Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Aug. 14, from AP Financial News:
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Shares of Genworth Financial Inc. slid, after the insurer was downgraded by a Citi Investment Research analyst citing deteriorating fundamentals, including a recent run-up in the company's share prices. NEW YORK (AP) A Credit Suisse analyst cut Barnes & Noble Inc.'s rating, saying the bookseller's proposed acquisition of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers makes it more vulnerable to a risky sector. NEW YORK (AP) Shares of Weyerhaeuser Co. fell after the big timber producer said it sold about 140,000 acres of forest land in northwestern Oregon. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Shares of Umpqua Holdings Corp. fell after the regional bank increased the size of a common stock offering, and priced the offer at a nearly 9 percent discount to the stock's Thursday closing price. NEW YORK (AP) Shares of athenahealth Inc. slipped following a downgrade from a Raymond James analyst, who said the clinical software maker's improved share price now accounts for improving business conditions.- Loading Comments...
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