Outlook roundup: Actuant, Nuance

MILWAUKEE (AP)--Shares of Actuant Corp. fell 10 percent Wednesday as the industrial products maker revised its outlook for fiscal 2009 revenue, citing the weak economy and the credit crisis.

BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP)--Nuance Communications Inc. narrowed its fiscal fourth-quarter revenue outlook on Wednesday and said it now expects a slightly smaller loss for the period than it predicted earlier.

ROCKFORD, Mich. (AP)--Wolverine World Wide Inc., which makes Merrell boots and Hush Puppies shoes, on Wednesday raised its fiscal-year earnings outlook due to strong third-quarter results, but lowered its revenue view amid a difficult economic environment.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)--Health care services company Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. cut its third-quarter profit guidance Wednesday and said it could no longer stand by its fourth-quarter outlook because of lower reimbursements.