HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks on the move on Nov 21
(Updates to morning)
NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks on the move on Friday:
CITIGROUP INC (C.N)
The troubled bank is in internal talks about a potential merger, a source familiar with the matter said. The report comes as investors worry whether the Dow component has enough capital to withstand billions in potential losses. [ID:nN20470744]
The stock initially rose but later fell 6 percent to $4.42.
H.J. HEINZ (HNZ.N)
The company reported an increase in quarterly earnings, boosted by currency hedging and strong sales in North America and emerging markets. It also affirmed its full-year outlook. [ID:nN21346409]
Shares of the food company fell 1.5 percent to $37.47..
J.M. SMUCKER Co (SJM.N)
The company reported quarterly earnings that beat expectations and affirmed its 2009 outlook. [ID:nBNG334652]
Shares of the company surged 6.4 percent to $40.69.
WAL-MART STORES (WMT.N)
The discount retailer named Mike Duke chief executive officer, succeeding Lee Scott, who is retiring. [ID:nN21465040]
Shares of the Dow component rose 2.7 percent to $52.04.
GAP INC (GPS.N)
The clothing retailer late Thursday reported third-quarter earnings that beat expectations and affirmed its full year outlook. [ID:nN20433188]
Gap shares soared 21 percent to $11.46.
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (BK.N)
The company plans to cut 1,800 jobs as falling equity markets reduce the assets it oversees and cut into its potential profit. The company didn't say which businesses would be affected. [ID:nN20430046]
Shares of Bank of New York Mellon rose 2.3 percent to $24.91.
NEW YORK TIMES CO (NYT.N)
The newspaper company slashed its dividend by almost three-quarters and plans to cut spending and reevaluate its assets. The moves come in response to a decline in advertising revenue. [ID:nN20395768]
Shares of the company slid 1.4 percent to $5.64.
BANK OF AMERICA (BAC.N)
Kenneth Lewis, the chief executive officer of Bank of America, Thursday said he was optimistic that the financial system was near the end of a deleveraging process, though he also warned that 2009 would be another "tough year" for the finance industry with credit costs unchanged, if not higher than in 2008. [ID:nN20431039]
Shares of the Dow component initially rose, then fell 1 percent to $11.09.
IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT INC (DISK.O)
The Chatsworth, California-based company agreed with Nyx Acquisitions Inc to be acquired for about $100 million, including the assumption of its outstanding debt. Under the terms, Image stockholders will receive $2.75 a share in cash, a 299 percent premium to Image's closing share price of $0.69 on Thursday.
Shares of the company, a home entertainment programmer, soared 190 percent to $2. [ID:nBNG378097]
ARUBA NETWORKS INC (ARUN.O)
Aruba, which supplies equipment for secured wireless network used in offices, posted better-than-expected quarterly results and said it would cut costs by about 10 percent through a reduction in work force and other expenses. Shares of the company rose 13 percent to $2.20. [ID:nBNG374689]
(Editing by Kenneth Barry)
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