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4 Stocks Making Big Moves

By Chris Hill - Jun 18, 2013 at 5:00PM

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NASDAQ: AMZN

Amazon.com, Inc.

Market Cap

$1,459B

Today's Change

(1.12%) $1.60

Current Price

$144.78

Price as of August 16, 2022, 3:00 p.m. ET

Four stocks that really popped or dropped today. Were you watching?

The following video is from Tuesday's Investor Beat, in which host Chris Hill and analysts Jason Moser and Charly Travers dissect the hardest-hitting investing stories of the day.

Amazon.com (AMZN 1.12%) introduces its new "Birthday Gift" service. Hormel Foods (HRL 0.44%) cuts guidance on full-year profits. Whirlpool (WHR 3.05%) teams up with SodaStream (SODA) for a new home carbonation system. And activist investor Dan Loeb increases his stake in Sony (SONY -0.93%). In this installment of Investor Beat, Jason and Charly discuss four stocks making big moves.

The relevant video segment can be found between 1:51 and 4:08.

Charly Travers has no position in any stocks mentioned. Chris Hill and Jason Moser own shares of Amazon.com. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of Amazon.com and SodaStream. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Stocks Mentioned

Amazon.com, Inc.

AMZN

$144.78 (1.12%) $1.60

Sony Corporation

SONY

$86.11 (-0.93%) $0.81

SodaStream International Ltd.

SODA

Hormel Foods Corporation

HRL

$50.64 (0.44%) $0.22

Whirlpool Corporation

WHR

$175.56 (3.05%) $5.19

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