NEW YORK-- A look at the 10 biggest volume gainers on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading:. American Realty Investors Inc.: Approximately 36,800 shares changed hands, a 620.7 percent increase over its 65- day average volume. The shares rose$. 20 or 4.8 percent to $4.33.
*Apple drags on the S&P and Nasdaq, IBM weighs on the Dow. *Tesla Motors surges after results. NEW YORK, May 9- The S&P 500 broke a five-day streak of record closing highs on Thursday, ending a fairly volatile session lower as the market's recent momentum faded and Apple's shares declined.
NEW YORK-- A look at the 10 biggest volume gainers on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading:. AmREIT Inc.: Approximately 187,500 shares changed hands, a 632.0 percent increase over its 65- day average volume. The shares rose$. 11 or. 6 percent to $18.41.
NEW YORK, May 9- Three long-time favorites of the short-selling crowd are making those investors eat crow, as Tesla, Barnes& Noble and Green Mountain Coffee are racking up big gains, making an already painful year for contrarian investors even worse. Barnes& Noble shares rose 24 percent on reports of a possible acquisition of some of its assets by Microsoft.
*Barnes& Noble leaps after TechCrunch reports Microsoft interest. *Tesla Motors surges after results. NEW YORK, May 9- The S&P 500 broke a five-day string of record closing highs on Thursday, ending a fairly volatile session lower as recent momentum lost steam and Apple shares declined.
Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, May 9, from AP Business News:. _ Barnes& Noble Inc.' s shares surged after a blog reported that Microsoft is considering buying its Nook e-book and e-book reader business outright.
*Barnes& Noble leaps after TechCrunch reports Microsoft interest. *Tesla Motors surges after results. Boosting the S&P 500, News Corp shares gained 5.2 percent to $33.51.
NEW YORK-- A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on New York Stock Exchange at 1 p.m.:. Orbitz Worldwide rose 22.0 percent to $7.87. Barnes& Noble Inc. rose 18.2 percent to $21.00.
NEW YORK-- Barnes& Noble Inc.' s shares surged 18 percent Thursday after a blog reported Microsoft is considering buying its Nook e-book and e-book reader business outright. THE SPARK: Late Wednesday technology blog TechCrunch said Microsoft was considering bidding $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media LLC, citing internal documents.
*Barnes& Noble soars after TechCrunch report of Microsoft interest. *Tesla Motors and Groupon soar after results. "We've had such a consistent upward move that investors need some real new news to keep the momentum going," said Rick Meckler, president of hedge fund LibertyView Capital Management LLC in Jersey City, New Jersey.
*Tesla Motors and Groupon soar after results. NEW YORK, May 9- U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday despite stronger-than-expected data on the labor market, with Wall Street coming off a sustained rally that took the S&P 500 to record closing highs for five straight sessions.
U.S. stock market index futures pared their losses Thursday, following a better-than-expected jobless claims report, but gains were limited following the recent market rally that propelled the Dow and S&P 500 to fresh all-time highs.
*Groupon soars in premarket on revenue growth. NEW YORK, May 9- U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Thursday despite stronger-than-expected data on the labor market, with Wall Street coming off a sustained rally that took the S&P 500 to record closing highs for five straight sessions.
May 9- Shares in Barnes& Noble Inc rose 32 percent in premarket trading on Thursday after a report that its partner Microsoft Corp is considering an offer to acquire all of Nook Media's digital assets.
May 9- Shares in Barnes& Noble Inc rose 27 percent in premarket trading on Thursday after a report that its partner Microsoft Corp is considering an offer to acquire all of Nook Media's digital assets. It was not clear from the TechCrunch story whether Microsoft has formally made that offer to Barnes& Noble's board, or whether Barnes& Noble has replied.