ConAgra, Buckle, NYT, Vivus among big movers

[September 22, 2010]  NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE

• ConAgra Foods Inc., down 80 cents at $21.57
  
  The food maker said discounting and higher costs pushed quarterly its net income down 12 percent.

• Buckle Inc., down $2.46 at $26.69
  
  The teen retailer declared a regular quarterly dividend of 20 cents, but not a bigger one-time dividend as it has in recent years.

• AutoZone Inc., down $3.12 at $217.02
  
  The auto parts chain posted double-digit earnings growth in its most recent quarter, but shares fell.

• Carnival Corp., up 51 cents at $37.57
  
  The cruise operator raised its earnings guidance for the year after better demand let it boost prices during the third quarter.

• The New York Times Co., down 47 cents at $7.97
  
  A UBS analyst slapped the newspaper publisher with a "Sell" rating, saying print media revenues are likely to decline.

NASDAQ

• Vivus Inc., up 56 cents at $6.74
  
  The drugmaker said results from a two-year study of its obesity drug Qnexa showed the drug's safety.

• SanDisk Corp., down $2.29 at $35.47
  
  A Sterne Agee analyst downgraded the company, citing low prices for the type of computer memory the company provides.

• Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., up $3.69 at $53.18
  
  The airfreight company raised its full-year earnings expectations by about 22 percent.

[Associated Press]

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