Tuesday, January 22, 2008

McClatchy Company (MNI) shares plunge again, down nearly 5 percent in one day


McClatchy MNI shares closed at $9.59 Tuesday, down 49 cents from Friday’s close. That is a drop of 4.86% on the day. For perspective, the DOW was down 1.06% on the day. MNI may have taken an extra hard hit due to concerns of industry-wide problems. Today, rival Lee said its quarterly profit fell 17 percent to 22.1 million, or 49 cents a share. The above chart shows the decline in McClatchy shares over the past one year.