Friday, December 08, 2006
Markets
Stocks finish the week with gains; Dow clings above 12,300 after
26-point advance, Nasdaq up 0.4%, S&P up 0.2%.
OPEC appears ready to defend $60 floor on oil prices
11:41 am ET Dec 8, 2006
DJIA
12,315
+36.61
S&P
1,411
+4.55
NASDAQ
2,444
+17.07
10Yr
4.52%
+0.041
OPEC appears ready to defend $60 floor on oil prices
SAN FRANCISCO
Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will
meet next week and they appear ready to set a floor for prices amid
worries of weakening demand from a slowing U.S. economy.
U.S. consumer sentiment dips...
U.S. consumer sentiment dips, according to U. of Mich. survey
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Markets Thursday, 12/7/2006
Thursday, 12/7/2006
| Dow : 12278.09 down 31.16
| S & P : 1407.07 down 5.83
| NASDAQ: 2429.38 down 16.48
| Bond (10Y): 4.48%, 101.13 |
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MARKETS:
Stocks slip on jobs jitters
Major stock gauges tumble as investors eye higher oil prices, brace for
November jobs report.
Markets
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006
Stocks slide on day before jobs report; Nasdaq down 0.7%, S&P down 0.4%,
Dow down 30 points.
Markets
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:01:03 (GMT)
11:40 am ET Dec 7, 2006
DJIA
12,300
-8.41
S&P
1,411
-1.81
NASDAQ
2,437
-8.41
10Yr
4.48%
+0.002
U.S. stocks rise as jobless claims drop
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks were trading higher on Thursday, as investors cheered a drop
in jobless claims as a good omen for Friday's November employment
report.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Markets Wednesday, 12/6/2006
Wednesday, 12/6/2006
| Dow : 12309.25 down 22.35
| S & P : 1412.90 down 1.86
| NASDAQ: 2445.86 down 6.52
| Bond (10Y): 4.48%, 101.09
MARKETS:
2 days up, 1 down
Major gauges slip as investors consider Yahoo! management changes, A
look to November jobs report; Treasury yields rise.
Oil prices rise after weekly energy inventory report shows surprise fall in supply of crude and gasoline.
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:31:25 -0500
Oil prices rise after weekly energy inventory report shows surprise fall
in supply of crude and gasoline.
Markets
11:41 am ET Dec 6, 2006
DJIA
12,320
-11.29
S&P
1,413
-1.16
NASDAQ
2,446
-5.81
10Yr
4.47%
+0.031
U.S. stocks sag as rally slows
U.S. stocks were lower Wednesday, in a pause from the market's recent
advance, with Yahoo Inc. in focus after a management shakeup and Merck &
Co. Inc. weighing after a lukewarm forecast.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Markets Tuesday, 12/5/2006
Tuesday, 12/5/2006
| Dow : 12331.60 up 47.75
| S & P : 1414.76 up 5.64
| NASDAQ: 2452.38 up 3.99
| Bond (10Y): 4.44%, 101.41
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MARKETS:
S&P hits new 6-year high
Major gauges manage slim gains as investors digest mixed economic
numbers, see-sawing oil prices.
Monday, December 04, 2006
U.S. stocks close higher on flurry of mergers
4:30 pm ET Dec 4, 2006
DJIA
12,283
+89.72
S&P
1,409
+12.41
NASDAQ
2,448
+35.18
10Yr
4.43%
+0.008
U.S. stocks close higher on flurry of mergers
NEW YORK
U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday as positive momentum from a flurry
of mergers, including a mega deal in the banking sector, offset bad news
for Pfizer Inc.
Markets
11:41 am ET Dec 4, 2006
DJIA
12,260
+66.33
S&P
1,404
+8.28
NASDAQ
2,444
+31.43
10Yr
4.44%
+0.012
Bank of New York to buy Mellon, create top asset custodian
LONDON
The Bank of New York said Monday it agreed to buy Mellon Financial Corp.
in a deal that will create a $43 billion giant ranked as the world's
largest custodian of financial assets and a top-ten asset management
firm.
Pfizer pulls the plug on Lipitor's successor
BOSTON
Shares of Pfizer Inc. tumbled in early trading Monday after weekend news
that it's pulling the plug on a planned successor to its best-selling
cholesterol-lowering drug, Lipitor, over safety concerns.
Pfizer stock tumbles about 15 percent at the open after drugmaker halts trial of key heart drug.
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:35:27 -0500
Pfizer stock tumbles about 15 percent at the open after drugmaker halts
trial of key heart drug.
