- Dell Taking Further Steps To Cut Staff and Costs
- Marvel Posts Marvel-ous Profits, Sees Modest 2009
- Consumer Bankruptcies Soar in October
- Why the US Market Rallied Even Before Vote Was Over
- Fiscal Boost Needed to Lift Economy: Fed's Fisher
- World Closely Watching US Election
- GE Open to Using Bailout Money For Lending Arm
- Factory Orders Drop More than Expected
- Global Stocks Stage Rally As US Votes for President
- Oil: Fourth Biggest One-Day Gain Ever
- Investor Fear Dropping
- Election Day Long Lines Are For—Starbucks!
- Stop Trading!: Election Day Trading
- Intrade Political Futures: Will this election make the Senate Filibuster Proof?
- Big Pharma "Healthier" For Obama With Campaign Money
- Iron Man Drives Marvel's 40 Percent Earnings Growth
- More From McCain Headquarters: Will Palin Speak? (Yes)
- Accidental Dividends?
- D.R. Horton expects $800M-$900M loss in 4Q
- Boeing says 787 test flight delayed due to strike
- Unit Corp. shares rise on 3Q profit report
- PetroQuest 3rd-quarter profit more than doubles
- Columbia Sportswear cutting 75 jobs as orders slip
- Bomb explodes at Swedish hotel, 1 injured
- This year's Antarctic zone hole is 5th biggest
- Report: Drilling on federal lands could be faster
- Pinnacle West Capital profit falls 27 pct in 3Q
- Myriad Genetics hits high after solid 3Q results
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Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Oct. 29, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares in Johnson & Johnson fell 4 percent Wednesday after JPMorgan downgraded the stock, saying it is overvalued.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Shares of VeraSun Energy Corp. fell Wednesday after a report surfaced saying the ethanol producer is looking into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Praxair Inc. jumped Wednesday after the industrial gas maker said its third-quarter profit rose 16 percent on a global sales boost.
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of ViroPharma Inc. jumped Wednesday after the drug maker reported a surge in third-quarter profit from sales of the gastrointestinal infection treatment Vancocin, and issued a positive full-year outlook.
CHICAGO (AP) — Shares of discount housewares chain Tuesday Morning Corp. soared in trading Wednesday after an analyst upgraded the retailer's stock, saying the company has enough liquidity to give investors confidence.
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