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posted by John @ 5/04/2007 07:21:00 PM
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4:30 pm ET May 4, 2007
DJIA
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+23.24
S&P
1,505
+3.23
NASDAQ
2,572
+6.69
10Yr
4.64%
-0.034
Yahoo stock sizzles, then fizzles, on Microsoft buyout reports
NEW YORK
Shares of Yahoo Inc. surged Friday on reports it was in talks about a
possible combination with Microsoft, but gave up nearly half the gains
late in the day after a new report said the talks were no longer
ongoing.
Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks rise, gain on the week, amid merger-mania
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks rose slightly Friday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial
Average to record highs and locking in solid weekly gains, after a weak
April jobs report was offset by merger reports, including one that
Microsoft Corp. was in talks to buy Yahoo Inc., and news that Reuters
Group Plc has been approached by a potential buyer.
posted by John @ 5/04/2007 07:17:00 PM
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Date: 4 May 2007
posted by John @ 5/04/2007 04:08:00 PM
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11:41 am ET May 4, 2007
DJIA
13,269
+27.79
S&P
1,507
+5.27
NASDAQ
2,574
+9.29
10Yr
4.64%
-0.034
U.S. stocks rise as merger news offset weak jobs
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks opened higher Friday, as merger news - including a report
that Microsoft Corp. wants to discuss buying Yahoo Inc., and news that
Reuters Group Plc has also been approached by a potential buyer --
overshadowed a weak jobs report.
Capitol Report: Weak U.S. payroll report boosts odds of rate cuts later
WASHINGTON
The U.S. economic slowdown finally showed up in the jobs number in
April, with a rising unemployment rate, weak job growth and a falling
number of hours worked.
Yahoo stock sizzles on Microsoft buyout talk
NEW YORK
Shares of Yahoo Inc. surged more than 17% on Friday after reports that
Microsoft may try to buy the Internet-search firm after being beaten to
other deals by Google Inc.
Reuters shares surge on offer said to be from Thomson
LONDON
Shares of Reuters Group on Friday surged after disclosing that a suitor,
reportedly Canada's Thomson Corp., has cooked up a takeover bid worth
over $15 billion, the second time this week there's been a move that
would shake up how business news is delivered around the globe.
posted by John @ 5/04/2007 12:21:00 PM
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Date: Fri, 04 May 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy added a weaker-than-expected 88,000 jobs
in
April, the slimmest gain in more than two years, as employment fell in
retail and manufacturing, and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.5%, a
Labor
Department showed Friday.
posted by John @ 5/04/2007 10:56:00 AM
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Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 08:32:45 -0400
April jobs growth slows to 88,000, missing analyst estimates.
Unemployment rate rises to 4.5%.
posted by John @ 5/04/2007 08:53:00 AM
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Date: Fri, 04 May 2007
NEWS
U.N. climate report deal reached
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Delegates at an international conference on climate change brokered a
blueprint Friday for combatting global warming, resisting pressure from
China
to tone down language on cutting emissions of heat-trapping gases.
Republicans focus on Iraq in first debate
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Most of the Republican presidential hopefuls stood by President Bush's
policy
in Iraq while trying to grab a piece of Ronald Reagan's popular legacy
Thursday in their first face-to-face debate of the 2008 campaign.
Phones studied as attack detector
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The government is researching whether the best defense against a
chemical, biological or radiological attack might one day be right in
everyone's hands
or on their ears. Homeland Security officials are looking into
outfitting cellphones with detectors that would alert emergency
responders to
radiological isotopes, toxic chemicals and biological agents such as
anthrax.
posted by John @ 5/04/2007 08:52:00 AM
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4:30 pm ET May 3, 2007
DJIA
13,241
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S&P
1,502
+6.47
NASDAQ
2,565
+7.62
10Yr
4.67%
+0.028
U.S. stocks rise after slew of data
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks rose modestly on Thursday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial
Average to another record close, as mostly upbeat economic data helped
offset a big earnings miss from General Motors Corp.
Buffett an unlikely bidder for family-controlled Dow Jones
SAN FRANCISCO
Warren Buffett probably won't bid for Dow Jones & Co. because the
billionaire investor tries to avoid overpaying for acquisitions and
rarely gets involved in competitive auctions, investors said ahead of
Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting this weekend.
posted by John @ 5/03/2007 06:41:00 PM
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Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 16:00:46 -0400
Dow posts record close for 3rd straight day, S&P ends at 1500 for 1st
time since 2000, Nasdaq finishes at 6-year high.
posted by John @ 5/03/2007 04:19:00 PM
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11:45 am ET May 3, 2007
DJIA
13,227
+15.27
S&P
1,501
+5.44
NASDAQ
2,566
+8.22
10Yr
4.68%
+0.034
TRADING CENTER
U.S. stocks rise after slew of data
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, boosted by mostly upbeat economic data,
although the advance was somewhat capped by news that General Motors
Corp.'s first-quarter profit suffered a year-over-year decline of 90%.
posted by John @ 5/03/2007 01:00:00 PM
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Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 12:03:59 -0400
NASA says former Mercury 7 astronaut Wally Schirra has died at 84. As
part of the Mercury 7 team he orbited the earth six times in one of
NASA's early manned space missions.
posted by John @ 5/03/2007 12:58:00 PM
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Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 06:04:50 -0500
NEWS
Mentally ill die 25 years earlier, on average
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Adults with serious mental illness treated in public systems die about
25
years earlier than Americans overall, a gap that's widened since the
early '90s when major mental disorders cut life spans by 10 to 15
years,
according to a report due Monday.
Iraq veto stands; Dems vow new push to end war
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Congressional leaders from both parties predicted quick approval of
emergency
funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on Wednesday,
after
the House fell 62 votes short of overriding President Bush's veto of a
bill
setting a deadline for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
MONEY
Fund's value rises when Castro ails
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Some stocks and the mutual funds that own them rise and fall in response
to
earnings or new-product announcements. Then there's the Herzfeld
Caribbean
Basin fund (ticker: CUBA). It tends to gain and drop according to the
health
of Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Corporate guru sees trouble in globalization
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Whenever U.S. corporations establish factories overseas, they can count
on
taking flak from labor unions, lawmakers and left-of-center economists.
posted by John @ 5/03/2007 09:51:00 AM
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4:30 pm ET May 2, 2007
DJIA
13,211
+75.74
S&P
1,495
+9.62
NASDAQ
2,557
+26.31
10Yr
4.65%
+0.004
U.S. stocks rally, with media deals at center stage
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial
Average to record highs, thanks to deal speculation in the media sector,
stronger-than-expected factory data, and Time Warner Inc.'s earnings
report.
Dow Jones shareholders powerless on News Corp. bid
LOS ANGELES
Holding on to Dow Jones & Co. stock in the hopes that shareholder groups
will come to the rescue and press the Bancroft family into selling to
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.?
Dow Jones mulls Murdoch offer
NEW YORK
Dow Jones & Co.'s board is meeting on Wednesday to discuss the $5
billion unsolicited bid from media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.,
for the publisher of the Wall Street Journal, CNBC reported. See
Economic Report: Biggest gain in factory orders in a year in March
WASHINGTON
Orders for U.S.-made factory goods rose 3.1% in March, the biggest gain
in a year, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
posted by John @ 5/02/2007 08:04:00 PM
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Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 05:52:40 -0500
U.S. diplomats return from Iraq with PTSD
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U.S. diplomats are returning from Iraq with the same debilitating,
stress-
related symptoms that have afflicted many U.S. troops, prompting the
State
Department to order a mental health survey of 1,400 employees who have
completed assignments there.
Older, dangerous drivers a growing problem
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As his 90-year-old neighbor struggled last May to set out on a morning
drive
to the store, David Prager began to worry.
Heart attack survival rises
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A sharp drop in heart attack deaths in more than a dozen countries
coincides
with global efforts to make sure patients receive proven treatments,
doctors
report today.
MONEY
Option bets before Murdoch announcement prompt suspicion
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Investors quietly betting on a big spike in Dow Jones' stock ahead of
Tuesday's news have raised suspicions that the surprise bid from News
Corp.
wasn't such a surprise.
Best way to buy value stocks is via an ETF or mutual fund
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Q: How do you recommend learning how to read companies' annual reports
and
balance sheets to learn about a company? And how much stock (no pun
intended)
do you put in value-investing?
posted by John @ 5/02/2007 01:24:00 PM
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11:41 am ET May 2, 2007
DJIA
13,209
+73.70
S&P
1,495
+8.96
NASDAQ
2,553
+21.65
10Yr
4.65%
+0.008
Biggest gain in factory orders in a year in March
WASHINGTON
Orders for U.S.-made factory goods rose 3.1% in March, the biggest gain
in a year, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
Market Snapshot: Stocks rally with media deals at center stage
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks rallied early on Wednesday, lifted by deal speculation in
the media sector, stronger-than-expected factory data, and a favorable
reaction to Time Warner Inc.'s latest earnings report.
Time Warner profit declines, cable boosts revenue
CHICAGO
Time Warner, Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit dropped
18% on the effect of special items, though revenue was higher, lifted by
another strong performance at the company's cable operations.
Dow Jones mulls Murdoch offer; family to reject
CHICAGO
Dow Jones & Co. on Tuesday said media magnate Rupert Murdoch has made a
$5 billion unsolicited bid for the publisher of the Wall Street Journal,
but the family that controls the company indicated that it will narrowly
vote against the offer.
Sprint Nextel moves to a loss
WASHINGTON
Sprint Nextel Corp. said Wednesday it lost more than $200 million in the
first quarter, as the nation's third largest wireless-phone company lost
key customers to rivals and invested more money in its network.
posted by John @ 5/02/2007 01:11:00 PM
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Date: Tue, 1 May 2007
| Dow : 13136.14 up 73.23
| S & P : 1486.30 up 3.93
|
| NASDAQ: 2531.53 up 6.44
| Bond (10Y): 4.64%, 99.88
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MARKETS:
Dow hits record again Blue-chip barometer finds momentum at the end of a
choppy session, ending with a record for the 4th out of 5 sessions.
posted by John @ 5/01/2007 07:26:00 PM
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11:41 am ET May 1, 2007
DJIA
13,106
+43.48
S&P
1,482
+0.39
NASDAQ
2,522
-2.75
10Yr
4.66%
+0.032
U.S. stocks mixed after economic data
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks turned mixed on Tuesday, after a much stronger-than-expected
manufacturing report and a further weak indications on housing revived
concerns that inflationary pressures might prevent the Federal Reserve
from jolting a flagging economy by cutting interest rates.
April auto sales expected to be weakest in years
SAN FRANCISCO
Automakers are scheduled to report U.S. sales for April on Tuesday with
Ford Motor Co. expected to lead what some are calling one of the worst
months for the auto industry in years.
posted by John @ 5/01/2007 12:39:00 PM
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05/01/2007
Colonel's gamble pays off in Iraq
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When U.S. strategy in Iraq called for pulling American forces back to
large, heavily protected bases last year, Army Col. Sean MacFarland was
moving in the opposite direction. He built small, more vulnerable combat
outposts in
Ramadi's most dangerous neighborhoods - places where al-Qaeda had taken
root.
Foreigners seeking high-skilled worker visas hope to beat the odds
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From high-heeled fashion models to high-skilled techies, foreign workers
are waiting this month to hear whether they've won an unprecedented
lottery for temporary U.S. work visas. The lottery is in response to an
overwhelming demand for 65,000 high-skilled worker visas. More than
123,000 applications arrived at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services in the first 48 hours
after the April 1 filing date.
Va. Tech's solidarity impresses potential freshmen
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High school senior Olivia Marshall already had been leaning toward
accepting
an admission offer from Virginia Tech. After the deadly shootings last
month,
her resolve was even stronger. "Everyone seemed really united. They all
just
seemed like really strong, great people," she said.
MONEY
Here comes $3 gas again, and it could get worse
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If the price at your local gas station isn't topping $3 already, it
likely will soon.
FDA widens Chinese import alert
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The Food and Drug Administration is enforcing a new import alert that
greatly
expands its curtailment of some food ingredients imported from China,
authorizing border inspectors to detain ingredients used in everything
from
noodles to breakfast bars.
posted by John @ 5/01/2007 12:00:00 PM
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4:30 pm ET Apr 30, 2007
DJIA
13,062
-58.03
S&P
1,482
-11.70
NASDAQ
2,525
-32.12
10Yr
4.63%
-0.068
U.S. stocks fall on weak data; April ends on record gains
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks fell on Monday, as investors consolidated some of the hefty
gains posted in April, while weighing a slew of data revealing not only
tame inflation but also a weakening economy.
Economic Report: U.S. consumer spending sluggish in March
WASHINGTON
Consumers may have come into March roaring like lions but they certainly
left the month like lambs.
Vacation-home sales set record in 2006; investment deals tumble
CHICAGO
A sharp drop in investment-home sales offset a record number of
vacation-home purchases to bring down the overall share of second-home
purchases in 2006, the National Association of Realtors reported
Monday.
posted by John @ 4/30/2007 07:24:00 PM
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posted by John @ 4/30/2007 02:27:00 PM
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11:40 am ET Apr 30, 2007
DJIA
13,129
+8.78
S&P
1,493
-0.15
NASDAQ
2,551
-5.64
10Yr
4.63%
-0.064
Stocks mixed after weak economic data
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday, as investors weighed a slew of data
revealing not only tame inflation but also weak spending, manufacturing
and construction data, while upbeat earnings from Verizon Communication
and a share buyback from Merrill Lynch failed to provide much support.
Economic Report: U.S. consumer spending sluggish in March
WASHINGTON
Consumers may have come into March roaring like lions but they certainly
left the month like lambs.
posted by John @ 4/30/2007 12:13:00 PM
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