Best Buy, HB Fuller, Arena Pharma, Zumiez among companies making big moves in stock market

By AP
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Best Buy, HB Fuller, Arena Pharma are big movers

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE

Corning Inc., up 80 cents at $17.61

The specialty glass maker cut its outlook as LCD panel makers ordered less, but said demand for LCD TVs from consumers remained strong.

Best Buy Co., up $2.08 at $36.73 The electronics retailer’s growing cell phone business helped boost quarterly profit, and it raised its guidance for the year.

Kroger Co., up 22 cents at $21.26

The country’s largest grocery chain said revenue and profit grew in the second quarter, and it was upbeat about sales trends.

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., down $4.37 at $63.18

The mining company said it expects lower volume from some coal operations and trimmed its estimate for North American coal revenue per ton.

H.B. Fuller Co., down $1.73 at $19.27

The chemicals maker’s quarterly profit declined as raw material costs escalated more than the company’s prices, hurting profit margins.

NASDAQ

Zumiez Inc., up $2.79 at $20.20

The sportswear retailer boosted its third-quarter earnings forecast beyond expectations of Wall Street analysts.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., down 65 cents at $34.59

The coffee seller is buying its competitor, Van Houtte, for $890 million in an attempt to expand in the Canadian market.

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc., down $2.72 at $4.13

The FDA said the drug developer’s experimental diet pill produced minimal weight loss and raised concerns about dangerous side effects.

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