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Lululemon and Burlington rise, Alcoa and GameStop slide

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market:

NYSE

Alcoa Inc., down 72 cents to $7.28

The aluminum maker's stock fell to its lowest price in almost six years after it reported a fourth-quarter loss and said revenue continued to decline.

Burlington Stores Inc., up $6.16 to $48.92

The retailer trimmed its fourth-quarter outlook, but its results were good compared to peers that have seen their sales skid due to warm winter weather.

GameStop Corp., down $1.50 to $27.88

Investors were disappointed with the video game store operator's holiday season sales.

United Continental Holdings Inc., down 76 cents to $50.86

The parent of United Airlines said a key sales figure will be weaker than expected because of the Paris terrorist attacks and because energy industry employees aren't flying as much.

Nasdaq

Apollo Education Group Inc., up $1.01 to $7.39

The education company's stock continued to climb after saying it is in talks that could lead to a sale.

Lululemon Athletica Inc., up $2.09 to $56.82

The athletic apparel maker raised its profit and sales forecasts and said holiday sales were strong.

Skullcandy Inc., down $1.29 to $3.26

The headphones maker slashed its 2015 sales projections and said holiday sales were worse than it expected.

Starbucks Corp., up $1.64 to $59.46

The coffee chain said it's on track to have 3,400 locations in China by 2019, up from 2,000 now.

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