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Looking ahead, Gymboree said that first-quarter earnings would come in between 11 cents and 14 cents a share, which includes a $550,000 charge for severance costs associated with job cuts in its corporate offices. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 24 cents a share during the first quarter. Shares traded down 91 cents to $11.98.

Labor Ready(LRW Quote) rose 8.3% after the provider of temporary staffing services posted fourth-quarter earnings that were better than expected. The company earned $10.4 million, or 21 cents a share, on sales of $272.1 million. Analysts were expecting earnings of 15 cents a share on sales of $267.1 million. Higher gross margins and better cost controls led to the earnings beat. Looking ahead, Labor Ready said it expects first-quarter earnings of 9 cents to 11 cents a share on sales of $240 million to $245 million. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 6 cents a share on sales of $237.6 million. Shares traded up $1.37 to $17.90.

Shares of O'Charleys(CHUX Quote) rose 5.8% after the restaurant operator posted fourth-quarter results that easily topped expectations. The company earned $7.3 million, or 32 cents a share, on sales of $202.2 million. Analysts were expecting earnings of 25 cents a share on sales of $201.7 million. Looking ahead, O'Charleys said that it expects first-quarter earnings of 40 cents to 44 cents a share, in line with analysts' expectations of 41 cents a share. Shares traded up $1.08 to $19.57.

NYSE volume leaders included Sprint(FON Quote), up 12 cents to $24.60; Lucent (LU Quote), down 8 cents to $3.19; Nortel(NT Quote), down 7 cents to $3.17; Pfizer (PFE Quote), down 16 cents to $23.91; News Corp.(NWS Quote), down 32 cents to $16.70; and Qwest Communications(Q Quote), up 20 cents to $4.40.

Nasdaq volume leaders included Cisco(CSCO Quote), down 63 cents to $17.52; JDS Uniphase(JDSU Quote), down 3 cents to $1.99; Microsoft(MSFT Quote), down 28 cents to $26.18; Intel (INTC Quote), down 12 cents to $22.38; Amazon.com(AMZN Quote), down $6.13 to $35.75; Sun Microsystems(SUNW Quote), down 13 cents to $4.26; Oracle(ORCL Quote), down 22 cents to $13.34; and MCI(MCIP Quote), up 47 cents to $20.15.