Countrywide Financial (NYSE: CFC) up 2% on news that federal funding for the company is likely to stay in place.
Citigroup (NYSE: C) is off 1% on concerns that an investment from the Abu Dhabi government will not cure the bank's long-term problems.
BigBand Networks (NASDAQ: BBND) up over 6% on news of deployment of its technology in China.
Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) up 9% on earnings news.
Bidz.com (NASDAQ: BIDZ) off 3.5% on weak sales over the holiday.
Arbitron (NYSE: ARB) trading down 13.5% on news that it will delay its new radio rating system.
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Douglas A. McIntyre is an editor at 247wallst.com.










