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Major indexes close the day up fractionally;
Friday's sell off failed to carry over into the new week, as investors responded
positively to earnings from Ford.Â
Crude futures closed down fractionally despite
continuing tensions in oil-producing countries Iran and Nigeria.
Gold prices rose almost $5 today as the dollar
continues to show weakness against the Euro.
US Supreme Court denied
Research in Motion's
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Inc. The decision, which could force RIMM to pull their BlackBerry
products off the shelves, led to RIMM closing down 3.5% for the day.Â
RIMM's
(PowerRating).
Ford
(
F |
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PowerRating) beat
expectations and announced restructuring plans; F closed up 5% on the news.Â
F's
(PowerRating).
Nike
(
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PowerRating)
stock price fell as much as 3.2% after CEO William Perez resigns, citing
conflicts with chairman and co-founder Philip Knight. NKE's
(PowerRating).
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Bank Of America
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Q4 EPS Edges Down, Misses Consensus On Higher Provision Expense And Lower
Trading Results (full
story).
NIKE
(
NKE |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) CEO
Resigns Over Differences Regarding Leadership; Names Mark Parker As CEO (full
story).
Ford
(
F |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) To Idle
14 Facilities, Cut 25,000 To 30,000 Jobs By 2012 (full
story).
Polo Ralph
(
RL |
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Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
To Buy Back Polo Jeans From Jones Apparel For $355 Mln; Settles Outstanding
Litigation (full
story).
Sports Authority
(
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News |
PowerRating)
Agrees To Be Acquired For $1.3 Bln By Leonard Green & Partners Led Group (full
story).
Pilgrim's Pride
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News |
PowerRating)
Q1 Profit Plummets 88.72% On Lower Price Realizations And Weaker Sales (full
story).
Grocer Albertson's
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PowerRating) Sells Itself To A Consortium For $17.4 Bln (full
story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our href="http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Breaking%20News/">Breaking
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Dow
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+21.38
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10688.77
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NASDAQ
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+0.77
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2248.47
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S&P 500
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+2.34
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1263.83
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Volume
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2,215,227,000
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1,901,534,000
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Advances
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2049
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1613
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Declines
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1234
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1399
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Up Volume
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1216
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751
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Down Volume
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778
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751
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New Hi's
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151
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117
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New Lo's
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34
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38
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Sectors
Weakest
Sectors
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Economic Indicators Increases 0.1%
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