GM, Bank of America, Lincoln National, Federal-Mogul among big market movers Wednesday

October 2nd, 2009 Bank of America, Time Warner, CIT Group big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Bank of America Corp., up 13 cents at $16.34 The bank's board authorized a dividend payment on preferred stock issued to the Treasury Department as part of last year's rescue plan. Time Warner Inc., down 40 cents at $29.63 CEO Jeff Bewkes said an investment in NBC Universal doesn't make sense for his company, strengthening the hand of Comcast Corp.

August 18th, 2009 Expert: Ohio man may have a late Lincoln signatureSOUTH AMHERST, Ohio — An expert at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library says he thinks an Ohio man's flea-market find is one of the last Lincoln signatures. It's on an envelope that was with papers Bruce Steiner bought in 2006 in South Amherst, 30 miles southwest of Cleveland.

August 17th, 2009 Lowe's, CIT Group, Charles Schwab are big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Rosetta Stone Inc., down $7.72 at $20.63 The language education company cut its profit forecast for the year citing higher costs and canceled an offering of 4 million shares. Lowe's Cos., down $2.36 at $20.47 Profit and sales both fell during the second quarter at the home improvement chain and it curtailed store expansion plans for 2010.

August 4th, 2009 BofA, Ford, Alcoa, Huron Consulting are big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Bank of America Corp., up 53 cents at $15.32 The bank will pay a $33 million fine to the SEC to settle charges it misled investors over $5.8 billion in Merrill Lynch bonuses, said it appointed a former Citigroup CFO to run investment operations and shuffled some other top executives. Ford Motor Co., up 33 cents at $8.33 The automaker said U.S.

July 18th, 2009 BofA, Mattel, CIT are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Bank of America Corp., down 28 cents at $12.89 The bank reported better-than-expected second-quarter income, earning $2.42 billion even as losses from failed loans continued to rise. Citigroup Inc., down 1 cent at $3.02 Citigroup reporting a $3 billion profit on the sale of its Smith Barney unit and the increasing values of some of its riskier assets.

July 15th, 2009 CIT, Discover Financial, Intel are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Bank of America Corp., down 28 cents at $12.89 The bank reported better-than-expected second-quarter income, earning $2.42 billion even as losses from failed loans continued to rise. Citigroup Inc., down 1 cent at $3.02 Citigroup reporting a $3 billion profit on the sale of its Smith Barney unit and the increasing values of some of its riskier assets.

June 22nd, 2009 Walgreen, Bank of America, Discover are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Walgreen Co., down $1.79 at $29.64 The drugstore operator's prescription sales were up, but higher discounting and administrative expenses ate into third-quarter profit. Bank of America Corp., down $1.28 at $11.94 The bank's shares sold off with broader markets after the World Bank cut its forecast for global economy activity to a 2.9 percent drop.

June 18th, 2009 Fly that landed on Lincoln in photo likely livedCHICAGO — President Barack Obama launched his campaign from Abraham Lincoln's hometown and used his bible to be sworn in. Now, it seems the two share something else: an encounter with a fly.

June 15th, 2009 BofA, Boeing, Alcoa, Jazz Pharma are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Bank of America Corp., down 39 cents at $13.33 Prominent banking analyst Richard Bove hiked his price target on the stock, but said the bank may need $46 billion in loan-loss reserves this year. Boeing Co., down $1.92 at $49.52 A lackluster Paris Air Show kicked off on the heels of the plane maker's warning that it wouldn't see a slew of new jet orders.

June 11th, 2009 Barnes Group, Popular, CPK are big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE McAfee Inc., down 52 cents at $40.05 The security software company agreed to detail subscription terms and pay penalties in a settlement with New York's attorney general. Citigroup Inc., up 7 cents at $3.48 The troubled bank launched a series of public exchange offers that will effectively give the government a 34 percent stake.

May 8th, 2009 Bank of America, Boeing, Macy's big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Bank of America Corp., up 82 cents at $13.51 Two analysts upgraded the bank ahead of the "stress test" results, saying it will be able to raise the capital regulators require. Boeing Co., down 67 cents at $43.53 The jet maker said orders for its commercial airliners dropped 71 percent in April from the same time last year.

April 29th, 2009 Bank of America, Time Warner, Aetna big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Bank of America Corp., up 53 cents at $8.68 Chairman and CEO Ken Lewis defended acquisitions of Merrill Lynch & Co. and Countrywide Financial Corp.

April 28th, 2009 Bank of America, Office Depot, GM big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Bank of America Corp., down 77 cents at $8.15 Sources said the bank will need to raise more cash if it can't convince the government its "stress test" results are in error. Office Depot Inc., up 29 cents at $2.82 The office products chain posted a loss, but excluding charges relating to store closings, results were better than analysts expected.

April 23rd, 2009 Hats off to Abe: Jeremy Irons at Lincoln tributeNEW YORK — Abraham Lincoln is getting the star treatment. Award-winning actors Jeremy Irons, Marian Seldes and Frances Sternhagen will be among those reciting Lincoln tributes next month from a new Library of America volume that features such writers and politicians as President Obama, Walt Whitman and Carl Sandburg.

April 21st, 2009 Bank of New York Mellon, General Motors big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Coach Inc., up $2.69 at $20.92 First-quarter profit slid, but the luxury handbag maker said sales and traffic had stabilized, and declared a new cash dividend. General Motors Corp., up 4 cents at $1.70 The car maker could get as much as $5 billion more in federal loans on top of the $13.4 billion it has already received.