Google phone; AMD asset talks; Reynolds' American Spirit sale; Volkswagen gets the boot

Here are some of the stocks the Yahoo Finance team will be watching for you today.

Google (GOOGL) The company is holding an event in San Francisco today where it's expected a new lineup of Nexus phones will be unveiled.  The Nexus has had trouble gaining traction against the iPhone and other smartphones since its launch in 2010.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Bloomberg is reporting the chipmaker was in talks this summer to sell a quarter of the company to private equity firm Silver Lake Partners...but no deal was reached.  Bloomberg says the discussions were put on hold after the two sides couldn't agree on price and strategy.

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Reynolds American (RAI) Some of the tobacco company's Natural American Spirit cigarettes are leaving America...and going to Japan. Reynolds is selling the international assets of Natural American Spirit to Japan Tobacco for $5 billion.  Last month, the brand was among those that came under fire from the Food and Drug Administration, which said calling cigarettes "natural" or "additive-free" was misleading to consumers.

Volkswagen (VLKAY) The carmakers' emissions cheating is having repercussions on Wall Street.  S&P Dow Jones is yanking the stock from its sustainability indexes next week because of the scandal.  In addition, VW will no longer be identified as an Industry Group Leader in the “Automobiles & Components” industry group.

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