NEW YORK (AP) — NYSE
Macy’s Inc., up $ 2.93 to $ 38.82
Activist investor Starboard Value is calling for the department store chain to split off its real estate assets into joint ventures.
Baxalta Inc., down 91 cents to $ 39.10
After months of talks, drugmaker Shire agreed to buy the drugmaker in a deal valued at $ 32 billion.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., down $ 1.10 to $ 4.31
The copper producer’s stock continued to nosedive as the price of the metal slumps.
HCA Holdings Inc., up $ 3.56 to $ 67.83
The hospital operator raised its forecast for a key profitability measure.
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Affymetrix Inc., up $ 4.75 to $ 13.96
The maker of equipment used to analyze genetic codes agreed to be acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. for $ 1.3 billion.
Apollo Education Group Inc., down 21 cents to $ 6.38
The for-profit education company said it is exploring options that could lead to the sale of the company.
Celgene Corp., down $ 5.95 to $ 103.03
The biotechnology company’s forecasts for 2015 and 2016 fell short of analysts’ projections. It also named a new CEO.
McKesson Corp., down $ 18.84 to $ 163.55
The prescription drug distributor said weakening prices for generic drugs are hurting its business.
