JoS. A. Bank Shares Surge on Q2 Results (JOSB)

Retailer JoS. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. (NASDAQ: JOSB) today reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, driven by soaring direct marketing plans. JOSB also announced plans to open new stores, sending the company’s shares sharply higher in trading today.

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Major Gainers and Losers on August 29; YELP, ZNGA, JOSB, TFM, FB, JOY, HNZ

Shares of Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), a San Francisco, California-based company connecting people with local businesses, surged in trading today.

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Movado Group Shares Surge on Q2 Results (MOV)

Watchmaker Movado Group Inc.’s (NYSE:MOV) shares climbed more than 17% on Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter profit while raising its earnings outlook for the full-year, thanks to healthier gross margins and sustained demand for its both namesake and other licensed brands.

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Major Gainers and Losers on August 28; LXK, PPO, MCP, NOK, PVH, QIHU

Shares of Lexmark International Inc. (NYSE: LXK), a developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing, imaging, document workflow and content management solutions for the office, saw a huge rally in trading today.

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IBM to Acquire Kenexa (IBM, KNXA)

With an aim to expand its reach in online software application segment, tech giant, International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has announced plans to acquire its smaller rival Kenexa Corp. (NYSE: KNXA) in an all cash deal estimated at $1.3 billion, representing  a 42% premium over Friday’s closing price of Kenexa’s stock.

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Major Gainers and Losers in Trading on August 24; ARUN, ADSK, MCRS, SSYS, WPI, SEB, BKH, HEI

Shares of Aruba Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a communications services company connecting local and remote users to corporate information technology resources via distributed enterprise networks, surged in trading today.

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Hain Celestial Shares Surge on Q4 Results (HAIN)

Manufacturer and distributor of natural and organic products, Hain Celestial Group Inc (NASDAQ: HAIN) reported that its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings soared 82% thanks to increasing sales of its products, including some highly profitable acquisitions.

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Bill Ackman Urges General Growth Properties to Consider Sale of Company (GGP, BAM, SGP)

General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP) shares surged on Thursday after Pershing Square Capital Management’s Bill Ackman urged the company to consider a sale. Ackman’s Pershing Square owns approximately 10.2% of GGP.

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