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Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Wednesday's session are Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFM), Symantec Corp. (SYMC) and Market Leader Inc. (LEDR).

Whole Foods Market's fiscal second-quarter profit rose 20% as the supermarket chain reported a jump in sales, while also announcing a two-for-one stock split. Shares rose 8.1% to $100.30 in premarket trading as earnings beat Wall Street estimates and its profit margin didn't fall as executives had previously warned.

Symantec's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell 66% amid restructuring-related expenses and other items, masking revenue growth and rising operating margins at the security-software maker. The company also initiated a quarterly dividend of 15 cents. Shares slipped 6.4% to $23.50 in premarket trading.

Trulia Inc. (TRLA) has agreed to acquire real-estate-focused software maker Market Leader for about $355 million in cash and stock as the real-estate-listing service looks to beef up its offerings. Market Leader's shareholders will get $6 in cash and about 0.2 shares of Trulia, translating into a per-share offer price of $11.33, an 18% premium to Market Leader's closing price Tuesday. Trulia shares slipped 2.2% to $33.59 in light premarket trading, while Market Leader shares jumped 16% to $11.10.

ValueClick Inc. (VCLK) reported mixed first-quarter results with revenue falling short of analysts' estimates. The Internet advertising company also lowered its full-year revenue guidance, with management speaking on ValueClick's quarterly conference call saying it now sees growth between 12% and 14% compared to its previous expectation for 13% to 15% growth, said Stephens in a note to clients as it downgraded its view on the stock to equal-weight from overweight. Shares fell 18% to $25.90 premarket.

Blyth Inc. (BTH) lowered its full-year earnings per-share guidance, citing in part a decline in sales projections for its personal health business, ViSalus. Shares of the designer and marketer of candles, home accessories and health and wellness products fell 14% to $14.65 premarket.

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is expecting a healthy bump in the holidays, though its current quarter looks to be a tough one. The game maker said it expects earnings for its coming 2014 fiscal year to be $1.20 a share when adjusted for deferred revenue from some games, among other items. That is well ahead of analyst expectations of $1.10 a share. Shares rose 7.3% to $19.76 premarket.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.'s (CHRW) first-quarter earnings edged down 3% as the transportation and logistics company posted higher costs that masked a rise in revenue. Shares fell 6.8% to $57.38 premarket as earnings missed Wall Street estimates.

Myriad Genetics Inc.'s (MYGN) fiscal third quarter results beat expectations and the biopharmaceutical company raised its full-year earnings per-share and revenue outlook. Shares of the company, which develops therapeutic and diagnostic products based on the use of genomic and proteomic technology, rose 9.5% to $30.99 premarket.

Cobalt International Energy Inc. (CIE) said selling shareholders are offering a combined 50 million shares of the oil-focused exploration and production company's stock. Shares were down 7.2% at $26.72 premarket. The company had 411.2 million shares outstanding as of March 31 and won't receive any proceeds from the offer.

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (PXD) is proposing to buy all the outstanding shares of Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners LP (PSE) it doesn't already own through a stock-for-unit exchange that values the company at about $1.1 billion. Shares of Pioneer Southwest, a Delaware-limited partnership headquartered in Dallas, Texas, jumped 20% to $31.21 in premarket trading.

 
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CA Inc. (CA) Chief Executive Mike Gregoire vowed to expand his company's customer base after the information-technology company reported its fourth straight quarterly sales decline and warned of continuing weakness through the rest of its fiscal year. The Islandia, N.Y., software maker also said it will cut about 1,200 jobs and consolidate development sites to focus on higher-priority products and streamline its sales force, though CA said it will "backfill" many of those positions in other areas.

McDonald's Corp.'s (MCD) global same-store sales fell 0.6% in April as the world's largest fast-food chain battled persistent economic weakness in Europe and Avian influenza problems in China, though the U.S. posted a small improvement. The company recently had cautioned that same-store sales would be slightly negative for the month.

WebMD Health Corp.'s (WBMD) chief executive stepped down after less than a year in the post, while the online health-information provider said it was in talks to acquire or partner with other companies. The company also narrowed its first-quarter loss, raised its full-year guidance and gave a second-quarter outlook above expectations.

Williams Cos. (WMB) first-quarter earnings fell 62% and gas pipeline owner Williams Partners L.P.'s (WPZ) profit fell 21%, as both were hurt by weaker natural-gas liquids margins. Williams Cos. also lowered its 2013 per-share earnings estimate, citing weaker margins that reflect higher natural-gas price and lower natural-gas-liquids price assumptions. It now projects 73 cents a share, from its previous outlook of 75 cents to $1.15.

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