Monster Worldwide Inc.
-$3.40
8.1%
Monster Worldwide Inc. stock skidded to $38.60. The operator of the Monster.com job-listing service said it received a subpoena from the U.S. attorney in Manhattan as the inquiry about improperly dated stock options widens.
Brothers Holdings Inc.
-$3.60
5.5%
Shares of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. slumped to $62.01 and most other investment bankers also declined after Lehman Brothers said underwriting and initial public offerings would slow in future quarters.
LG Philips LCD Co.
-$0.90
5.2%
LG Philips LCD Co. American depositary receipts, with two representing one ordinary share, slid to $16.31. Companies that make flat-screen televisions and components dropped after LG became the second maker of flat screens in a week to reduce its earnings forecast.
Adobe Systems Inc.
$0.85
3%
Adobe Systems Inc. stock rose to $28.84. The world’s biggest maker of graphic design software was raised to “outperform” from “neutral” by a Cowen & Co. analyst.
Houston Exploration Co.
$3.32
6.1%
Shares of Houston Exploration Co. advanced to $57.97. Jana Partners LLC, a $5 billion hedge fund that owns 12.3 percent of the oil and gas company’s shares, has offered $62 a share for the rest of Houston Exploration.
NRG Energy Inc.
-$3.93
7.7%
NRG Energy Inc. stock sagged to $46.92. Mirant Corp., which emerged from bankruptcy in January, withdrew its hostile bid of about $7.9 billion for NRG.
