On the upside
Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) narrowed second quarter losses and declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share.
Petrohawk Energy (NYSE: HK) swung to a loss for the second quarter due to a significant derivative charge but revenue rose to top estimates.
Warnaco (NYSE: WRC) reported higher second quarter earnings that beat expectations and lifted its full year outlook as sales in Europe surged.
On the downside
MCG Capital (Nasdaq: MCGC) swung to a loss for the second quarter as revenue plunged.
Although InVentiv Health (Nasdaq: VTIV) reported higher second quarter earnings that beat expectations, the company cut its full year guidance.
Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) blamed a $98 million restructuring charge for widening second quarter losses. An analyst downgraded the company.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 2 to 1 on the NYSE and by more than 7 to 5 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks dropped 5 points to 721.
