Hovnanian shares drop after results
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Shares of home builder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc  tumbled on Wednesday after the company posted a wider-than-expected loss as the value of its land and inventory continued to deteriorate.
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U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday as  health insurers' shares fell, offsetting better-than-expected  earnings from tech bellwether IBM Corp. IBM.N and lower oil  prices.
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The FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell into negative territory as British pub groups suffered heavy losses following a smoking ban across England, dealers said Monday.
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Slashed earnings estimate pulls down shares.
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Upscale home builder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc  reported a quarterly loss on Thursday, a reflection of the deteriorating U.S. home market, but its shares rose as the results met Wall Street expectations.
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NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Tuesday as health insurers&#39; shares slid on worries that the New York attorney general&#39;s probe will hit the entire industry.
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Stocks declined on Monday, hit by profit-taking in large technology companies, including Microsoft Corp. , in the last trading session of the year.
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Leading shares closed sharply lower, as a profit warning from Tomkins, an arrest of another gaming executive in the US and continued weakness on Wall Street undermined sentiment, and offset relief the Bank of England left rates unchanged, dealers said.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday as disappointing results from Home Depot Inc.  overshadowed stronger-than-expected profit at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and several major takeover announcements.
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The companyâs disappointing results and outlook pushed its shares down 2 percent even as it announced a deal with the celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse.
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday, with the Nasdaq off 1 percent, as worries about the sustainability of technology companies' profits offset earlier gains after at least $82 billion in corporate takeovers were announced.
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A steeper-than-expected drop in the   U.S. housing market pushed Lennar Corp.'s LEN.N quarterly   profit down 39 percent and prompted the home builder on Tuesday   to slash its forecast for the current period.
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Shares of software-maker VMware, a high-flying stock that soared after an impressive public offering in 2007, were down more than 30 percent Tuesday, as investors responded to weak fourth-quarter earnings.
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Most stocks fell Monday for the first time in four days after confidence in the home building industry dropped to a 16-year low.
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European shares fell on Friday as weakness for banks followed results from Swedbank and news of a US acquisition by Spain's BBVA.
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Shares of Connetics Corp.  fell 15.5 percent before the opening bell on Wednesday after the drugmaker said the U.S. health officials concluded that its drug for treatment of seborrheic dermatitis was not effective.
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By Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Dec. 16--Shares of Tektronix Inc. fell more than 9 percent Friday after  the company reported quarterly financial results below analysts' expectations.