Oracle, Casey's General Stores rise; Vera Bradley, PetMed fall, Wednesday, 6/12/2024

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Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Oracle, Casey’s General Stores rise; Vera Bradley, PetMed fall The Associated Press By The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Paramount Global, up 8 cents to $11.12. National Amusements ended talks on a possible merger of the film and television company with Skydance Media. Vera Bradley Inc., down $1.33 to $6.42. The handbag and accessories company's first-quarter financial results fell short of Wall Street forecasts. Casey’s General Stores Inc., up $54.60 to $381.13. The convenience store chain beat Wall Street's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts. PetMed Express Inc., down 54 cents to $4.17. The pet pharmacy company reported a bigger fiscal fourth-quarter loss than analysts expected. Autodesk Inc., up $11.52 to $223.02. The design software company beat analysts' first-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts. Avidity Biosciences Inc., up $9.44 to $38.36. The biopharmaceutical company gave investors an encouraging update on the development of a potential treatment for a rare muscle disease. Oracle Corp., up $16.50 to $140.38. The company gave investors an encouraging earnings forecast for its current quarter. Freeport-McMoRan Inc., down 14 cents to $49.20. The copper miner slipped after an initial jump in prices for the base metal softened.