Bridgepoint Rises After Being Named Best Stock Pick

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Bridgepoint Education Inc. rose the most in more than six months after the company was picked as the best investment idea at the Ira Sohn conference today in New York.

Bridgepoint gained as much as 15 percent, the most since Nov. 2, and rose $2.37, or 12 percent, to $22.84 at 3:40 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.