Stock Market News Briefs: Deere & Company, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., Host Marriott Financial Trust, Toyota Motor Corporation, NICE-Systems Limited

•  Host Hotels & Resorts (HST: 11.81 +0.19 +1.64%) reported fourth-quarter EPS of $0.19, in line with Zacks estimates. Sales in the quarter fell 16.8% year-over-year to $1.33 billion, but were in line with Zacks estimates

•  Reports says Toyota (TM: 74.15 -1.86 -2.45%) is considering a recall of its popular Corolla subcompact following complaints regarding the car’s power steering

•  Dollar Thrifty Automotive (DTG: 30.25 +2.36 +8.46%) reported fourth-quarter EPS of $0.42, beating Zacks estimates of a $0.08 per share loss, while sales fell 3% to $345.3 million

•  Nice Systems (NICE: 31.09 +0.84 +2.78%) posted fourth-quarter EPS of $0.45, beating Zacks estimates of $0.35, and sales fell 2.6% to $158.8 million, versus Zacks estimates of $156 million

•  Deere & Company (DE: 56.48 +2.70 +5.02%) reports fiscal first-quarter EPS of $0.57, sharply ahead of Zacks estimates of $0.19. Sales in the quarter fell 6% to $4.84 billion, and were ahead of Zacks estimates of $4.43 billion