AOL low

AOL shares fell 5.2 percent to $17.69, an all- time low, underscoring concern that its Febru ary acquisition of Huff ington Post was ill-ad vised.

Google minus

Total Google+ visits fell about 3 percent to 1.79 million in the US in the week ended July 23 from the prior seven days, while average time spent on the site in the most recent week de clined 10 percent to 5 minutes and 15 seconds, according to Experian Hitwise.

Wells probe

Wells Fargo is negoti ating with Justice to re solve a probe of whether the lender directed blacks to subprime loans, a person familiar with the matter said.

Amazon $222

Shares of Ama zon.comrose 3.9 percent, to a record closing of $222.52 after its Kindle e- reader helped second- quarter sales and profit beat analysts’ estimates.

Jumpin’ Jones

Jones Group’s second- quarter net income fell nearly 80 percent be cause of costs tied to an acquisition, but beat analysts’ expectations. Its shares rose 16 per cent to $12.91.

HomeAway

HomeAway, the on line vacation-rental service that went pub lic last month, said sec ond-quarter profit fell 85 percent.