Durable goods orders climbed more than expected last month while pending home sales fell. The markets closed mixed with the Dow losing 14 points to 13,881 while Nasdaq rose 4 points to 3154. On the upside
Shares of Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA) rose ahead of its earnings release next week. Shares of RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) continued rising after Stockpickr noted on Friday that the electronics retailer was one of three stocks under $5 experiencing large upside movement. The Food and Drug Administration approved three diabetes drugs that Furiex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: FURX) developed with Takeda. On the downside Shares of Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) fell after the Federal Trade Commission shut down Fortune Hi-Tech as a pyramid scheme.Nam Tai Electronics (NYSE: NTE) reversed year ago losses to post a profit for the fourth quarter but concerns about Apple product sales weighed down the stock. Shares of 8x8 (Nasdaq: EGHT) continued falling after a downgrade on Friday. In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 7 to 5 on the NYSE while advancers edged out decliners by more than 9 to 7 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 index slipped 2 points to 1500.