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Byline: CHRISTINA WISE
The Nasdaq finished nearly flat Tuesday, barely budging in the wake of another, yet expected, interest rate hike from the Fed.
After the close, Internet powerhouse Google posted fourth-quarter profit of $1.54 share, excluding items. That was 22 cents short of analysts' views and 67% higher than the same period a year ago. The stock had finished the trading day at 432.66, up 5.84, but was trading around 374.50 after hours.
During the trading day, chipmaker Diodes saw some of the heaviest trading action, rising 1.96 to close at 37.04. Volume was more than four times its usual level. Last week, Standard & Poor's said it's adding Diodes to its small-cap S&P 600.
Biotech firm Gilead Sciences climbed 2.97 to 60.87, a record high. Trade more than doubled. On Monday the firm weighed in with fourth-quarter earnings of 54 cents a share ex items, 116% higher than a year earlier and a penny higher than analysts expected.
DXP Enterprises , which distributes equipment to the oil industry and ...