Vera Bradley (NASDAQ: VRA) reported first-quarter earnings Wednesday afternoon that were better than expected. The handbag maker reported fourth-quarter earnings per share of $0.62, more than the $0.57 estimate.
Despite some volatility, Pershing Square's Bill Ackman remains as convinced as ever about his investments around JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) and Herbalife (NYSE: HLF).
Shares of VMware (NYSE: VMW) surged on Tuesday, trading up nearly 8% after the company raised its sales guidance for the first-quarter. Now, VMware expects fiscal-year 2014 sales growth in the range of 15%.
VMware shareholders have had a rocky road in recent months.
Shares of Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) tumbled more than 7% Tuesday after insiders announced they were offering 24.3 million shares. The group of sellers includes the company's founders.
Yandex is Russia's biggest search engine, with about 60% of the Russian search market.