Barnes & Noble, Cigna, Apple, Borders, Weatherford Int’l are among market movers Wednesday
By APWednesday, January 27, 2010
Barnes & Noble, Cigna, Apple, Borders big movers
NEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE:
DeVry Inc., up $7.15 at $63.32
The for-profit school said earnings could grow by 20 percent for the year, and analysts bet its shares could rise by about 30 percent.
Boeing Co., up $4.22 at $61.93
Boeing surprised investors with a bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter profit and said testing of its two newest planes is on track.
Toyota Motor Corp., down $7.01 at $79.77
Toyota’s suspension of U.S. sales on an unprecedented scale to fix faulty gas pedals deals a blow to the automaker’s reputation.
Caterpillar Inc., down $2.41 at $53.44
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Moody’s Corp., up $2.20 at $28.83
An analyst upgraded the ratings agency and wrote that rising corporate debt offerings will lift profits.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., up $3.36 at $71.36
Standard & Poor’s said it will add Berkshire Hathaway
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., down 58 cents at $2.94
The tax preparer said it failed to secure funding it needs for its refund anticipation loans during the busy income tax season.
NASDAQ:
Sanmina-SCI Corp., up $1.85 at $14.15
The electronics contract manufacturer reported stronger-than-expected results and gave a positive outlook for the current quarter.
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