Today's Movers and Shakers: Darden, Rite Aid, Oracle, and Realty Income

The Fed gives dividend stocks a bad day, and Darden Restaurants will spin off Red Lobster. Here are four stocks making moves today.

Alison Southwick, Jason Moser, and David Hanson

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Dec 19, 2013 at 5:21PM

Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) makes plans to jettison Red Lobster. Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD) takes a hit despite beating analysts' expectations. Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) soars in the cloud even though critics thought its stock couldn't fly. And Realty Income (NYSE:O) -- along with other REITs -- has Bernanke to thank for a bad day. In this segment from Motley Fool Investor Beat, analysts Jason Moser and David Hanson discuss the stocks make big moves on Thursday.

Alison Southwick and David Hanson have no position in any stocks mentioned. Jason Moser owns shares of Amazon.com. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of Amazon.com. It also owns shares of Darden Restaurants and Oracle. 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.