markets, the exchange operator planning to go public, withdrew a program that would have let market makers on its U.S. options venue give certain brokers better prices than those publicly available.

Juniper shares up 5% on IBM’s upbeat resultsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:33PMShares of Juniper Networks rise 5% as the networking company gets a lift from IBM’s upbeat results .