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Winners and losers
Stocks in the red today include Procter & Gamble as the maker of Tide and Pampers reported a revenue miss as consumer spending slows, Axon Enterprise as the Taser maker revealed its financial reports are under review by the SEC, and Celgene – shares dropping as the biotech name discontinued a trial of an experimental Crohn’s Disease treatment.
Meanwhile stocks in the green today include Skechers as the shoemaker reported a big earnings beat with revenue hitting a record high, Stratasys as Susquehanna upgraded the 3D printer maker to ‘positive’ with a $31 price target, and Paypal – shares ripping higher as the payments company beat on both the top and bottom line, driven by mobile payments which doubled from a year ago.
