Nice shoes: Nike jumped 11 percent to $59 Friday after the athletic apparel company reported strong earnings and said it's testing a program to sell sneakers through Amazon.com directly, instead of via third-party sellers.
Fire fallout: Arconic shares slid 6 percent to $24.01 Monday after a published report asserted that the company knowingly supplied flammable panels for London's Grenfell Tower, where a fire June 14 left 79 people dead or missing. The stock finished the week at $22.65.
Deal bounce: Spectranetics surged 26.2 percent to $38.38 Wednesday after Dutch electronics and health care technology company Philips said it agreed to buy the medical device company for $38.50 a share, or $1.68 billion. Spectranetics shares closed Friday at $38.40.
Appetizing results: Darden Restaurants rose 3.3 percent to $93.06 Tuesday after the chain reported earnings that were better than analysts expected and hiked its dividend 12.5 percent. The stock closed Friday at $90.44.
Party line: Sprint climbed 5.8 percent to $8.47 Tuesday following a published report suggesting the mobile phone company is in talks with Charter Communications and Comcast Corp. on a deal that could enable the cable operators to buy a stake in Sprint. Sprint closed the week at $8.21.
REITS Rally: Store Capital jumped 10 percent to $22.91 Monday after news that Berkshire Hathaway is buying a 9.8 percent stake in the real estate investment trust. The stock closed Friday at $22.45.
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