LinkedIn hits 52-week low; Tyson profit jumps; Symantec gets cash infusion

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LinkedIn (LNKD) shares hit a 52-week low in early trading after the professional networking site provided a weaker-than-expected profit and revenue outlook for its current quarter. The company and analysts citing headwinds in its online sales business, economic pressure overseas and its decision to pull the plug an advertising product launched last year. This comes as it posted a beat on both its top and bottom lines in the fourth quarter.

News Corp. (NWSA), Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate, which owns the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, handed in fiscal second-quarter earnings that missed analysts' estimates, as ad sales declined and the stronger U.S. dollar weighed on profits.  But revenue came in slightly above forecasts even though sales fell for the fourth straight quarter.

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Symantec (SYMC), the company behind the Norton antivirus software, said private equity firm Silver Lake Partners has invested $500 million in the company and will be getting a board seat. The cyber security software firm also reported better-than-expected quarterly results, and said it would will return $5.5 billion to shareholders through a stock buyback and special dividend after the recent sale of its storage division.

Tyson Foods (TSN), the biggest U.S. meat processor, delivered earnings per share that blew past estimates with profit jumping 49% from a year earlier thanks to lower feed and livestock costs. However, revenue missed estimates, with sales down 15% from a year earlier and the company’s guidance for the year was mixed.