MARKET MOVERS
The clothing company, whose brands include Wrangler, Nautica, and The North Face, said quarterly net rose 17 percent to $129.4 million, or $1.17 per share, thanks partly to strength overseas. The Greensboro, N.C., company, which is buying Timberland Co. for more than $2.2 billion, also raised its 2011 guidance to earnings of $7.50 per share, up from $7.25. The stock hit the highest price since 1980.
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