SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) � Shares of J.C. Penney Co., Valero Energy Corp. and Seagate Technology PLC made big moves during U.S. trading Tuesday, while Amazon.com Inc., Research In Motion Ltd. and Yahoo Inc. were among top trending tickers.
Top tickers trending$AMZN: Amazon.com AMZN �shares closed down more than 5% but recovered in after-hours trading to soar 11% after reporting fourth-quarter profit of $97 million, or 21 cents a share, on revenue of $21.27 billion, which is below 28 cents a share and $22.26 billion forecast by analysts, prompting confusion among some investors on why the stock is rallying.
However, operating income, a key measure of Amazon�s business performance, rose to $405 million from $260 million a year ago. Read: Amazon earnings decline, but sales gain.
@RyanSnelgrove: Investors are crazy $AMZN
@KaneAndCohen: $AMZN higher than Burj Khalifa. #KaneAndCohen can go to sleep with both eyes closed.
$RIMM: It may be the writing on the wall that the executives at Research In Motion RIMM �CA:RIM �rather not read, but shares of the Waterloo, Ontario-based company fell as it prepared to unveil its latest platform, BlackBerry 10, on Wednesday. Read: RIM betting house on BlackBerry 10.
Click to Play Why BlackBerry 10 won't save RIMDespite anticipation, Research In Motion's new BlackBerry 10 device will not be enough, Ovum analyst Jan Dawson says.
�Our study shows major new devices typically see a pop of interest and then a fade, at which point successful devices can pull ahead while those devices not sufficiently promoted can wither on the vine,� Mark Sue, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, wrote in a report Monday. The Palm Pre, Nokia Corp.�s Lumia 900 and RIM�s Storm were devices that subsequently fizzled while Apple�s iPhone and Samsung�s Galaxy became major franchise devices, he noted.
Sue also stressed that RIM needs to do more to woo younger users, particularly as it has lost its �cool factor.� He expects RIM to ship 500,000 BlackBerry 10 units in the February-quarter and 10 million in fiscal 2013.
@SuntoryTrader: The $RIMM Battle of Waterloo, last gamble of Napoleon analogies/jokes have not been fully exploited as of yet #TeamWellington
@tradermarket247: blackberry 10 = too little, too late. $RIMM
$YHOO: Yahoo YHOO �shares closed down a day after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings of $272.3 million, or 23 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting a profit of 27 cents a share.
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The stock initially rallied after the earnings were released, but now were under pressure as concerns about the long-term direction of the company offset positive results. See: Yahoo steady but not bold enough.
@racernic: I�m getting the same feeling i got for $yhoo &meyers exuberance as when every1 was praising Johnson at $JCP
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