NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
General Motors Co., down 1 cent to $35.23
The automaker spent heavily to account for economic turmoil in Europe and its quarterly earnings fell short of Wall Street’s expectations.
Twitter Inc., down $15.94 to $50.03
Investors, seeing signs of slow growth, hammered the online messaging service after its first quarterly report as a public company.
Monster Worldwide Inc., up $1.35 to $7.24
The job-hunting website slashed its losses during the fourth quarter as the economy rebounded and more people used the site.
The Walt Disney Co., up $3.80 to $75.56
Ticket sales for the movie “Frozen” appear to make the $7.4 billion spent by the entertainment company for Pixar eight years a wise bet.
Nasdaq
Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., up $1.59 to $48.89
More people visited stores owned by the chain restaurant in the last quarter, and they spent more there once they got inside.
Akamai Technologies Inc., up $9.76 to $57.18
During a fourth-quarter conference call, the content-delivery company allayed fears that it had lost Apple as a customer.
Shutterfly Inc., down $5.38 to $44.29
Rising expenses cut into fourth-quarter earnings and the on-line photo publisher told investors that it expects to post a loss this year.
Costco Wholesale Corp., up $3.75 to $114.26
The retail warehouse company topped Wall Street expectations for comparable-store sales for both the quarter and the year.