Major indexes close in the green for the day;
sentiments helped by positive earnings from major corporations.
Unexpected positive quarterly results from
Caterpillar, AT&T, Verizon and Honeywell help to boost investor confidence,
lifting the Dow to close up 100, almost 1& higher.
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Q4 Profit Nearly Triples (full
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At The Sweetspot Of New Product (full
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Q4 EPS Soars 56% On Higher Revenue And Price Realization, Boosts FY06
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Q4 Earnings Rise 20% On Top Line Growth Of 12.4%, Adj. EPS Misses
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Q4 Profit More Than Doubles, Guides FY06 EPS In Line With Consensus (full
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Dow
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+99.17
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10808.91
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NASDAQ
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+22.35
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2283.00
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S&P 500
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+9.23
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1273.91
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Volume
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2,789,625,000
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2,391,269,000
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Advances
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2106
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2042
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Declines
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1175
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981
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Up Volume
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1739
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1443
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Down Volume
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788
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760
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New Hi's
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290
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238
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New Lo's
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36
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29
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Durable Goods Orders Continue To
Increase In December (full
story).
Jobless Claims Rise Much Less Than
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