CIT Group, Chevron, AIG, Shaw Group, Yahoo are among big market movers Friday

May 29th, 2009 General Motors, Yahoo, Tiffany are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE General Motors Corp., down 37 cents to 75 cents The UAW union approved a cost-cutting pact with the automaker, but a filing for bankruptcy protection was still expected by Monday. J. Crew Group Inc., up $5.40 at $25.86 The apparel retailer's strong first-quarter results, including higher sales and customer traffic, signaled a rebound from a tough 2008.

April 24th, 2009 CIT Group, Pfizer, Microsoft, Ford big movers NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE CIT Group Inc., down 32 cents at $2.46 Shares tumbled after multiple analysts cut their ratings on the diversified lender a day after it reported a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss. Mohawk Industries Inc., up $11.18 at $49 The floor covering maker's stock soared after it reported strong first-quarter results and gave an earnings outlook above analysts' average forecast.

August 28th, 2009 Dell, Intel, Tiffany, AIG are big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: J. Crew Group Inc., up $1.97 at $34.73 The clothing retailer

September 14th, 2009 Yahoo sees $150M windfall from Alibaba.com saleSUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo has cashed out of its investment in China's leading e-commerce site, Alibaba.com.

July 13th, 2009 CIT Group, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: CIT Group Inc., down 18 cents at $1.35 Despite indications of government support, shares of the troubled lender sank as talks with regulators on help raising capital continued. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., up $7.57 at $149.44 Analyst Meredith Whitney, famous for her pessimistic calls, upgraded the investment bank to a "buy" a day before its earnings release.

July 18th, 2009 CIT Group falls off S&P 500 indexNEW YORK — Standard & Poor's is replacing the struggling CIT Group Inc. with software maker Red Hat Inc.

June 20th, 2009 CarMax, E-Trade, Microsoft are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: CarMax Inc., up $2.22 at $15.31 Sales tumbled and its auto financing division posted a loss, but the auto retailer's CEO said traffic rose and sales execution improved. Sealy Corp., up 40 cents at $2.20 An analyst upgraded the mattress maker after it previewed second quarter results for investors ahead of its June 30 earnings report.

June 9th, 2009 Texas Instruments, Ceradyne are big movers NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Texas Instruments Inc., up $1.25 at $21.02 The chip maker hiked its profit and sales guidance for the quarter ending in June, signalling a rebound for the semiconductor sector. Quiksilver Inc., down 71 cents at $2.91 The outdoor apparel company swung to a second-quarter profit, but a weak outlook and expensive new loan facilities worried analysts.

July 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The high-powered ministerial group, set up to decide on issues related with the auction of frequency spectrum for third generation telecom services, is scheduled to meet here for the first time later Friday. The mandate of the empowered group, which has been set up under Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, is to decide the base price for the spectrum auction and the number of operators to be allowed in each telecom circle for offering third generation, or 3G, services.

September 16th, 2009 American Express, Adobe, General Mills big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: American Express Co., up $1.19 at $35.84 Analysts concluded that industry data shows the company is positioned to best recover from recent high defaults and delinquencies. Warner Music Group Corp., up 33 cents at $4.87 An analyst upgraded the recording company and applauded its decision to tap capital markets for permanent financing.

July 29th, 2009 Yahoo, Massey, Sprint, Dreamworks are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Sprint Nextel Corp., down 54 cents at $4.05 The wireless provider said its second-quarter loss widened as more subscribers left, including those signing pricey yearly contracts. Massey Energy Co., up $1.55 at $24.29 The coal producer is rehiring miners, saying demand from Asia is growing, after posting a better-than-expected profit on Tuesday.

April 22nd, 2009 Morgan Stanley, Ford, Yahoo, AirTran big movers NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Morgan Stanley, down $2.21 at $22.44 The investment bank's $578 million loss disappointed investors and stood in contrast to other big banks' better-than-expected results. Ingersoll Rand Co., up $2.62 at $19.35 A first-quarter loss was better than analysts had expected from the diversified manufacturer, and guidance for 2009 pleased investors.

July 24th, 2009 Microsoft, Hershey, Arch Coal are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Hershey Co., down 83 cents at $40.97 An analyst upgraded the candy maker on renewed advertising and sales efforts, while another analyst downgraded it on its stock price. Arch Coal Inc., up $1.27 at $18.14 Arch Coal slumped to a second-quarter loss much larger than expected, citing a 20 percent drop in sales and production cutbacks.

July 31st, 2009 General Electric, Sony, Akamai among big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market. NYSE General Electric Co., up 85 cents at $13.11 Goldman Sachs upgraded the industrial conglomerate to "Buy," saying it won't have to split off its financing arm, GE Capital.

September 11th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - The US Department of Justice is looking into the advertising and search alliance between Microsoft and Yahoo, the companies said Friday. Yahoo and Microsoft, which trail a distant second and third respectively to Google in the internet search market, announced their deal in late July in a bid to combine forces and challenge the web giant.