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Apollo Group Inc. shares fell as much as 11% to $18.65 Wednesday as investors reacted to the company's weaker earnings outlook in the face of further enrollment declines. The for-profit educator, which operates the University of Phoenix, released its fiscal first-quarter results after the close Tuesday. It reported adjusted earnings of $1.22 a share, which beat the 90-cent consensus among analysts polled by FactSet. But revenue fell nearly 11% to $1.06 billion and enrollment fell 14%, a third consecutive quarterly decline, prompting the company to cut its full-year operating earnings outlook to $500 million to $550 million from its previous estimate of $525 million to $575 million. Apollo shares have fallen 67% over the past 12 months. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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