News To Watch: Facebook Inc (FB) Slam, DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (DVA) Results, Tripadvisor Inc (TRIP) & Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM)

TripAdvisor Buys Niumba.com (Nasdaq)
Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) said Tuesday that it has acquired vacation rentals website Niumba.com. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Niumba features more than 230,000 properties globally and brings to Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) the world’s largest collection of Spanish vacation rentals with more than 120,000 properties in Spain. Niumba will continue to operate as an independent brand and website from its offices in Madrid. The company’s listings will remain on Niumba.com and will soon additionally be featured on Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) and Holiday Lettings.

Lonely Planet Wins 2013 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award for Favorite Guidebook (PRWeb)
Lonely Planet, the world’s #1 guidebook publisher, is proud to announce that it is a winner for the second consecutive year in the second-annual TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards for Travel Favorites. Lonely Planet was overwhelmingly chosen as the “Favorite Guidebook” by those who matter most – travelers themselves. The awards honors the top brands travelers across select global markets prefer to use on their trips. Surveys were conducted in each country using a total panel of more than 3,900 Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) travelers to select a shortlist of brands/products in each category.

Whole Foods Market Reports Second Quarter Results (WSJ)
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) today reported results for the 12-week second quarter ended April 14, 2013. Sales increased 13% to $3.0 billion. Comparable store sales increased 6.9%, and identical store sales, excluding four relocations and one expansion, increased 6.6%. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) increased 18% from the prior year to $305 million or 10.1% of sales, net income increased 21% to $142 million, and diluted earnings per share increased 19% to $0.76.

Disney, Whole Foods in focus after hours (MarketWatch)
With earnings after the bell, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) +0.73% shares were trading near their all-time high. Shares were up 54 cents, or 0.8%, to $65.60 in recent activity. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expect fiscal second-quarter earnings of 77 cents a share on revenue of $10.49 billion. Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) +8.89% is expected to post fiscal second-quarter earnings of 73 cents a share on revenue of $3.04 billion. Other big names reporting quarterly results after the include Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) +7.76%, McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) +0.37% , Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ)+0.83% and Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) -0.72%.