Markets Friday, 10/12/2007

Friday, 10/12/2007

| Dow : 14093.08 up 77.96

| S & P : 1561.80 up 7.39

| NASDAQ: 2805.68 up 33.48

| Bond (10Y): 4.68%, 100.50

MARKETS:
Techs spark stock rally
Wall Street recharges the run, with technology leading the way on
potential software-sector merger, McDonald's forecast, strong economic
news; oil closes at all-time high.

U.S. stocks close with fractional weekly gains

4:02 pm ET Oct 12, 2007

DJIA

14,093

+77.96

S&P

1,561

+7.39

NASDAQ

2,805

+33.48

10Yr

4.69%

+0.028

U.S. stocks close with fractional weekly gains

NEW YORK
After a day of upheaval, U.S. stocks on Friday closed the week with
modest weekly gains across the major indexes, with investors heartened
by positive economic data that included healthy retail sales in
September and in-line results from industrial bellwether General
Electric Co.

Futures Movers: Crude ends at front-month record high after earlier
topping $84

SAN FRANCISCO
Crude-oil futures finished at a new front-month record high Friday,
after briefly trading above the $84-a-barrel level for the first time,
as the first decline in U.S. crude supplies in three weeks fueled supply
concerns.

Oracle offers to buy BEA Sytems; price rejected as too low

SAN FRANCISCO
Oracle Corp is offering to buy BEA Systems Inc. for $6.7 billion -- a
price that the software maker rejected Friday afternoon as one that
"significantly undervalues" the company.

Economic Report: U.S. retail sales surprisingly strong in September, up
0.6%

WASHINGTON
Consumers spent freely in September, even as wholesale prices surged at
the fastest rate since January, the government said Friday.

Wall Street rise on retail sales

11:56 am ET Oct 12, 2007

DJIA

14,079

+64.54

S&P

1,561

+7.12

NASDAQ

2,802

+30.19

10Yr

4.66%

-0.002

Wall Street rise on retail sales

NEW YORK
After a day of upheaval, U.S. stocks on Friday moved in positive
territory, with investors heartened by positive economic data that
included healthy retail sales in September and in-line results from
economic bellwether General Electric Co.

Economic Report: U.S. retail sales surprisingly strong in September, up
0.6%

WASHINGTON
U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in September, rising 0.6%
on strong sales of gasoline, automobiles and food, the Commerce
Department reported Friday.

Economic Report: U.S. PPI rises 1.1% in September; core rate up just
0.1%

WASHINGTON
U.S. producer prices rose a larger-than-expected 1.1% in September, but
core inflation increased a tame 0.1%, the Labor Department reported
Friday.

Big shakeup at Citigroup

SAN FRANCISCO
Citigroup Inc. said Thursday that it has merged its investment-banking
and alternative-investments businesses into an Institutional Clients
Group headed by newcomer Vikram Pandit.

Oil prices hit a record high Friday of $83.95 in midday trading.

Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:05:55 -0400

Oil prices hit a record high Friday of $83.95 in midday trading.

Breaking News: Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize

Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:12:34 -0500

OSLO, Norway - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace
Prize
Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change
and to lay the foundations for fighting it.

Markets Thursday, 10/11/2007

Thursday, 10/11/2007

| Dow : 14015.12 down 63.57

| S & P : 1554.41 down 8.06

| NASDAQ: 2772.20 down 39.41

| Bond (10Y): 4.63%, 100.88

MARKETS:
Dow hits record, retreats
Industrial average and S&P 500 slump after hitting intra-day records;
technology-fueled Nasdaq leads pullback.

U.S. stocks hit new highs after Wal-Mart hikes forecast

11:51 am ET Oct 11, 2007

DJIA

14,150

+71.94

S&P

1,571

+9.39

NASDAQ

2,828

+17.07

10Yr

4.69%

+0.044

U.S. stocks hit new highs after Wal-Mart hikes forecast

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks on Thursday climbed to new heights after Wal-Mart Stores
Inc., the world's biggest retailer, hiked its profit expectations for
the third quarter and data cast a more positive light on the economy.

Economic Report: Growth in exports shrinks U.S. trade gap to $57.6
billion

WASHINGTON
Boosted by a weaker dollar, the U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $57.6
billion in August from $59 billion in July, the Commerce Department
reported Thursday.

Wal-Mart raises profit forecast; September sales miss

NEW YORK
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, raised its
third-quarter profit forecast even as it posted smaller-than-expected
September same-store sales and said customers remain concerned about
their finances.

Union announces labor deal with Chrysler

SAN FRANCISCO
It didn't take long for the United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC to
realize both sides would be better off if the rank-and-file went back to
work.

Crude prices edge up further after surprise drop in crude inventories.

Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:32:57 -0400

Crude prices edge up further after surprise drop in crude inventories.

Breaking News: Chrysler, UAW reach tentative contract deal

Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:16:55 -0500

DETROIT (AP) - The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative
four-year
contract with Chrysler Wednesday, hours after going out on strike and
the same
day General Motors workers ratified a separate four-year pact. UAW
President
Ron Gettelfinger said the strike against Chrysler LLC would end
immediately
and workers should report for their next available shift.

Markets Wednesday, 10/10/2007

Wednesday, 10/10/2007

| Dow : 14078.69 down 85.84

| S & P : 1562.47 down 2.68

| NASDAQ: 2811.61 up 7.70

| Bond (10Y): 4.65%, 100.75

MARKETS:
Dow dips after record
Blue chips struggle after Alcoa's earnings miss, Boeing's delivery
delays, oil company warnings; Nasdaq ekes out new 6-1/2 year high.

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Police: Ohio gunman kills himself

BREAKING NEWS

October 10, 2007

Police: Ohio gunman kills himself...

Police say the gunman who opened fire at a Cleveland high school is dead
and appears to have shot himself.

Breaking News: Gunfire erupts at Cleveland high school

Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:48:09 -0500

CLEVELAND (AP) - A gunman opened fire in a downtown high school on
Wednesday, and Mayor Frank Jackson says three young people were taken
to a hospital.

News Alert! High School Shooting In Cleveland

Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007

A 14-year-old student went on a shooting rampage this afternoon inside
of an East Cleveland and shot two teachers

Noose At Columbia U. Stirs Tensions

Breaking News
October 10, 2007
Noose At Columbia U. Stirs Tensions

Police are investigating the discovery of a hangman's noose left on the
office door of a black professor at Columbia University in New York.
Graduate students have threatened a strike if the school does not
respond appropriately.

Warnings and misses send Wall Street lower

11:51 am ET Oct 10, 2007

DJIA

14,082

-81.86

S&P

1,560

-4.26

NASDAQ

2,805

+1.80

10Yr

4.64%

-0.009

Warnings and misses send Wall Street lower

NEW YORK
Wall Street on Wednesday gave back a piece of Tuesday's record gains
after blue-chip aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. fell short of earnings
estimates and International Paper Co. issued a profit warning.

Sophisticated Investor: Bonds for newborns won't raise a nation of
savers

SANTA MONICA, Calif.
Instead of getting money from the government when you retire, there's a
movement afoot to get money when you are born. That's right, the
government is considering issuing "baby bonds" to all Americans at birth
that would mature when an individual turns 18.

MGM Mirage plans massive Atlantic City complex

CHICAGO
MGM Mirage is taking its building spree on the road, announcing
Wednesday that it plans to construct a gambling, hotel and retail
complex for $4.5 billion to $5 billion in Atlantic City.

Markets Tuesday, 10/9/2007

Tuesday, 10/9/2007

| Dow : 14164.53 up 120.80

| S & P : 1565.15 up 12.57

| NASDAQ: 2803.91 up 16.54

| Bond (10Y): 4.65%, 100.75

MARKETS:
Dow, S&P break records
Blue-chip averages hit intraday and closing highs after minutes from
last central bank meeting add to bets that the Fed can lower rates again
this year.

Fed calls housing sector 'exceptionally weak' at Sept. 18 meeting that led to half-point rate cut.

Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007

Fed calls housing sector 'exceptionally weak' at Sept. 18 meeting that
led to half-point rate cut.

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Markets Monday, 10/8/2007

Monday, 10/8/2007

| Dow : 14043.73 down 22.28

| S & P : 1552.58 down 5.01

| NASDAQ: 2787.37 up 7.05

| Bond (10Y): 4.64%, 100.84

MARKETS:
Wall Street gears up for earnings
Stocks struggle ahead of start of quarterly reporting period; oil prices
plunge; volume light, bond market closed for Columbus Day.

The Dow falls while the Nasdaq edges higher as investors move gingerly before start of corporate earnings announcements.

Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 16:02:02 -0400

The Dow falls while the Nasdaq edges higher as investors move gingerly
before start of corporate earnings announcements.

U.S. stocks move lower in post-gain pause

11:51 am ET Oct 8, 2007

DJIA

14,024

-41.54

S&P

1,549

-7.95

NASDAQ

2,772

-7.63

10Yr

4.64%

-0.002

U.S. stocks move lower in post-gain pause

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks moved lower Monday as investors step back from last week's
large advance and get ready for the third quarter's corporate reports,
with Dow component Alcoa Inc. unofficially launching earnings season on
Tuesday.

SAP to buy Business Objects for $6.8 bln in strategic U-turn

LONDON
Shares of SAP AG posted their biggest drop in eight months in German
trading on Monday after the world's largest maker of business software
said its 4.8 billion-euro ($6.8 billion) purchase of
business-intelligence firm Business Objects would reduce earnings next
year.

Textron to buy UIC for its unmanned aircraft unit

NEW YORK
Textron Inc., the industrial conglomerate, said Monday it will buy
aerospace and defense technology supplier United Industrial Corp. in a
$1.1 billion deal that will expand its presence in the unmanned vehicle
market.

As large-caps lead, Vanguard aims for megahit with new funds

BOSTON
Will planned funds from Vanguard Group that plug into the largest U.S.
companies generate megawatt appeal, or is this just another case of
chasing the latest trend?

Homecoming Pizza Party Hit By Murder Spree

Breaking News
October 8, 2007
Homecoming Pizza Party Hit By Murder Spree

The grief in Crandon, Wisconsin - population 2000 - following Sunday's
rampage is filled with questions on how it could have happened. Police
say the gunman - who killed six people and shot another before being
shot to death - was a sheriff's deputy.