-$3.25
6.9%
Shares of Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. slid to $43.60. The Chicago-based executive-search firm was cut to “sell” from “neutral” by UBS AG analysts, who cited “weakening trends” in U.S. employment.
-$1.95
5.1%
Home Depot Inc. stock sank to $36.36. The world’s largest home-improvement chain dropped the most in the Dow Jones industrial average after saying it expects to buy back $10.7 billion of its stock at the low end of a proposed price range.
$1.27
6.7%
Shares of Western Union Co. climbed to $20.10. The stock rose the most since October 2006 and posted the second-biggest gain in the S&P 500 after analysts at Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley said growth in Mexican remittances in July was positive for the money-transfer business.
$1.24
5.5%
Yahoo Inc. stock advanced to $23.97. The shares were the best performer in the S&P 500 after Yahoo was rated a “top pick” at Bear Stearns & Co.
-$1.63
6.9%
Dillard’s Inc. stock slumped to $22.11. The department store chain could see margin deterioration persist in coming quarters, said UBS AG.
$1.26
4.7%
Shares of Eastman Kodak Co. gained to $27.93. The world’s largest photography company announced an extended five-year agreement with Lexar Media Inc., under which Lexar will develop and market Kodak-branded flash memory products.
