American Express, Twitter rise; Boston Beer, Intel fall

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: TAL Education Corp., down $14.52 to $6. U.S.-listed shares of Chinese for-profit education companies sank on fears of a regulatory clampdown by Beijing. Boston Beer Co., down $246.54 to $701. The brewer of Samuel Adams beer reported weaker-than-expected results, saying it overestimated demand for hard seltzer. Intel Corp., down $2.96 to $53. The chipmaker reported solid second-quarter financial results but also said supply chain problems would likely persist. Twitter Inc., up $2.12 to $71.69. The social media company handily beat Wall Street’s second-quarter financial forecasts on growing advertising demand. Snap Inc., up $15 to $77.97. The parent company of Snapchat reported results that were much better than Wall Street was expecting. Skechers U.S.A. Inc., up $3.01 to $54.22. The shoe company reported strong second-quarter financial results and gave investors an encouraging profit forecast. American Express Co., up $2.28 to $173.18. The credit card issuer reported strong second-quarter profit and revenue as consumer spending increased. Kimberly-Clark Corp., up 71 cents to $135.66. The maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissue reported disappointing second-quarter financial results.
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