U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Alibaba, Twitter, Starwood, Humana

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29/04/2015 17:14

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U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday after data showed that economic 
growth braked more sharply than expected in the first quarter, 
and ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's likely decision to 
maintain historically low interest rates. The Dow Jones 
industrial average  .DJI  was down 0.66 percent at 17,989.89, 
the S&P 500  .SPX  was down 0.65 percent at 2,101.01 and the 
Nasdaq Composite  .IXIC  was down 0.85 percent at 5,012.669. 
 .N  
     
    ** LUMBER LIQUIDATORS HOLDINGS INC  LL.N , $27.04, -19.09 
pct 
    The hardwood flooring retailer reported a 2 percent fall in 
net sales so far in April and said it could not provide a 
full-year forecast.  ID:nL4N0XQ3GW  
     
    ** TWITTER INC  TWTR.N , $39.97, -5.44 pct 
    The Microblogging site reported quarterly revenue that fell 
short of Wall Street estimates and cut its full-year forecast 
due to weak demand for its new direct response advertising. 
 ID:nL4N0XP7DX  
     
    ** ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD  BABA.N , $82.235, -3.34 pct 
    The Chinese e-commerce company is freezing hiring for the 
rest of the year because it has grown "too quickly", Executive 
Chairman Jack Ma told staff.  ID:nL4N0XQ2HU  
     
    ** BLUEBIRD BIO INC  BLUE.O , $136.51, +2.81 pct 
    Piper Jaffray raised its price target on the drug 
developer's shares, saying the company's gene therapy, 
LentiGlobin, will emerge as a curative therapy for most sickle 
cell anemia patients this year.  ID:nL4N0XQ413  
     
    ** HELEN OF TROY LTD  HELE.O , $89.94, +12.64 pct  
    The personal care products and kitchenware maker reported 
higher-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted profit and revenue, 
driven by strong cold and flu season and demand for new 
healthcare products.  ID:nL4N0XQ52W  
     
    ** STRATASYS  SSYS.O , $41.1644, -19.76 pct 
    ** 3D SYSTEMS  DDD.N , $24.98, -4.51 pct 
    ** VOXELJET  VJET.N , $8.511, -3.50 pct 
    Stratasys estimated first-quarter profit below analysts' 
expectations, citing a stronger dollar and a decline in spending 
by clients, particularly in North America.  ID:nL4N0XP742  
    Shares of other 3D printer makers also fell.  ID:nL4N0XQ3G7  
     
    ** DIXIE GROUP INC  DXYN.O , $10.1999, -1.55 pct 
    The carpet and rugs maker reported a first-quarter net loss 
versus a profit a year earlier.  ID:nL4N0XQ4VX  
     
    ** CARTER'S INC  CRI.N , $99.91, +7.46 pct 
    The children's apparel marketer reported 
better-than-expected first-quarter adjusted profit and revenue, 
driven by Carter's and OshKosh divisions in the United States. 
 ID:nL4N0XQ4W6  
     
    ** EPIZYME INC  EPZM.O , $18.09, -5.83 pct  
    The drug developer's first-quarter loss was bigger than 
expected, hurt by a jump in R&D expenses and a fall in 
collaboration revenue.  ID:nL4N0XQ4XR  
     
    ** VERISK ANALYTICS INC  VRSK.O , $76.08, +4.74 pct 
    The data analytics firm reported better-than-expected 
first-quarter profit and revenue as sales in its decision 
analytics business, which helps customers make decisions about 
managing assets and associated risks, rose about 17 percent. 
 ID:nL4N0XQ4VG  
     
    ** HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC  HLT.N , $29.82, +1.29 pct 
    The hotel operator reported higher-than-expected quarterly 
revenue, helped by higher room rates and increased occupancy. 
 ID:nL4N0XQ3IY  
     
    ** GRUBHUB INC  GRUB.N , $41.46, -8.48 pct  
    The online food order and delivery company's quarterly 
profit missed market estimates due to a jump in expenses and 
taxes.  ID:nL4N0XQ4I6  
     
    ** MASTERCARD INC  MA.N , $90.42, +0.21 pct 
    The world's No. 2 debit and credit card company reported a 
17 percent rise in quarterly profit as more people used its 
cards worldwide.  ID:nL4N0XQ47I  
     
    ** GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO  GT.O , $28.745, +5.87 pct 
    The largest U.S. tire maker reported a better-than-expected 
quarterly profit as it shrugged off the effect of a stronger 
dollar by managing its costs.  ID:nL4N0XQ4CR  
     
    ** GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP  GD.N , $137.88, +3.30 pct 
    The U.S. weapons maker on Wednesday reported 
higher-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter. 
 ID:nL1N0XQ0Y2  
     
    ** STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE INC  HOT.N , $86.88, 
+7.52 pct 
    The company, which owns the St. Regis and Sheraton hotel 
brands, said it was exploring strategic and financial 
alternatives and "no option is off the table."  ID:nL4N0XQ3S5  
     
    ** GARMIN LTD  GRMN.O , $45.38, -4.44 pct 
    The maker of GPS-based gadgets' quarterly revenue rose much 
less than expected as a strong dollar ate into its overseas 
income.  ID:nL4N0XQ3U3  
     
    ** HANNON ARMSTRONG SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL 
 HASI.N , $18.95, -1.97 pct 
    The company, a provider of debt and equity financing for 
infrastructure projects, said it will issue 4 million shares, 
representing 14 percent of its outstanding stock, in a public 
offering.  ID:nL4N0XQ3QB  
     
    ** ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC  ONCY.O , $0.74, +4.80 pct 
    The drug developer's lead pancreatic cancer drug, Reolysin, 
got orphan drug status from the European health regulator. 
 ID:nL4N0XQ3QN  
     
    ** SPIRIT AIRLINES INC  SAVE.O , $71.05, -8.77 pct 
    The airlines on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit 
growth in line with analysts' expectations and said unit revenue 
fell in part because of falling airfare.  ID:nL1N0XQ0K5  
     
    ** ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC  ARIA.O , $9.11, +2.71 pct 
    Sarissa Capital Management LP said Ariad's Harvey Berger 
would retire as CEO as part of a deal to settle the hedge fund's 
proxy battle with the drugmaker.  ID:nL4N0XQ3M7  
     
    ** XPO LOGISTICS INC  XPO.N , $47.72, +12.41 pct 
    The company has agreed to buy France's Norbert Dentressangle 
SA  GNDP.PA  for $3.53 billion, including debt, in a deal it 
says will make it one of the top 10 logistics company in the 
world.  ID:nL4N0XP739  
     
    ** GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC  GNW.N , $8.93, +11.76 pct 
    The life and mortgage insurer is considering strategic 
options, including going private or selling its global life and 
annuity insurance unit (GLAIC), Chief Executive Tom McInerney 
said.  ID:nL4N0XQ4KF  
     
    ** BARCLAYS PLC  BCS.N , $15.98, -0.68 pct 
    The British bank  BARC.L  set aside another 800 million 
pounds ($1.2 billion) on Wednesday to cover potential 
settlements for alleged foreign exchange manipulation, hitting 
profits and reflecting its struggle to put past problems behind 
it.  ID:nL5N0XQ1BK  
     
    ** AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC  AKAM.O , $74.39, -2.21 pct 
    The company, whose service helps speed up delivery of online 
content, forecast current-quarter profit below analysts' 
expectations, citing a stronger dollar.  ID:nL4N0XP6ZR  
     
    ** UNITED STATES STEEL CORP  X.N , $24.09, -10.04 pct 
    The U.S. steelmaker cut its full-year forecast for adjusted 
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization 
forecast to $700 million to $900 million from $1.1 billion to 
$1.4 billion.  ID:nL4N0XP79Q  
     
    ** WYNN RESORTS LTD  WYNN.O , $109.45, -16.12 pct 
    The casino operator reported weaker-than-expected 
first-quarter profit, hurt by lower revenue from its Macau 
operations.  ID:nL4N0XP75Y  
     
    ** HUMANA INC  HUM.N , $169.3, -6.52 pct 
    The U.S. health insurer reported a lower-than-expected 
profit in the first quarter as expenses related to claims in its 
retail and group segments increased.  ID:nL4N0XQ3IE  
     
    ** TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL INC  TPX.N , $61.5, +1.99 pct 
    The mattress maker reported a 5.4 percent rise in quarterly 
sales, helped by higher demand in its North America business, 
the company's largest market.  ID:nL4N0XO61G  
 
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