Markets Thursday, 12/21/2006

Thursday, 12/21/2006

| Dow : 12421.25 down 42.62

| S & P : 1418.30 down 5.23

| NASDAQ: 2415.85 down 11.76

| Bond (10Y): 4.54%, 100.59

MARKETS:
Stocks slide on economic woes
Major gauges decline after regional manufacturing index posts surprise
drop, GDP growth slower than expected; oil sinks $1.