On the upside
Fourth quarter earnings for Career Education (Nasdaq: CECO) topped analyst estimates.
Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) reported fourth quarter earnings that more than doubled to beat expectations.
UBS analyst Neil Currie said that Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) may be a good acquisition target for some competing pharmacies.
On the downside
Fourth quarter earnings for O'Reilly Automotive (Nasdaq: ORLY) soared but revenue fell short of expectations.
Avis Budget Group (NYSE: CAR) narrowed fourth quarter losses but warned of continued weakness in the first half of 2010.
MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) narrowed losses for the fourth quarter but the results fell short of analyst estimates.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 9 to 7 on the NYSE while decliners edged out advancers by nearly 9 to 7 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks eased a fraction to 624
