-$1.55
19.3%
Shares of mortgage finance company Freddie Mac slumped to $6.49 after posting a second-quarter loss three times what Wall Street had expected due to worse-than-expected problems with borrowers with good credit.
-$0.05
0.34%
Time Warner stock fell to $14.83 after reporting that its second-quarter profit fell 26 percent on lower advertising revenue and declining AOL subscriber fees.
$1.12
23.7%
Ambac Financial Group shares gained to $5.85 thanks to its second-quarter profit, which more than quadrupled because of one-time gains. However, the bond insurer said it lost money on an operating basis.
$1.86
12.0%
Shares of Tesoro, like other refinery companies, climbed, closing at $17.39, after a government report showed gasoline inventories declined.
$2.01
9.8%
American Capital, a large private-equity fund, closed at $22.54 after announcing stronger dividends for the third and fourth quarters.
$1.57
12.7%
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares climbed to $13.97. The health-care software-maker announced better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.
