Posts Tagged ‘T’

SPEC takes flight, T tilting, GT punctured

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Spectrum Control Inc. (Nasdaq: SPEC) shares rallied 39.9% to $19.60. Volume was an incredible 3.2 million, given its usual volume around 73,000. This, after API Technologies Corp. said it would pay $20 a share for the electronic-products maker.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) traded in 41.6 million shares, compared to an average of 27.9 million. Shares of T gained 1.8% to $29.38, as Sprint Nextel criticized T’s proposed takeover of rival T-Mobile USA.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT) shares shed 5.6% to $14.58, on volume of 13.2 million – double its usual daily volume — after the tire maker said it is making a public offering of $435 million of mandatory convertible preferred stock.

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RAD adds, T subtracts, MEG a mess

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) shares hiked 15.5 percent to $1.27. Volume was 26.2 million shares, swamping its usual share volume of 3.7 million, after reporting positive January same-store sales figures.

AT &T Inc. (NYSE: T) traded in 58.2 million shares Thursday, compared to a daily average of 24.2 million. Share prices for T eased 2.1 percent to $28.13, after noticing a 60-percent drop in Q4 net income.

Media General Inc. (NYSE: MEG) shares descended 9.1 percent to close Thursday at $5.20. Volume was 219,543 shares outdistanced its daily average of 169,017. MEG reported lower Q4 earnings as print ads declined.

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