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IBM Lifts FY Earnings Guidance, Shares Gain (IBM)

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) reported late on Wednesday that its fiscal second-quarter net income fell 17% as restructuring expenses (charges related to job cuts) and softness in hardware and software sales put pressure on the bottom line.

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Major Movers on July 17; MAT, YHOO, URI, STJ, ZAGG

Shares of Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) plunged about 7.20% by afternoon trade. The toymakers said that net income fell 24% for the fiscal second quarter. The bottom line felt the pressure due to flagging sales of Barbie line of products and a write-down of $14 million, linked to Polly Pocket line of products.

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St. Jude Medical’s Q2 Results Beats Forecast, Shares Gain (STJ)

Cardiovascular medical devices maker, St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE: STJ) reported on Wednesday that its fiscal second-quarter profit plunged 53% as higher debt repayment expenses, charges related to restructuring and lower sales due to unfavorable trends in foreign exchange market, weighed on the bottom line.

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Micro-Caps in Focus; Western Sierra (WSRA), Safecode Drug Technologies Corp. (SAFC), OriginOil Inc. (OOIL)

Shares of Western Sierra (OTC: WSRA), an exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, mining, and development of mineral properties in the western U.S. and central Arizona, are seeing a huge rally in trading today. At last check, WSRA shares were trading 260.87% higher at $0.0083 on above average volume of 7.08 million. The stock hit an intra-day high of $0.01 earlier today.

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Packaging Corp of America Tops Q2 Forecast, Shares Gain Sharply in Afterhours (PKG)

Containerboard manufacturer, Packaging Corp of America, (NYSE: PKG) reported late last evening that fiscal second quarter net income increased 43%, aided by both rise in the shipments and prices of corrugated products.

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Micro-Caps in Focus; Creative Edge Nutrition Inc. (FITX), TagLikeMe Corp. (TAGG), Minerco Resources Inc. (MINE)

Shares of Creative Edge Nutrition Inc. (OTC: FITX), a developer of health-oriented nutrition products, rallied in trading today. FITX shares ended the day 17.65% higher at $0.0020 on above average volume of 376.51 million.

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Major Movers on July 16; KO, CTAS, MPC, BIDU, BWLD

Shares of the Coca Cola Company (NYSE: KO) fell about 2.90% in early trade as the soft drink giant disappointed with fiscal second quarter results. Coca Cola posted a net income of $2.68 billion or 59 cents a share compared to a profit of $2.79 billion or 61 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter.

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Baidu to Acquire China’s App store Developer 91 Wireline for $1.90 Billion (BIDU)

China’s leading search engine company, Baidu.com Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ: BIDU) announced on Tuesday that it has entered in a preliminary deal with NetDragon to acquire China’s major app store developer, 91 wireless in deal worth $1.9 billion.

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Brown & Brown Provides Upbeat Outlook for Q2 (BRO)

Diversified insurance agency, Brown & Brown Inc. (NYSE: BRO) announced better than expected preliminary fiscal second quarter results on Monday.

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VeriFone Director Buys 27,900 Shares (PAY)

VeriFone Systems Inc. (NYSE: PAY) Director Jeffrey E. Stiefler recently bought 27,900 shares PAY common shares at a cost of $17.89 per share each. Stiefler made a total investment of $499,131. This is the first time in the last one year that Stiefler has bought shares in PAY.

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