On the upside
AXT (Nasdaq: AXTI) reversed year ago losses to post a profit for the third quarter.
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) swung to a wider than expected loss for the third quarter but the company expects holiday shopping to improve.
Third quarter earnings for MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) surged as revenue rose .
On the downside
GFI Group (Nasdaq: GFIG) blamed a drop in trading volume for third quarter earnings that fell short of expectations.
Seacoast Banking (Nasdaq: SBCF) widened third quarter losses by a wide margin.
The Securities and Exchange Commission initiated an investigation of Zale's (NYSE: ZLC) accounting practices.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 5 to 1 on the NYSE and by more than 4 to 1 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks plunged 17 points to 562.
