HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. stocks on the move on May 28
(Updates to afternoon trading, adds Lions Gate, Perry Ellis, Revlon, Devon Energy, Sanderson and Express Scripts)
NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks on the move on Thursday:
GENERAL MOTORS CORP (GM.N)
The Obama administration said that any GM bankruptcy would take at least 60 to 90 days and perhaps longer, a senior official said on Thursday. [ID:nN28446818]
Shares of the Dow component fell 2.6 percent to $1.12.
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO (PG.N)
The consumer products company gave an outlook for its 2009 and 2010 fiscal years; its fiscal 2010 forecast was well below Wall Street estimates. [ID:nN28309342]
Shares of the Dow component edged 0.5 percent higher to $52.02.
TIME WARNER INC (TWX.N)
The company announced a plan to separate its AOL unit, with the division becoming an independent, publicly traded company. [ID:nN28396528]
Shares rose 2.1 percent to $23.47.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP (COST.O)
The retailer reported its third-quarter results, which included a drop of 7 percent in its same-store sales as shoppers stuck to basic commodities and eschewed discretionary items. [ID:nN26497146]
Shares fell 2.6 percent to $47.57.
FORD MOTOR CO (F.N)
The automaker said it had no plans to buy back Visteon businesses or manufacturing operations, after the parts maker filed for Chapter 11. [ID:nWEN9648]
Shares rose 1.5 percent to $5.42.
DEVON ENERGY CORP (DVN.N)
The oil and gas company will cut 75 jobs as it consolidates its international and Gulf of Mexico divisions in a move to cut costs. [ID:nN28457355]
Shares rose 4 percent to $62.69.
PONIARD PHARMACEUTICALS INC (PARD.O)
The pharmaceutical company detailed the results for its experimental drug picoplatin in mid-stage trials against advanced colorectal cancer and advanced prostate cancer. [ID:nN27340203]
Shares fell 10.3 percent to $4.02.
TARGET CORP (TGT.N)
A proxy battle between the company and activist investor William Ackman is being put to a vote at the retailer's annual meeting on Thursday. [ID:nN28321308]
Shares slid 1.4 percent to $39.04.
PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL INC (PERY.O)
The clothing maker reported first-quarter earnings that trumped expectations as it benefited from tighter cost controls. [ID:nBNG423132]
Shares surged 21 percent to $8.21.
EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC (ESRX.O)
The pharmacy benefits manager cleared an antitrust hurdle
for its acquisition of WellPoint Inc's (WLP.N) NextRx pharmacy
benefits management subsidiaries and now expects the $4.68
billion deal to close during the second half of 2009.
[ID:nN28316888]
Shares rose 4.7 percent to $64.52.
SANDERSON FARMS INC (SAFM.O)
The company reported much larger than expected second-quarter results, easily beating expectations, as it benefited from lower feed costs and production cuts.. [ID:nN28293257]
Shares rose 4.4 percent to $43.91.
REVLON INC (REV.N)
The cosmetics company will cut 400 jobs worldwide as it seeks to reduce costs. It also expects second-quarter results to be hit by retailers cutting inventory levels and foreign currency fluctuations. [ID:nBNG432356]
Shares sank 15 percent to $5.04.
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP (LGF.N)
The company agreed to sell a 49 percent stake in the TV Guide channel for $125 million to One Equity Partners and media entrepreneur Allen Shapiro. [ID:nN28477259]
Shares rose 0.7 percent to $5.45.
CITIGROUP INC (C.N)
The bank is in early negotiations with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a probe into whether the bank misled investors by not properly disclosing the amount of troubled mortgage assets it held as the markets started to fall in 2007, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. [ID:nBNG120676]
Shares of Citigroup, a Dow component, fell 0.8 percent to $3.67.
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