(AP) - Among the stock activity stories for Friday, Jan. 18, from AP
Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of American Eagle Outfitters Inc. rose on Friday, as
analysts praised its new kids line.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Goodrich Petroleum Corp. and St. Mary Land &
Exploration Co. rose in Friday morning trading after SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
upgraded the oil and gas producers to "Buy" from "Neutral."
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. fell 5 percent in
Friday morning trading as a Raymond James analyst said the stock's run-up over
the last month has already priced in expectations for better-than-forecast
fourth-quarter earnings.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Interstate Hotels & Resorts Inc. climbed Friday
as an analyst initiated coverage on the hotel management company, citing its
appealing stock price and hotel network.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Shares of programmable chip maker Xilinx Inc.
jumped Friday after its fiscal 2008 third-quarter profit rose 18 percent,
boosted by strong sales of new products.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Sealed Air Corp., which makes Bubble Wrap and
other packaging materials for food and consumer products, rose on Friday when an
analyst upgraded the stock on a recent pullback in the share price.
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