4:20 pm : Per usual, Thursday was no exception to the on-again, off-again trading pattern that has�driven the stock market for some time now. After stocks posted their second biggest gain of the year yesterday, they reversed course in a noticeable manner following a mixed bag of earnings results from the technology sector�that renewed concerns about the pace of a slowdown in economic growth.
The Nasdaq more than erased all of Thursday's 1.8% surge, on above average volume no less. Acting as the biggest drag was Intel Corp (INTC 17.10 -1.38), which plunged 7.5% after
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4:28 pm PT CVB Financial reports Q2 in-line (CVBF) 14.61 -0.57 : Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.25 per share in line with the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.25
4:05 pm PT Great A&P Tea reports Q1 results (GAP) 22.63 +0.78 : Reports Q1 (May) loss of $0.13 per share, excluding non-recurring items, and�may not be comparable to the Reuters Estimates consensus of ($0.38); revenues fell 37.1% year/year to $2.13 bln vs the $2.2 bln consensus.
3:59 pm PT U.S. Xpress reports Q2, beats by $0.10 (XPRSA) 25.06 -1.33 : Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.37 per share, $0.10 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.27; revenues rose 39.2% year/year to $389.5 mln vs the $385.9 mln consensus.