Major Movers on June 4; ABM, ET, DG, GIII, ULTA

Shares of ABM Industries Inc. (NYSE: ABM) jumped about 4% by afternoon trade after the integrated building security solutions provider reported late on Monday that fiscal second quarter income climbed 65%, thanks to recent acquisitions that boosted its top-line growth. For the fiscal second quarter, ABM reported adjusted/non-GAAP earnings of $20.2 million or 36 cents a share compared to $16.3 million or 30 cents a share, in the same quarter of last year. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters were expecting earnings of 33 cents a share. Revenue jumped 11% to $1.17 billion from $1.06 billion but fell short of analysts’ consensus estimate for $1.18 billion.

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Salesforce.com to Acquire ExactTarget in Deal Valued at $2.5 Billion (CRM, ET)

Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to purchase marketing software maker ExactTarget Inc. (NYSE: ET) in a cash deal valued at $2.5 billion. Continue reading Salesforce.com to Acquire ExactTarget in Deal Valued at $2.5 Billion (CRM, ET)

Major Gainers and Movers in Early Trading on November 12; GILD, JCP, CIM, ET, PTR

Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD), a research-based biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of medicines, are seeing a huge rally in early trading today. At last check, GILD shares were trading 12.08% higher at $72.86 on above average volume of 10.39 million. The stock hit a 52-week high of $73.25 in early trading today.

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