Among the stock activity stories for Friday, May 9, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Cosi Inc. jumped Friday after the restaurant chain said strong sales and franchise fees helped its first-quarter loss narrow, and an analyst kept a top rating.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Superior Industries International Inc. rose Friday, after the aluminum wheel supplier said its first-quarter profit jumped 55 percent on lower costs.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Steel Dynamics Inc. fell 5 percent Friday after an analyst said the steel producer's recent purchase of a scrap metal company would be slightly dilutive.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Ameristar Casinos Inc. shares rose Friday as an analyst said the casino operator is the best-positioned in a difficult environment and upgraded the stock.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Leap Wireless International Inc. jumped Friday after the low-cost wireless carrier reported solid first-quarter results and added more subscribers than analysts had expected.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) _ Shares of PDL BioPharma Inc. fell Friday, after the company said its first-quarter loss widened on discontinued operations related to the sale of several key drug assets.