Polo Ralph Lauren Corp (RL)
A prepster just isn't a prepster without a Polo-insignia on his shirt. Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation designs and distributes their high quality brand of clothing, accessories, fragrances and home products through department stores, their own retail stores, and online at their website. Its hundreds of world-wide retail stores bring the style of moneyed Hamptons trust-fund babies to shoppers everywhere.
Toyota, Pfizer, Western Union are big movers
NEW YORK (AP) - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE:
Toyota Motor Corp., down $4.69 at $73.49
A massive recall of the Japanese automaker's cars could hurt sales beyond the 16 percent drop in January, the company said.
Pfizer Inc., down 44 cents at $18.62
More than $3 billion in acquisition charges for Wyeth and higher costs weighed on the drugmaker's quarterly profit.
Western Union Co., down $1.68 at $17.17
The global payment services company said its quarterly profit dropped and gave a weaker-than-expected earnings forecast.
Lowe's Cos., down 47 cents at $22.11
A Goldman Sachs analyst downgraded Lowe's, saying rival chain Home Depot Inc. was a better pick in the home-improvement retail sector.
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., down $7.16 at $78.51
Although the clothing maker's quarterly profit grew, it warned that its Asia Pacific operations are going to hurt earnings.
NASDAQ
News Corp., up 91 cents at $13.67
Ticket sales from the blockbuster movie "Avatar" and TV advertising drove the media company to a quarterly profit.
Home Diagnostics Inc., up $5.40 at $11.45
Japanese medical device maker Nipro Corp. is buying the diabetes testing supplies maker for $215 million, or $11.50 a share.
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc., up $4.88 at $32.96
The FDA approved the company's drug, Xiaflex to treat Dupuytren's contracture, and it will begin shipping in early March.
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