- Job Market Politics to Keep Interest Rates Low
- AIG, Symbol of Crisis, Watches Its Stock Zoom Back
- Disney Profit, Sales Top Street Forecasts; Shares Jump
- Bill Gates Praises Apple's Jobs for 'Saving the Company'
- Cities With the Most Home Price Reductions
- Cramer: The Real Reason Stocks Fell Thursday
- Is Euphoric Market Ignoring Warning Signs?
- Video Game Sales Plunge, but Have They Hit Bottom?
- Despite Rhetoric, Obama Has Few Options to Boost Jobs
- Microsoft's Bill Gates Praises Apple's Steve Jobs For 'Saving the Company'
- Gold Is a Bad Inflation Hedge—Like Oil: Stock Picker
- Intel's Andy Bryant Offers An Explanation
- US 'Actively Working' on Weaker Dollar: Fund Manager
- Options Boil on Biotech Buyout Rumors
- Warren Buffett's $100,000 Offer and $500,000 Advice for Columbia Business School Students
- Activision Blizzard's "Modern Warfare 2" Sales Break Records
- 5-Star Manager's 5 Stocks for Changing Markets
- What's The Forecast from Retailers? Proceed With Caution
- Family hurt in Texas pipeline explosion files suit
- Vegas nightclub owners file for bankruptcy in Fla.
- Genworth Financial expects $85M tax benefit
- Tough choices for women on abortion coverage
- Alliance HealthCare to offer $200 million in notes
- Arizona grocery store workers poised to strike
- Matthews Int'l fiscal 4Q earnings fall on charges
- Canadian Pacific announces $379M debt offering
- Defense Secretary Gates thanks Wis. truck makers
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Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Oct. 30, from AP Financial News:
Shares of Las Vegas Sands Corp. rose as the casino operator received approval for its Hong Kong initial public offering and investors latched on to upbeat comments made by CEO Sheldon Adelson.
Shares of Monster Worldwide Inc. fell a day after the online job search site posted a 23 percent decline in its third-quarter earnings.
Shares of biotechnology company Exelixis Inc. rose after the company narrowed its profit loss on a surge in revenue from partnerships with several large pharmaceutical companies.
Shares of biotechnology company Amicus Therapeutics Inc. fell after the company said it ended a partnership with Shire PLC to jointly develop treatments for genetic disorders, while cutting jobs amid the resignation of its chief financial officer.
Shares of hospital operator Universal Health Services Inc. fell despite a mostly positive third-quarter profit report showing admissions growth and revenue increases.
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