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Wal-Mart, Mattel, Newell Rubbermaid big movers (AP)
., up 82 cents at $53.43
upgraded the world’s largest retailer and said it has enacted a series of steps aimed at boosting its earnings per share.
., down 32 cents at $19.72
Sales of fashion icon Barbie increased for the first time in almost two years, helping boost Mattels fourth-quarter profit.
., down 63 cents at $13.57
returned to a profitable fourth quarter on cost cuts and higher prices for its household products.
., down $3.47 at $21.07
The miner cited nagging softness in coal demand for weak earnings, but said the industry was poised for a rebound this year.
., up 21 cents at $13.84
U.S. mortgage insurance
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., up $1.05 at $31.57
An analyst upgraded shares of the clothing chain and said the solid holiday season may indicate how sales will fare in the coming year.
., down $3.36 at $25.42
said it expects first-quarter revenue to fall by as much as 30 percent from the prior quarter.
., unchanged at $9.28
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