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The world’s largest asset manager is far from being an activist investor, but it is starting to ask more questions, the New York Times reports.
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The world’s largest asset manager is far from being an activist investor, but it is starting to ask more questions, the New York Times reports.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top drug benefits companies were up at the close of trading:. CVSCaremark rose$. 07 or. 1 percent, to $59.44. Express Scripts Holding Co. rose $1.17 or 1.9 percent, to $61.87.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies were up at the close of trading:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 72 or 2.1 percent, to $35.82. DuPont Co. rose$. 40 or. 7 percent, to $55.89.
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RICHMOND, Va.-- Shares of James River Coal Co. jumped Friday after the company said it reached deals to exchange about $243.4 million of existing debt for $123.3 million in new debt, pushing back the maturity of some of it by three years.
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After trying its products this Hollywood star bought an equity stake in the company. Could her endorsement lead to an IPO?
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Applied Materials Inc. rose 1.1 percent to $14.82 with 14,452,500 shares traded. Aruba Networks fell 26.7 percent to $12.91 with 35,494,700 shares traded. Autodesk Inc. fell 7.4 percent to $36.83 with 11,966,600 shares traded.
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NEW YORK-- A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose 6.0 percent to $4.06 with 21,590,400 shares traded. Bank of America Corp. rose. 4 percent to $13.42 with 53,087,000 shares traded.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:. Costco Wholesale Corp. rose$. 81 or. 7 percent, to $112.32. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fell$. 84 or 1.1 percent, to $77.66.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are up at 1 p.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 41 or 1.2 percent, to $35.51. DuPont Co. rose$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $55.53.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are up at 1 p.m.:. Foster Wheeler rose$. 22 or 1.0 percent, to $21.71. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 11 or. 4 percent, to $29.85.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top gold companies are down at 1 p.m.:. Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 42 or 2.2 percent, to $18.84. Newmont Mining Corp. fell $1.04 or 3.3 percent, to $30.39.
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NEW YORK-- Tesla Motors shares fell Friday as the electric car maker increased the size of its stock and note sales by nearly 17 percent. THE SPARK: Tesla disclosed in a regulatory filing that it now plans to sell 3.39 million shares in a public offering, and has priced them at $92.24 each, according to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Shares of Pike Electric Corp. outpaced broader markets Friday, a day after an analyst covering the company billed a recent secondary offering of shares as a positive for the specialty contractor.
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NEW YORK-- A recent drop in the price of Ruckus Wireless shares provides a buying opportunity, a Goldman Sachs analyst said Friday as she raised the company's rating. THE SPARK: Analyst Simona Jankowski boosted Ruckus Wireless Inc. to "Buy" from "Neutral." The Sunnyvale, Calif., company, which went public in November, makes equipment for and builds big Wi-Fi networks.
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NEW YORK-- Shares in companies that do defense contracting work rose across the board Friday on the heels of a huge stock buyback program announced by Northrop Grumman, sending it and others to all-time highs. Shares of General Dynamics are up 22 percent over the past year, Lockheed Martin is up 28 percent, and Raytheon is up 33 percent.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 28 or. 8 percent, to $35.38. DuPont Co. fell$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $55.43.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are up at 10 a.m.:. Foster Wheeler rose$. 12 or. 6 percent, to $21.61. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 21 or. 7 percent, to $29.95.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:. Costco Wholesale Corp. rose$. 75 or. 7 percent, to $112.26. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fell$. 45 or. 6 percent, to $78.05.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top drug benefits companies are up at 10 a.m.:. CVSCaremark rose$. 10 or. 2 percent, to $59.47. Express Scripts Holding Co. rose$. 93 or 1.5 percent, to $61.63.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top gold companies are down at 10 a.m.:. Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 27 or 1.4 percent, to $18.99. Newmont Mining Corp. fell$. 74 or 2.4 percent, to $30.69.