(APC) - buy
Anadarko 4Q profit more than triples. Co said it earned $824 million, or $1.79 a share, versus $264 million, or 56 cents a share, a year ago.

(RCII) - buy
Rent-A-Center Inc, the nation's largest rent-to-own operator, said it swung to a fourth-quarter profit. The company posted a profit of $36.1 million, or 54 cents per share, compared with a loss of $5.4 million, or a loss of 8 cents per share, a year ago.

(OSIP) - buy
Avastin, Tarceva combo delays lung cancer advance. A late-stage trial found that combining Genentech Inc's  Avastin with cancer pill Tarceva, which is co-marketed with OSIP extended the time patients with advanced lung cancer.

(SNDK) - short
SanDisk Corp. posted a huge fourth-quarter net loss, weighed down by nearly $2 billion in one-time charges, weak consumer spending and pricing pressures in the memory chip market.

(PRE) - short
PartnerRe Ltd, posted a 79 percent fall in operating earnings for the fourth quarter. Operating earnings, fell to $53.9 million, or 95 cents per share, compared with operating earnings of $257.4 million, or $4.55 per share, a year earlier.