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Walgreen, Staples, Restoration Hardware, Lululemon and eBay are big market movers
– canadianbusiness.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc., up $7.81 to $93.99
The furniture and housewares company reported better-than-expected quarterly results and issued a positive outlook.
Walgreen Co., up $4.86 to $73.01
The drugstore chain operator announced abruptly that CEO Greg Watson plans to retire after the buyout of Alliance Boots closes.
Armstrong World Industries Inc., up $2.90 to $50.61
The flooring and ceiling products company said it will sell its European flooring business and cease funding its DLW subsidiary.
Nasdaq
Staples Inc., up $1.29 to $16.10
Activist investor Starboard Value disclosed a new stake in the office supplies retailer and boosted its stake in Office Depot Inc.
Lululemon Athletica Inc., up $4.26 to $50.96
The maker of yoga gear reported better-than-expected third-quarter profit and increased its full-year earnings forecast.
Urban Outfitters Inc…
NYSE
Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc., up $7.81 to $93.99
The furniture and housewares company reported better-than-expected quarterly results and issued a positive outlook.
Walgreen Co., up $4.86 to $73.01
The drugstore chain operator announced abruptly that CEO Greg Watson plans to retire after the buyout of Alliance Boots closes.
Armstrong World Industries Inc., up $2.90 to $50.61
The flooring and ceiling products company said it will sell its European flooring business and cease funding its DLW subsidiary.
Nasdaq
Staples Inc., up $1.29 to $16.10
Activist investor Starboard Value disclosed a new stake in the office supplies retailer and boosted its stake in Office Depot Inc.
Lululemon Athletica Inc., up $4.26 to $50.96
The maker of yoga gear reported better-than-expected third-quarter profit and increased its full-year earnings forecast.
Urban Outfitters Inc…
The Canadian dollar plunged to 86 cents today in the wake of turmoil in oil and stock markets. Oil continued its slide, with the WTI contract falling below $60 US a barrel for the first time since 2009.
Newfoundland Capital boosts semi-annual dividend to 9 cents per share
– canadianbusiness.com
HALIFAX – Radio station operator Newfoundland Capital Corp. (TSX:NCC.A) has announced a 50 per cent increase in its semi-annual dividend.
The Nova Scotia-based company which has 95 radio licences across the country, says the dividend, previously at six cents per share, will be increased to nine cents.
The new dividend will be payable Jan. 30 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 31.
Based on the company’s current share price of $8.50, that would produce an annual yield of 2.1 per cent.
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The Nova Scotia-based company which has 95 radio licences across the country, says the dividend, previously at six cents per share, will be increased to nine cents.
The new dividend will be payable Jan. 30 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 31.
Based on the company’s current share price of $8.50, that would produce an annual yield of 2.1 per cent.
The post Newfoundland Capital boosts semi-annual dividend to 9 cents per share appeared first on Canadian Business.
Canadian dollar plunges to 5-year low as oil dips below $60 – CBC.ca
– news.google.ca
CBC.caCanadian dollar plunges to 5-year low as oil dips below $60CBC.caThe Canadian dollar plunged to below 87 cents US today in the wake of turmoil in oil and stock markets. The loonie was trading at a 5½-year low of 86.72 cents US, down 0.39 of a cent. After oil gained earlier in the day, it sank again in the afternoon, ending …US data sparks TSX climb but oil shares stay weakReuters CanadaLoonie at 5 1/2-year low as oil declines, greenback strengthens on retail dataHamilton SpectatorNon-resource sectors push TSX up modestlyCP24 Toronto’s Breaking NewsWinnipeg Free Press -The Globe and Mail -Reutersall 603 news articles »
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