NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of FireEye Inc. jumped Friday in the wake of a deal, while Delta Air Lines Inc. advanced after it reported traffic growth, and Twitter Inc. continued its rally.
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GainersFireEye Inc. (FEYE) shares surged 34%. The computer-security firm on Thursday said it acquired Mandiant Corp. — a company known for its report linking cyberattacks on U.S. companies to the Chinese military that was published in early 2013 — in a deal worth about $1 billion.
Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) climbed 5.2% after the firm said its passenger unit revenue was up 10% in December.
Rite Aid Corp. (RAD) advanced 9.2% after the drug store chain said same-store sales increased 2.9% in December over the same period a year ago, due to growth in its pharmacy division.
/quotes/zigman/23556538/delayed/quotes/nls/twtr TWTR 69.80, +2.30, +3.41% Twitter's ascent
Shares of Twitter Inc. (TWTR) rose 3.5%. The social-media company's stock jumped 6.1% on Thursday, the first trading day of 2014. Related: Is Twitter vastly overvalued?
DeclinersSprint Corp. (S) shares fell 4.2%. They declined 3.3% on Thursday after a downgrade from Cowen & Co. to a market perform rating from outperform, even as the firm raised its price target on Sprint to $8.25 from $7.50.
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Owens Illinois Inc. (OI) was down 2.1% Friday. Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch reportedly downgraded the glass company to neutral from buy , according to the Analyst Ratings Network.
General Motors Co. (GM) fell 3.1% after the car manufacturer said U.S. vehicle sales slid by 6.3% in December from the same period a year ago. Nonetheless, sales were up 7.3% for the year.
Trending tickersShares of Ford Motor Co. (F) swung to gains of 0.4%, despite initially declining after the company reported a 2% rise in U.S. vehicle sales in December. Analysts had expected a 4.3% increase in sales.
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. (JOSB) slipped 0.3% Friday after the clothing retailer adopted a shareholder-rights plan to limit the stake an investor can take in the company, known as a poison pill. Jos. A. Bank recently fended off a buyout offer from larger competitor Men's Wearhouse Inc. (MW) , whose shares were up 0.4% Friday.
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (HTZ) was down slightly after a report that activist investor Carl Icahn had bought a substantial stake in the car-rental company. The firm recently adopted a poison-pill provision, which CNBC reported was in response to the proposal.
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