$2.28
6.5%
Accenture Ltd. stock climbed to $37.24. The shares posted their biggest advance since September 2006 after the management consulting company posted a first-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates.
-$2.86
11.9%
Shares of American Greetings Corp. tumbled to $21.14. The stock fell the most since June 2006 after the card company reported third-quarter profit from continuing operations of 53 cents a share, missing estimates by 4 cents a share.
$1.70
5.4%
Shares of eBay Inc. rose to $33.37. The world’s largest online auctioneer had its fourth-quarter profit estimates raised at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., which said eBay could have a “strong” holiday season.
$2.21
3.5%
Nike Inc. stock gained to $66.01 a day after the world’s largest maker of athletic shoes posted second-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates on higher sales in China and Europe and a weaker dollar.
$1.35
34.2%
Shares of Pier 1 Imports Inc. surged to $5.30. The stock had its biggest gain since at least July 1980 after the firm reported a third-quarter loss of 11 cents a share. Analysts expected a loss of 24 cents a share.
$1.10
6.4%
Shares of RadioShack Corp. advanced to $18.22. The consumer electronics retailer was raised to “neutral” from “sell” by Bank of America Corp., which said it might benefit from sales of global-positioning devices.
