- Improper US Government Payments Hit $98 Billion
- Rally's Low Volume Prompts Question: Whither Buyers?
- Cadbury Up on Hopes of Hershey-Ferrero Counterbid
- Microsoft Ordered to Stop Some Windows Sales in China
- Former Merrill CEO Thain Defends Wall Street Bonuses
- Obama to Continue Yuan Rhetoric, Visit Great Wall
- Boats Seized in Madoff Scandal Sell for $2 Million
- 15 Richest Members of Congress
- House Leaders Want Job Creation Bill Before Year-End
- Best Sector Plays for 2010: Citi's Levkovich
- Pulse of Private Equity
- Abbott, Arbiter & Avoidance
- Can YouTube Revolutionize Citizen Journalism?
- I Have to Leggo My Eggo
- Appraisals Now Center Stage in Housing Recovery
- Expect Stocks to Rise 15-20% by Mid-2010: Chief Investor
- Profiting from This Volatile Options Expiration Week: Analyst
- Nov. 17: Unusual Volume Leaders
- Mitsubishi UFJ profit up 53 pct, raising $11.2 bln
- UK's ITV names new chairman
- Urban League and partner to offer small biz loans
- Experian credit agency 1H profit down 4.5 percent
- SPIN METER: Feds buy green cars, auction rejects
- Kudzu-munching bug also threatens US bean crops
- Tajiks write off $550 million debt owed by farmers
- Supermarket operator Ahold 3Q profit up 22 percent
- Intrawest selling Colo.'s Copper Mountain to Powdr
Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Nov. 4, from AP Financial News:
Shares of Pacer International Inc. soared after the logistics service provider announced a surprise profit in the third quarter and a new contract with railroad Union Pacific.
Shares of premium jeansmaker True Religion Apparel Inc. fell sharply on, erasing two months of gains, after the company reported weak third-quarter earnings and an analyst downgraded the stock.
Shares of Kraft Foods Inc. fell after the company reported disappointing third-quarter revenues.
Shares of General Dynamics Corp. rose after an analyst upgraded the defense contractor citing stability in its military business and improvement in the business-jet market.
Shares of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. rose after the specialty retailer said its profit rose 80 percent in the third quarter.
Shares of Louisiana-Pacific Corp. climbed after an analyst upgraded his rating based on the company's progress in meeting financial challenges and the stock's recent price decline.
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- Returning from a Ron Paul political rally, one supporter was held at an airport due to the amount of cash he was carrying. NYT reports.
- Chances for a climate change treaty look dim at the Copenhagen conference.
- Dollar rebound? Wait at least another 10 months, charts say.
- Online social networking phenomenon Facebook is the source of New Oxford American Dictionary’s word of the year.
- Hard times in Hollywood are boosting job applications in the porn business.









