GLOBAL MARKETS

Shares of health care provider Manor Care Inc. (NYSE: HCR) jumped on Wednesday following an announcement that it enlisted help from a Wall-Street brokerage to increase share holder value.

Semiconductor company Conexant Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CNXT) said on Monday that its second-quarter revenue fell 18.5 percent from the previous quarter, sending shares tumbling.

Shares of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCHN) rose to an all time high on Monday as higher volumes and margins in its metals recycling business, sent second-quarter profits up nearly 33 percent.

Shares of drug maker Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: MEMY), skyrocketed on Monday, after the company announced it had has completed enrollment for Phase IIa trials of its Alzheimer’s treatment on Thursday. The market was closed on Friday.

Shares of Vonage Holdings. Corp. (NYSE: VG) tumbled more than 10 percent in morning trading after a judge granted the firm an emergency stay on a ban from signing up new customers.

Epoch Holding Corp.(NADAQ: EPHC) said on Thursday that that its assets under management in its investment arm increased 22 percent during the first three months of 2007.

Shares of Best Buy Col., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) dropped on Wednesday, despite a quarterly report from the electronics retailer showing strong profit in the fourth quarter due to strong sales of flat panel TVs.

Biotechnology firm Cell Genesys Inc. (Nasdaq: CEGE) shares rose sharply Tuesday, after the company said its prostate cancer drug therapy showed better-than-expected results in a clinical trial.

Semiconductor company Silicon Motion Corp. (Nasdaq: SIMO) announced that it hired a new Chief Financial Officer on Tuesday.

Shares of 24/7 Real Media Inc. (NASDAQ: TFSM) rallied on Tuesday as Pacific Growth Equities initiated coverage of the firm.

Music download service Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) said Tuesday that it expects to report quarterly results that are ahead of its prior guidance.

Shares of information technology services company Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) rallied in morning trading Monday after the firm said it had signed $1.28 billion in previously unannounced federal contracts.

Shares of online auctioneer Ebay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) rose over 3 percent in Tuesday trading after a Wall Street analyst boosted the company’s revenue and earnings outlook for the firm’s first quarter.

Shares of drug maker Cephalon (NASDAQ: Cephalon) jumped in Monday trading as a Wall Street Brokerage Firm raised the rating of the stock on Monday despite a delay in approval for a new drug.

Shares of biotechnology firm Novavax (Nasdaq: NVAX) leaped in morning trading following an announcement that its vaccine against avian flu seems effective in small animals.

Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRS) announced on Monday that it would buy Global Imaging Systems (Nasdaq: GISX), sending shares of the Tampa-based company skyrocketing.

Shares of Tibco Software (NADAQ: TIBX) fell more than 4 percent on Friday, after the firm reported lower than expected sales.

Shares in ICT Group Inc., dropped sharply on Friday after the company lowered its profit expectations for first quarter and the full-year 2007.

PMC-Sierra (NASDAQ: PMCS), maker of storage and broadband semiconductors announced a cost reduction initiative late Thursday, with plans to cut jobs and close offices to reduce operating expenses by $20 million to $24 million a year.

Shares of Red Hat Inc. (NYSE: RHT) dipped in trading on Friday as the company posted a profit loss of 25 percent for its fiscal fourth quarter.

The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that Dendreon's (Nasdaq: DNDN) prostate cancer treatment was safe and effective, sending shares skyrocketing on Friday trading.

Discovery Communications, Inc. said that it plans to buy back 25 percent of the stake held by shareholder Cox Communications, Inc. on Thursday.

Shares of CV Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CVTX) fell on Wednesday, after Citigroup downgraded the firm.

Shares of Sigma Designs fell sharply Wednesday after an analyst cut his rating on the stock.

Shares of Beazer Homes USA Inc. (NYSE: BZH) fell more than 9 percent on Wednesday, after the company announced it had the FBI began an investigation related to the firm's mortgage business.

Shares in technology consulting firm Accenture Ltd. rose on Wednesday (NYSE: ACN), one after the company posted strong second quarter the day before, beating estimates and raising its yearly outlook.

Therapeutic device maker AngioDynamics (NASDAQ: ANGO), posted weaker than expected earnings on Wednesday, sending shares of the firm plummeting.

Stocks slid further Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appeared to chide investors who may have looked past concerns about inflation following Fed comments last week. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 100 points.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) shares rallied on Tuesday, responding to an upgrade from investment bank, Bear Stearns.