SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are DuPont, Nike Inc., and KB Home.
DuPont
: The chemical company late Thursday cut its second-quarter and full year profit outlook due to worse-than-expected performance of its agriculture unit. Shares fell 1.9% in extended trading.
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Nike
: The footwear company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. Shares rose 2.9% in after hours.
Manitowoc Co.
: Shares surged 12% in after-hours trade on a New York Times report that an activist investment firm is seeking to break the company in two.
KB Home
is forecast to report second-quarter earnings of 21 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet.
Finish Line Inc.
is expected to post first-quarter earnings of 21 cents a share.
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