JUNO BEACH, Fla.—-FPL Group, Inc. said today that an extended outage at the company’s Seabrook Station nuclear power plant and a continuing poor wind resource are exerting downward pressure on the company’s expected 2009 adjusted earnings.

Stocks pushed higher for a third straight day after a surprisingly strong report on housing provided the latest evidence that the economy is picking up speed.

AUSTIN, Texas—-Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Redwood City Public Financing Authority, California as part of its continuous surveillance effort:

The Nasdaq Stock Market said Tuesday it has changed the status of Koss Corp.’s trading halt to a request for additional information, after the exchange froze trading in the shares Monday on pending news.

Cintas Corp. said Tuesday that its fiscal second-quarter profit dropped 20 percent as the nation’s high unemployment rate reduced demand for its uniforms and other supplies.

All signs suggest the economic recovery will end the year on firmer footing despite a report Tuesday that the economy grew at a 2.2 percent pace in the third quarter, less than previously thought.

Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond rose after a Morgan Stanley analyst said the housewares retailer is poised to gain market share during the economic recovery.

The S&P 500 logged another 14-month high on Tuesday as stocks rallied on a surge in existing home sales, which indicated more stabilization in housing and boosted optimism about the economic recovery.

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The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: