Markets Friday, 09/7/2007

Friday, 9/7/2007

| Dow : 13113.38 down 249.97

| S & P : 1453.55 down 25.00

| NASDAQ: 2565.70 down 48.62

| Bond (10Y): 4.38%, 102.94

MARKETS:
Stocks slammed on jobs report
Dow, Nasdaq and S&P all tank after weak employment number raises worries
about the economy; bond prices surge; dollar plummets.

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Dow loses about 250 points as Wall Street ends the week on a sour note after a surprisingly bleak jobs report.

Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 16:05:27 -0400

Dow loses about 250 points as Wall Street ends the week on a sour note
after a surprisingly bleak jobs report.

Midday Report: U.S. stocks drop on jobs shock

11:50 am ET Sep 7, 2007

DJIA

13,165

-197.70

S&P

1,457

-20.82

NASDAQ

2,567

-47.24

10Yr

4.38%

-0.118

U.S. stocks drop on jobs shock

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks sold off Friday in the wake of a surprising decline in
August employment -- the first such drop in nonfarm payrolls in nearly
four years.

Economic Report: U.S. nonfarm payrolls drop by 4,000 in August

WASHINGTON
U.S. employers cut back their hiring in August for the first time in
four years, government data released on Friday showed, a major surprise
that undercuts optimism about the economic outlook and makes a Federal
Reserve interest rate cut later this month much more likely.

Capitol Report: Commentary: Fed has smoking gun to cut rates, if it
wants

WASHINGTON
With payrolls falling in August, the Federal Reserve has the smoking gun
-- the hard evidence of a weaker economy -- that it would need to cut
interest rates.

Hovnanian, Beazer news caps tough week for home builders

BOSTON
Residential builder stocks, which were hit earlier this week by a plunge
in pending home sales, were under pressure again Friday on quarterly
losses and renewed bankruptcy fears.

HSBC facing shareholder pressure for strategy review

LONDON
HSBC has become the latest European target of U.S. activist investor
Knight Vinke after the fund manager revealed it has requested a
"fundamental review" of strategy at Europe's biggest bank.

Dow down more than 200 points, Nasdaq down 2% on jobs report-related selloff. Update soon.

Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007

Dow down more than 200 points, Nasdaq down 2% on jobs report-related
selloff. Update soon.

Breaking News: Employers cut 4,000 jobs in August

Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:47:39 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers cut 4,000 jobs in August, the first
time in four years that monthly hiring contracted, the government said
on Friday in a report certain to boost pressure on Federal Reserve
policymakers to cut interest rates.

Markets Thursday, 09/6/2007

Thursday, 9/6/2007

| Dow : 13363.35 up 57.88

| S & P : 1478.55 up 6.26

| NASDAQ: 2614.32 up 8.37

| Bond (10Y): 4.50%, 101.91

MARKETS:
Stocks rise ahead of jobs report
Major gauges advance as investors gear up for employment report, due
Friday.

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Wall Street switches gears again, stocks higher

> 11:46 am ET Sep 6, 2007
>
> DJIA
>
> 13,364
>
> +59.42
>
> S&P
>
> 1,477
>
> +5.27
>
> NASDAQ
>
> 2,613
>
> +7.55
>
> 10Yr
>
> 4.48%
>
> +0.008
>>
> Wall Street switches gears again, stocks higher
>
>
> NEW YORK
U.S. stocks see-sawed higher Thursday as investors weighed mostly
positive economic data and sales figures from retailers including Dow
component Wal-Mart against ongoing credit market and housing worries.

> New foreclosures set record in latest MBA survey
>
> CHICAGO
The number of mortgage loans entering the foreclosure process in the
second quarter set another record, according to the latest data from the
Mortgage Bankers Association.

> Economic Report: Productivity revised up to 2.6% in second quarter
>
> WASHINGTON
The U.S. economy is more productive than suspected, but upward pressure
remained on wages.

> Economic Report: Services sector cutting jobs in August, ISM says
>
> WASHINGTON
Nonmanufacturing sectors of the U.S. economy reduced employment for the
first time in three years, according to the Institute for Supply
Management index for August released Thursday.
>
> Back-to-school and luxury shopping lifts retailers' August sales
>
> NEW YORK
Back-to-school purchases and luxury shopping bolstered U.S. retailers'
August same-store sales, even amid concern about a slowing housing
market and consumer spending.

Fred Thompson makes his candidacy for president official

BREAKING NEWS

September 5, 2007

Fred Thompson makes his candidacy for president official

Fred Thompson, veteran actor and former Republican senator, launched his
bid for the presidency on the "Tonight Show" Wednesday.

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Markets Wednesday, 09/5/2007

Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007

| Dow : 13305.47 down 143.39

| S & P : 1472.29 down 17.13

| NASDAQ : 2605.95 down 24.29

| Bond (10Y): 4.46%, 102.25

MARKETS:
Wall Street's tough day
Market  pummeled on weak ADP employment report, drop in pending home
sales, bank woes, worries the Fed won't cut rates.

U.S. stocks slide further after drop in home sales

11:51 am ET Sep 5, 2007

DJIA

13,267

-181.52

S&P

1,469

-20.25

NASDAQ

2,607

-22.83

10Yr

4.47%

-0.087

U.S. stocks slide further after drop in home sales

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks furthered early declines Wednesday after an index of
existing home sales fell to September 2001 levels and a separate gauge
of employment prompted downward revisions ahead of the government's
nonfarm payrolls report for August.

July pending home sales index falls 12.2%, Realtors report

WASHINGTON
The U.S. housing market showed signs of major disruption in July, with a
12.2% monthly decline in contract signings on existing homes -- the
largest drop since the pending homes sales index started in 2001, the
National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday.

Hawk's wariness hints at rate pause for ECB on Thursday

LONDON
The Deutsche mark no longer exists, but the Bundesbank does, and its
president made the most explosive if not most publicized comment at the
recent gathering of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Mattel's shares off 4% after third recall of China-made toys

NEW YORK
Shares of Mattel Inc. fell in Wednesday morning trading after the
world's largest toymaker announced its third significant recall of toys
made in China in just over a month, this time involving its flagship
Barbie brand.

The Ratings Game: Long-term metals prices to keep pace with costs,
Merrill says

LONDON
Merrill Lynch on Wednesday upgraded long-term price forecasts for a
range of industrial metals and related commodities, citing rising
capital-spending and structural costs due primarily to China's
continuing ravenous appetite for these materials.

Markets Tuesday, 09/4/2007

Tuesday, 9/4/2007

| Dow : 13448.86 up 91.12

| S & P : 1489.42 up 15.43

| NASDAQ: 2630.24 up 33.88

| Bond (10Y): 4.55%, 101.56

MARKETS:
Stocks surge into September
Nasdaq soars, broader market gains helped by good news from Apple and
Yahoo; higher oil lifts energy shares.

AP: Mattel to announce huge recall

-----Original Message-----
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007
BREAKING NEWS

Mattel to announce huge recall

The Associated Press has learned that Mattel will announce the recall of
a third batch of Chinese-made toys Wednesday. The recall is expected to
include several hundred thousand units.

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Nasdaq paces Wall Street gains; data support Fed cut scenario

11:51 am ET Sep 4, 2007

DJIA

13,393

+35.93

S&P

1,484

+10.06

NASDAQ

2,623

+27.50

10Yr

4.56%

+0.027

Nasdaq paces Wall Street gains; data support Fed cut scenario

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks traded higher Tuesday as economic data came in largely as
expected, offering investors little reason to shake the generally held
view that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates when it meets in
two weeks.

Economic Preview: Data look fine, but Fed will probably cut anyway

WASHINGTON
Investors will pore over the economic data in the coming week, looking
for reasons the Federal Reserve should or shouldn't cut interest rates.
But the data will probably be irrelevant to the decision.

Deutsche Bank CEO see signs markets are stabilizing

LONDON
The chief executive of Deutsche Bank on Tuesday said there were signs
that financial markets were stabilizing, adding that Germany's largest
bank never had problems of funding, even during the worst of the recent
crisis.

Hurricane Felix makes landfall in Central America

NEW YORK
After making landfall in northeastern Nicaragua as a powerful Category 5
storm, Hurricane Felix has weakened somewhat to Category 3, with top
sustained winds near 120 miles per hour, according to the National
Hurricane Center.

Carlyle Group turns to smaller scale deals in China

HONG KONGCarlyle Group LLC plans to invest $20 million in China-based
language school operator NeWorld Education Group, according to a
published report.

ISM manufacturing index falls in Aug. about in line with forecasts; construction spending weakest in 6 months, AP reports.

Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007

ISM manufacturing index falls in Aug. about in line with forecasts;
construction spending weakest in 6 months, AP reports.

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Breaking News Mon., September 3, 2007

Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007

PRESIDENT BUSH IS IN IRAQ ON A SURPRISE VISIT; THIS IS HIS THIRD VISIT
TO THE COUNTRY