Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in
Thursday's session are eBay Inc. (EBAY), International Business
Machines Corp. (IBM) and Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (MLNX,
MLNX.TV).
EBay Inc. (EBAY) said Wednesday both its core business and its
PayPal payments unit have continued to turn in strong performances,
helping send the Internet pioneer's shares up 5.2% to $42.57 in
late trading. Revenue beat expectations.
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) boosted its guidance
for full-year earnings, alleviating some worries about tech
spending, even as its revenue fell short of expectations for the
fourth-straight quarter amid "pretty significant" currency
headwinds. Shares gained 2.8% to $193.55 after hours.
Mellanox Technologies Ltd.'s (MLNX, MLNX.TV) second-quarter
earnings soared as the data-storage company's better-than-expected
revenue broke a new record. Shares jumped 43% to $95.15 after hours
Wednesday as adjusted earnings sharply beat analysts'
expectations.
Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ANTH) said it will offer an
undisclosed number of shares, intending to use the proceeds for the
drug maker's general corporate purposes. Shares were down 14% to
$1.15 after hours.
Diana Containerships Inc. (DCIX) plans to offer 8.1 million
shares to raise funds for general corporate purposes, including
vessel acquisitions and working capital. Shares dropped 15% to
$6.15 after hours.
Ignite Restaurant Group Inc. (IRG) said it plans to correct and
restate some previously issued financial statements and is starting
a detailed review of its accounting practices, after it uncovered
some non-cash errors related to its accounting treatment of certain
leases. Shares sank 15% to $16.16 after hours.
Qualcomm Inc.'s (QCOM) fiscal third-quarter profit rose 17% as
the chip maker continued to see strong demand for its smartphone
technology. Shares jumped 5.8% to $59.30 after hours.
Select Comfort Corp.'s (SCSS) second-quarter earnings jumped 50%
as the mattress seller saw strong sales through its
company-exclusive distribution system. Results beat analyst
expectations and the company also raised its full-year per-share
adjusted earnings. Shares jumped 17% to $25.50 after hours.
Skyworks Solutions Inc.'s (SWKS) fiscal third-quarter earnings
fell 4.3% as the wireless-semiconductor company posted higher costs
that outpaced improved revenue. However, shares popped 8.2% to
$28.80 a share after-hours as the company topped its quarterly
estimates.
Watchlist:
American Express Co.'s (AXP) second-quarter profit was
essentially flat as the pace of customer card spending slowed,
though it continued to benefit from historically low loan
losses.
Capital One Financial Corp.'s (COF) second-quarter earnings
plunged 90% from a year earlier as the company booked a slew of
charges related to its acquisition of HSBC Holdings PLC's (HBC,
0005.HK, HSBA.LN) U.S. credit-card portfolio and a settlement with
U.S. regulators.
Crown Holdings Inc.'s (CCK) second-quarter earnings edged 3.9%
higher as the food-packaging maker recorded a gain from insurance
proceeds, masking a decline in revenue.
F5 Networks Inc.'s (FFIV) fiscal third-quarter profit rose 16%
on healthy network-security demand, though the company warned
cautious economic sentiment would drag on current-quarter
results.
Greenhill & Co. (GHL) said its second-quarter profit fell
90% to $2.2 million on significantly lower revenue from advisory
services compared to last year's strong quarter.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP's (KMP) second-quarter earnings
fell 33% as the company posted losses related to fair value impacts
related to discontinued operations. Meanwhile, Kinder Morgan Inc.
(KMI), which owns Kinder Morgan Energy's general partner, swung to
a loss, also citing the fair-value impacts.
Nanosphere Inc. (NSPH) intends to offer shares to raise proceeds
for general corporate purposes and working capital. The medical
diagnostic-test developer didn't indicate how many shares it plans
to sell.
Noble Corp.'s (NE) second-quarter earnings surged more than
expected as the offshore-oil driller saw contract dayrates continue
to rise.
RLI Corp.'s (RLI) second-quarter earnings fell 45% as the
specialty insurer's expenses rose, though the company saw an
increase in earned premiums.
SLM Corp.'s (SLM) second-quarter core profit rose slightly as
its private-lending business continued to expand and expenses and
loan-loss provisions again fell. But sliding interest income and
higher funding costs in its legacy government-backed loan portfolio
restrained earnings.
Stryker Corp.'s (SYK) second-quarter earnings rose 4.8% as the
company absorbed some charges, while sales growth was hampered by
unfavorable foreign-currency rates and softness in international
orthopedic markets.
Thor Industries Inc. (THO) has tapped Bob Martin to be the
recreational-vehicle maker's president and chief operating
officer.
Werner Enterprises Inc.'s (WERN) second-quarter earnings rose
11% as the trucking company recorded improved margins and growth in
its logistics business.
Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM), which owns the Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco
Bell fast-food chains, saw its profit rise 4.8% in the latest
quarter, as improvements at Taco Bell boosted its U.S. business,
which is becoming more important given the pullback in China's
economic growth.
Xilinx Inc.'s (XLNX) fiscal first-quarter earnings fell 16% as
the chip maker saw sales declines in most of its main end
markets.
-Write to Nathalie Tadena at nathalie.tadena@dowjones.com
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