SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) � Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday�s session are Google Inc., Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., and Nielsen Holdings NV.
Google GOOG �said late Friday in a regulatory filing that Chairman Eric Schmidt was planning to sell nearly half his shares � 3.2 million out of his 7.6 million � in the search giant. At Friday�s closing price, the sale would yield $2.51 billion. Read more on Google chairman selling nearly half his stake.
/quotes/zigman/93888/quotes/nls/goog GOOG 785.37, +11.42, +1.48% Google One-Year Stock Price
The filing comes the same day that Google closed near its all-time high of $786.67. Shares finished up 1.5% at $785.37. The filing also comes as many corporate insiders are cashing out their shares as markets reach multiyear highs. Read more in Hulbert column: Insiders now aggressively bearish.
Lions Gate Entertainment LGF �is expected to report third-quarter earnings of 21 cents a share, according to a survey by FactSet.
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Nielsen NLSN �is expected to post fourth-quarter earnings of 56 cents a share.
Owens & Minor OMI �is forecast to report fourth-quarter earnings of 47 cents a share.
Loews Corp. L �is projected to post fourth-quarter earnings of 30 cents a share.
American Financial Group Inc. AFG �is expected to post fourth-quarter earnings of 64 cents a share.
Annie�s Inc. BNNY �is projected to post third-quarter earnings of 14 cents a share.
TW Telecom Inc. TWTC �is likely to report fourth-quarter earnings of 15 cents a share.
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