But he did get a boost from an unexpected quarter towards the end of the session when Peter Bone, one of his most trenchant critics on the Tory benches, praised his commitment to the coalition.
The 30-stock Dow closed at 14, 579 Thursday, up 0.4% on the session, to wrap up a first-quarter gain of 11.3%.
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The situation is the same when we look at only third-quarter earnings, with the stock averaging a single-session loss of 1.3% for the same period.
The iPhone-maker disappointed the Street with its holiday quarter revenue and current quarter outlook Wednesday and shares plunged in the after-hours session.
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Disappointing investors just last month with weak guidance for the third quarter, Priceline plunged into bear market territory in a single session, losing more than 15%.
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But the most emphatic victory of the afternoon session came from Gerard Greene, who reached the fifth quarter-final of his career with a 5-0 whitewash of Ricky Walden, which he rounded off with breaks of 101 and 91.
Clearwire shares are trading modestly lower in the late session after the company posted financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended April 2.
Qualcomm (QCOM) shares are heading higher in the after-hours trading session on better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter ended December 26, and a sharp increase in guidance for the rest of the year.
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Autodesk shares are trading lower in the after-hours session after the design software company provided disappointing guidance for the fiscal first quarter ending in April.
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Kinross Gold posted second quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday, beating expectations and rising, both during the session and afterhours, as investors continue to pile into gold amid global uncertainty, nervousness, and fear.
Kayak Software shares, which rallied sharply in the regular session, have reversed course in late trading after the travel information site posted results for the second quarter.
Banking on growth in emerging markets, Nike posted first quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday, beating expectations and sending the stock through the roof in the afterhours session.
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