Markets Friday, 04/6/2007

Friday, 4/6/2007

| Dow : 12560.20 up 30.15

| S & P : 1443.76 up 4.39

| NASDAQ: 2471.34 up 12.65

| Bond (10Y): 4.75%, 99.00

MARKETS:
Stocks set for big week
Strong jobs report Friday could see stocks fully recover from February's
big sell-off; earnings, consumer sentiment on tap.

NEWS:
Jobs much stronger than expected
Growth in payrolls well above forecasts, unemployment rate drops; Fed
seen on hold.

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Treasurys tumble as March jobs growth exceeds expectations

Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:01:04 (GMT)
12:00 am ET Apr 5, 2007

DJIA

12,560

+30.15

S&P

1,443

+4.39

NASDAQ

2,471

+12.65

10Yr

4.67%

+0.022

Treasurys tumble as March jobs growth exceeds expectations

NEW YORK
Treasury prices closed sharply lower Friday, sending yields higher,
after the U.S. employment report for March showed the economy adding far
more jobs than had been expected, raising concerns that the Federal
Reserve's next move will be to raise interest rates and not cut them.

Economic Report: March payrolls up 180,000; jobless rate ticks down to
4.4%

WASHINGTON
The nation's labor market remained tight in March with few signs of
weakness in hiring, the Labor Department reported Friday.

Currencies: Dollar surges against rival currencies after March jobs
report

NEW YORK
The dollar surged against the other major global currencies Friday,
rallying after the March jobs report showed the U.S. economy adding far
more jobs than expected.

Treasury bonds sink, stock futures rally after stronger-than-expected jobs report.

Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007

Treasury bonds sink, stock futures rally after stronger-than-expected
jobs report.

Markets Thursday, 04/5/2007

Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007

| Dow : 12560.20 up 30.15

| S & P : 1443.76 up 4.39

| NASDAQ: 2471.34 up 12.65

| Bond (10Y): 4.67%, 99.56

MARKETS:
Dow makes it six straight
Major gauges climb as investors scoop up shares ahead of 3-day holiday
weekend; jobs report due.

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Date: 5 Apr 2007 17:27:48 -0000
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Midday Report: U.S. stocks mixed ahead of Easter break

11:41 am ET Apr 5, 2007

DJIA

12,521

-8.29

S&P

1,439

+0.48

NASDAQ

2,462

+3.39

10Yr

4.66%

+0.006

U.S. stocks mixed ahead of Easter break

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks were mixed in late morning trade Thursday, as the Dow Jones
Industrial Average broke from a 5-session winning streak, with price
action restrained ahead of the three-day Easter holiday.

Economic Report: U.S. first-time jobless claims up 11,000 in final week
of March

WASHINGTON
The number of Americans signing up for state unemployment benefits crept
back up last week, indicating some slack in the U.S. labor market, Labor
Department data showed Thursday.

Oil ends lower as Iran set to free U.K. troops; gas prices rally

4:30 pm ET Apr 4, 2007

DJIA

12,530

+19.75

S&P

1,439

+1.60

NASDAQ

2,458

+8.36

10Yr

4.65%

-0.012

Oil ends lower as Iran set to free U.K. troops; gas prices rally

SAN FRANCISCO
Crude-oil futures closed lower Wednesday after Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad said he would release 15 U.K. Navy personnel being held
captive by Tehran, apparently ending a diplomatic crisis that had raised
investor concerns about oil supplies in the region.

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks close slightly higher after weak data; oil
drops

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks rose slightly on Wednesday, after a raft of economic reports
- on the service-sector, employment and factory orders -- came in
weaker-than-expected and tempered an earlier boost from falling crude
oil prices.

The Fed: Subprime sector woes have Fed's attention: Fisher

WASHINGTON
The damage to the financial system from the woes in the market for
riskier types of mortgages is largely contained but bears close
scrutiny, said Richard Fisher, the president of the Dallas Fed bank, on
Wednesday.

Obama rivals Clinton in fundraising

BREAKING NEWS

April 4, 2007

Obama rivals Clinton in fundraising

Democrat Barack Obama raked in $25 million for his presidential bid in
the first three months of 2007, placing him on par with front-runner
Hillary Rodham Clinton and dashing her image as the party's inevitable
nominee.

Oil falls with Iran set to free British troops; gas prices rally

11:40 am ET Apr 4, 2007

DJIA

12,525

+14.71

S&P

1,438

+0.42

NASDAQ

2,456

+5.71

10Yr

4.64%

-0.028

Oil falls with Iran set to free British troops; gas prices rally

SAN FRANCISCO
Crude-oil futures fell Wednesday after Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad said he would release 15 U.K. Navy personnel being held
captive by Tehran, seemingly putting an end to a diplomatic crisis that
had threatened oil supplies in the region.

NewsWatch: DaimlerChrysler CEO confirms talks to sell Chrysler

LONDON
DaimlerChrysler on Wednesday confirmed the auto industry's worst-kept
secret -- it's in talks to sell all or part of Chrysler.

Breaking News

Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he has pardoned the 15
British sailors and marines detained last month and will set them free.

Stock futures turn higher, oil lower after Iran indicates it will free British sailors.

Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007

Stock futures turn higher, oil lower after Iran indicates it will free
British sailors.

MarketsTuesday, 04/3/2007

Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007

| Dow : 12510.30 up 128.00

| S & P : 1437.77 up 13.22

|NASDAQ: 2450.33 up 28.07

| Bond (10Y): 4.66%, 99.66

MARKETS:
Wall Street's terrific Tuesday
Major stock gauges jump as investors welcome falling oil prices and rise
in housing market report.

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Breaking News: Shots fired at CNN center

BREAKING NEWS

April 3, 2007

Breaking News: Shots fired at CNN center

There's been a shooting incident at the building complex in Atlanta that
houses the headquarters of CNN.

Stricter emission limits get a boost

Si4/3/2007
NEWS

France breaks world speed record for rail trains
---------------------------------------------
A French train with a 25,000-horsepower engine and special wheels broke
the
world speed record Tuesday for conventional rail trains, reaching 357.2
mph as
it zipped through the countryside to the applause of spectators.

Official: Diplomat let go; freedom of 5 other Iranians sought
---------------------------------------------
An Iranian diplomat kidnapped two months ago in Iraq has been released,
Iran's
official news agency reported Tuesday, citing informed sources in the
capital
Tehran. Jalal Sharafi, the second secretary at the Iranian Embassy in
Baghdad,
will return to Tehran later Tuesday, the Islamic Republic News Agency
reported.

Tsunami leaves thousands homeless
---------------------------------------------
Some of the thousands left homeless by a tsunami ventured back into the
devastated Solomon Islands town of Gizo Tuesday, picking their way
through the
ruins of stores in search of food and water.

MONEY

Stricter emission limits get a boost
---------------------------------------------
A Supreme Court ruling Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency
can
regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases galvanized groups
that have
long sought to limit emissions from new cars and trucks.

Markets Monday, 04/2/2007

Monday, 04/2/2007

| Dow : 12382.30 up 27.95

| S & P : 1424.55 up 3.69

| NASDAQ: 2422.26 up 0.62

| Bond (10Y): 4.64%, 99.84

MARKETS:
Dow gains at end of mixed day
Blue chip average musters up advance at end of choppy session in which
investors eyed seesawing oil prices, drop in manufacturing index, M&A
news.

Net Stocks: Google falls, but Net stocks start the day higher

10:50 am ET Apr 2, 2007

DJIA

12,338

-15.36

S&P

1,420

-0.13

NASDAQ

2,416

-4.65

10Yr

4.64%

-0.008

Google falls, but Internet issues trade higher

SAN FRANCISCO
Shares of larger Internet companies were trading slightly higher in
early Monday with Google Inc. off slightly after a report suggested it
has joined the bidding to buy the Internet advertising firm DoubleClick
Inc.

Sub-prime lender New Century Financial files for bankruptcy...

Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007

Sub-prime lender New Century Financial files for bankruptcy, Reuters
reports.

Markets turn negative on unexpectedly weak manufacturing report.

Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007

Markets turn negative on unexpectedly weak manufacturing report.