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Google, Citigroup, AT&T among big market movers Friday
   posted 6:03 pm Fri April 18, 2008 - NEW YORK
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Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq:NYSEGoogle Inc., up $89.87 to $539.41 First-quarter results easily surpassed analysts' predictions, as the Internet search icon cut back on hiring to lower expenses.

Citigroup Inc., up $1.08 at $25.11

NewsChannel 8 myTAKE - What's Your Opinion?The country's largest bank posted a $5.1 billion quarterly loss because of poor bets on mortgages, but investors expected much worse.

AT&T Inc., down 6 cents at $37.51

The nation's biggest telecommunications company will cut about 4,600 jobs, or 1.5 percent of its staff, with the layoffs mostly among managers.

Caterpillar Inc., up $6.69 at $85.28

Global demand for the heavy equipment maker's mining products lifted first-quarter earnings 13 percent and above expectations.



Office Depot Inc., up 40 cents at $11.87

A dissident shareholders group dropped its proxy battle against the office products retailer and withdrew nominees for candidates to the board.

Honeywell International Inc., up $3.59 at $60.99

First-quarter profit rose 22 percent on higher sales and contracts from Embraer, Gulfstream and Airbus, the diversified manufacturer said.

Intuitive Surgical Inc., down $60 at $288.50

Quarterly profit soared 88 percent on strong sales of its da Vinci robotic surgical system, but the company's 2008 sales outlook missed expectations.

NASDAQE-Trade Financial Corp., up 35 cents at $3.97

Although the online broker posted a first-quarter loss, the company added 60,000 new customers — the biggest increase since the 2005 fourth quarter.



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