Among the stock activity stories for Monday, March 17, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of biotechnology company Targacept Inc. are falling Monday as the company starts an early-stage study on its depressive disorder treatment candidate.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Marathon Oil Corp. is one of the biggest decliners among major oil stocks, which are getting stung by jittery stock traders and tumbling crude prices.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Jones Soda Co. shares have fallen to a 52-week low after the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate to help breathe life into the weakening economy.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of children's apparel retailer The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. are sinking on Monday, following the general market down as investors worry about implications of the government-backed buyout of Bear Stearns.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Praxair Inc. and Air Products & Chemicals Inc. are the most "recession-proof" chemical stocks in a sector that is expected to have significant earnings declines in the economy's currently tepid state, an analyst says.
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