Closing out the day... Stocks rose after the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected last month, driving the Nasdaq Composite to an 11-year high and pushing the Dow to its highest reading in almost four years. Before the market opened, the Labor Department said companies hired 243,000 employees... More»
Coming down the home stretch... Heading into the final hour the Dow is up 1.21%, the Nasdaq is up 1.63%, and the S&P 500 is up 1.36%. Stocks are higher today after employment daya came in better than expected and the unemployment rate for January fell to 8.3%.
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PerkinElmer (NYSE: PKI) rose Friday after the company reported fourth quarter earnings that were better than analysts had expected. Option volume rose to 160 contracts, which is a 98% increase over the average volume of 81 contracts.
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Fiserv (NASDAQ: FISV) rose Friday after fourth-quarter earnings were inline with expectations, while revenues came in ahead of estimates. Option volume was high with 442 contracts traded, that represents a 106% increase over the average volume of 214 contracts.
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Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ: EXPD) saw a 260% increase in option volume Friday as 4,507 contracts changed hands, compared to average volume of 1,252.
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Con Way (NYSE: CNW) fell Friday in heavy option volume with 1649 contracts trading, compared to average volume of 331.
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Avis Budget (NASDAQ: CAR) moved higher Friday as option volume jumped with 14,820 contracts changing hands, a 564% increase over the average volume of 2,234.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) rose Friday as the market rallied on better than expected unemployment data. Superbowl weekend is a big sales weekend for the company, and it spends is big portion of its ad budget on ads during the game.
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CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) rose Friday after the company was able to price an offering of $3.25 billion in second priority secured notes at par. The company will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes and to refinance existing debt.
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Aon (NYSE: AON) fell Friday after the company reported earnings that edged out Wall Street's estimates, but expressed concern about margins, particularly at the company's Aon Hewitt division.
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