Investors sold off to send the markets down to a modestly lower close with the Dow losing 14 points to 10,318 over disappointing corporate earnings.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded Sprint Nextel Corp.'s (NYSE: S) corporate family rating sending the stock price down 9 cents to close at $3.76....

Novavax Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) will offer 6.8 million common shares in order to raise approximately $21 million. Shares of the biopharmaceutical dropped 49 cents to close at $3.28.  ...

Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV) reassured investors that it exceeds the capital threshold under the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program methodology. The stock price rose 10 cents to close at $1.68.  ...

Disappointing earnings news weighed down the markets during the midday with the Dow falling 43 points to 10,289.

Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL) reported quarterly results that missed both revenue and earnings target. Earnings fell to 17 cents per share from 37 cents per share a year earlier sending the stock price down $1.56 to $14.31....

ADC Telecommunications Inc. (Nasdaq: ADCT) announced a modest quarterly loss, but investors were worried about weak fourth quarter demand from major telecom carriers. The stock price lost 74 cents to $5.89.  ...

Home builder D. R. Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) posted a smaller fourth quarter loss of 73 cents per share compared with a loss of $2.53 per share in the year ago period as overall revenues slumped amid an unstable housing...

Sunrise Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: SRZ) completed the sale of 21 of its assisted living communities to Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) for approximately $204 million. Shares of Sunrise rose 40 cents to close at $3.16 while Brookdale stock...

Disappointing earnings and record mortgage delinquencies weighed on investors who sold off to send the markets down to a lower close with the Dow tumbling 93 points to 10,332.

Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) reported higher third quarter earnings that rose to $1.29 per American Depository Share compared to $1.17 per ADS in the year ago period to surpass expectations. Shares of the Chinese solar module maker climbed $2.82...

TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. (Nasdaq: TTIL) reversed year ago losses of 6 cents per share to post a profit of 7 cents per share for the third quarter. The stock price leaped 58 cents to close at $1.76.  ...

A record number of mortgage delinquencies sent the markets tumbling during the midday with the Dow plunging 131 points to 10,294.

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS) reported higher third quarter earnings of 16 cents per share compared with 5 cents per share a year earlier that beat expectations but the company forecast fourth quarter results below estimates. Shares of the...

Third quarter earnings for Hot Topic Inc. (Nasdaq: HOTT) fell to 13 cents per share from 17 cents per share in the year ago period as same store sales dropped and the retailer forecast disappointing fourth quarter results prompting a downgrade....

While third quarter earnings and revenue fell for Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd., (NYSE: STP) the results beat expectations by a wide margin lifting the stock price 79 cents to $15.88.    ...

  Jiangxi International Trust and Investment Co. will pay approximately $219 million for a 15% stake in LDK Solar Co. Ltd.'s (NYSE: LDK) Chinese polysilicon plant. The stock price leaped $1.36 to close at $8.07.  ...

A sharp drop in home construction weighed down the markets to a modestly lower close with the Dow slipping 11 points to 10,426.

Rising dry bulk shipping rates lifted shares of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq: EGLE) 66 cents to close at $6.75 and Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (NYSE: EXM) $1.05 to close at $8.40....

Shares of Fortinet Inc. (Nasdaq: FTNT) surged $4.12 to close at $16.62 on its first trading day.  ...

An unexpected drop in home construction activity weighed down the markets during the midday with the Dow falling 58 points to 10,378.

Design software maker Autodesk Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) posted third quarter results that beat estimates, but lowered its outlook for the coming quarter due to higher costs. The stock price tumbled $2.92 to $24.08....

Chico's FAS Inc. (NYSE: CHS) posted higher revenues and earnings that soared to 13 cents per share from a penny per share in the year ago period due to strong women apparel sales. The stock price climbed $1.47 to $14.95.  ...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) announced plans to repurchase up to $1 billion worth of senior convertible notes sending the stock price up 59 cents to $7.21.  ...

  In a deal valued at approximately $860 million, Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) will purchase the majority of the healthcare net lease portfolio of CapitalSource Inc. (NYSE: CSE). Shares of Omega rose 47 cents to close at $18.11 while...

Investors lifted the markets to a modestly higher close with the Dow rising 30 points to 10,437 after analysts provided upbeat prospects for Microsoft and Exxon Mobil.

Shares of Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: PARD) rebounded by soaring 65 cents to close at $2.48 after reporting positive trial results for its chemotherapy drug picoplatin in colorectal cancer patients. Yesterday, the company said that picoplatin failed a trial for lung cancer patients....

Analysts downgraded SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA) after the company launched an internal investigation into possible accounting errors at its manufacturing facilities in the Philippines. The stock price plummeted $5.04 to close at $22.19.  ...

The markets traded near the flatline during the midday with the Dow adding 6 points to 10,413 over disappointing earnings.

Shares of Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (Nasdaq: PSUN) tumbled $1.00 to $4.01 after the outdoor apparel retailer posted lower revenues and a larger quarterly loss....