Sears Holdings (SHLD) pops on General Growth hookup

Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) shares spiked 4.9% to $43.39. The company said it has a agreed to partner with real-estate investment trust General Growth Properties Inc. in a real estate joint venture intended to give the struggling retailer financial flexibility. Share volume was 1.4 million, compared to an all-day average of 662,000