Macy’s, AMD, Citigroup, New York Times, CarMax, VeriChip are among big market movers

September 23rd, 2009 Ford, General Mills, Calpine are among 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: Ford Motor Co., up 35 cents at $7.36 The automaker is targeting the fast-growing Asian market, boosting production in the region, and will make a low-cost small car in India. General Mills Inc., up $2.83 at $63.80 Cheaper ingredients and strong demand for the food maker's products grew first quarter profit, and it raised its outlook for the year.

September 15th, 2009 Citigroup, Best Buy, Charles Schwab big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: Citigroup Inc., down 40 cents at $4.12 Media reports said the bank is weighing a multibillion-dollar stock offering to repay bailout aid, while the government cuts its stake. Kroger Co., down $1.65 at $20.46 Consumers' weak spending drove the grocery store to cut prices, hurting second-quarter sales, and it cut its profit guidance for the year.

August 12th, 2009 Citigroup, Yum Brands, PetSmart are big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Citigroup Inc., down 25 cents to $3.69 The bank approved $6 billion in new lending initiatives in the second quarter as part of its programs supported by government bailout funds. Yum Brands Inc., down $1.40 at $35.13 An analyst downgraded KFC

August 12th, 2009 Macy's, Sara Lee, Applied Materials are big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Piper Jaffray Cos., up $2.83 at $49.13 Goldman Sachs upgraded the investment bank and added it to a recommended portfolio, citing an improving market for stock issues. Macy

August 7th, 2009 CarMax renews, lowers warehouse facilityRICHMOND, Va. — Automotive retailer CarMax Inc.

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.

July 14th, 2009 CarMax wraps placement of $490 million in notesRICHMOND, Va. — Automotive retailer CarMax Inc.

June 23rd, 2009 CarMax focused on cost-cutting, executionRICHMOND, Va. — CarMax Chief Executive Tom Folliard says the auto retailer is focused on eliminating waste and improving execution to weather the weak automotive market and better position it for future growth.

June 19th, 2009 CarMax 1Q earns fall, but tops viewRICHMOND, Va. — Auto retailer CarMax says its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 2.7 percent on a double-digit sales drop.

June 17th, 2009 Earnings Preview: CarMax reports 1Q results FridayRICHMOND, Va. — Car dealership chain CarMax Inc.

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 9th, 2009 Citigroup, Dow Chemical, Fannie Mae big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Citigroup Inc., up 21 cents at $4.02 The bank said it planned to convert $33 billion of preferred shares into common stock to meet requirements of regulators' "stress test." Dow Chemical Co., up $1.75 at $17.50 The chemical company will save millions on dividend payments after swapping out preferred shares used in its buyout of Rohm & Hass. Fannie Mae, down 2 cents at 86 cents The mortgage finance company will need $19 billion more in government aid and warned that even that may not be enough to keep it solvent.

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 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.