HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks on the move on Jan. 09
(Updates to after the open)
NEW YORK, Jan 09 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks on the move on Friday:
CHEVRON (CVX.N)
The oil and gas company late Thursday forecast significantly lower earnings in its fourth quarter compared with the previous quarter because of the impact of lower energy prices on its exploration and production business. [ID:nN0844693]
Shares of the Dow component fell 1.3 percent to $73.24.
KB HOME (KBH.N)
The company reported a worse-than-expected quarterly loss and said that pressures on the industry would remain difficult or worsen. [ID:nN09547839]
Shares tumbled 8.3 percent to $13.36.
MERCK & CO (MRK.N)
Shares of the pharmaceutical company fell 2.5 percent to $28.63 after giving a fourth-quarter outlook and receiving a complete response letter from the Food and Drug Administration, which again withheld approval for the use of its drug Gardasil. [ID:nWNAB8374] [ID:nN09281975]
BEST BUY (BBY.N)
Shares of the electronics retailer fell after it narrowed its full-year earnings outlook following its December same-store sales, which fell 6.5 percent. [ID:nN08545741] The stock lost 4.4 percent to $28.35.
CVS CAREMARK (CVS.N)
Shares of the drug store chain fell 10.6 percent to $26.23 after it gave a bleak 2009 forecast due to pressure from pharmacy benefit clients who are looking to cut costs. [ID:nN09291059]
CITIGROUP (C.N)
The bank expects to take a pretax charge of $1.4 billion in its fourth quarter because of its exposure to LyondellBasell, which filed for bankruptcy protection this week. [ID:nN08361754]
Later, Fox-Pitt widened its fourth-quarter loss estimate on Citigroup to $1.56 a share from 97 cents a share. [ID:nWNAB8326]
Shares of Citigroup, a Dow component, fell 3.3 percent to $6.92.
FORD MOTOR CO (F.N)
The car company said it was committed to production cuts forced by the global economic slowdown, as well as maintaining investments in such new products as its Sync audio platform. [ID:nN08200836]
Shares of Ford slid 1.1 percent to $2.66.
BANK OF AMERICA (BAC.N)
Mark Matthews, the chief Asia strategist at Merrill Lynch, left the firm as part of a restructuring, after the company was taken over by Bank of America. Matthews is one of many executives who has left the company since the acquisition was completed. [ID:nSIN302980]
Shares of the Dow component slid 3.4 percent to $13.07.
UBS (UBSN.VX) (UBS.N)
The Swiss wealth management company Friday said it was closing all the offshore accounts of its U.S. clients, as it comes under pressure from U.S. tax authorities. [ID:nL9251592]
U.S.-listed shares of UBS rose 1.4 percent to $15.25.
WALT DISNEY CO (DIS.N)
INTEL (INTC.O)
Disney threw its support behind a new chip developed by Intel, which lets TV viewers interact with programming. The company said the chip could let viewers access complementary content during the series finale of the program "Lost" next year. [ID:nN08340909]
Shares of Disney fell 2 percent to $22.46 while Intel shares slid 3 percent to $14.12. Both companies are Dow components.
APOLLO GROUP INC (APOL.O)
Apollo Group Inc, the parent company of the University of Phoenix, posted a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street estimates, helped by a rise in enrollment.
Shares of the company surged 12.02 percent to $86.50. [nBNG423195]
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC (AMMD.O)
American Medical Systems Holdings Inc, a supplier of urological medical devices, reported better-than-expected preliminary fourth-quarter sales, boosted by growth in its women's health business.
Shares of the company soared 18 percent to $10.47. [nBNG420842]
HEALTHWAYS INC (HWAY.O)
Healthways Inc reported quarterly income of 37 cents per share, which beat market estimates.
Shares of the company surged 27.15 percent to $13.16.
HANSEN MEDICAL INC (HNSN.O)
Hansen Medical forecast fourth quarter revenue in the range of $7.1 million to $7.4 million, versus Street view of $12.50 million. The company said the economic downturn and its effect on customers' capital spending had been more dramatic than anticipated.
Shares of the company fell 4.9 percent to $5.95.
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (WWE.N)
Shares of the entertainment company fell 3.4 percent to $10.69 after it said it plans to cut 10 percent of its global work force in a move to control costs and increase earnings. [ID:nBNG390619] (Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Theodore d'Afflisio)
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