Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, April 3, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of biotechnology company Cleveland BioLabs Inc. rose Thursday after the company said it won a development contract worth up to $8.9 million to make a radiation sickness treatment for the Department of Defense.
NEW YORK (AP) _ MF Global Ltd.'s stock surged Thursday after the broker tapped J. Randy MacDonald, the former chief operating officer at TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., to be the company's chief financial officer.
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Shares of Patriot Coal Corp. set a high on Thursday, following news of an acquisition that analysts said is a good fit for the coal miner.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of vitamin maker NBTY Inc. rose Thursday after a Canaccord Adams analyst said he was more confident about the company's earnings outlook.