Major indices finish the week in the green;
investors pushing to make up losses from last Friday.
Strong earnings from Microsoft and Proctor&Gamble,
combined with better-than-expected housing data, boosted investor confidence
today.
Earnings seem to drive today's move, as investors
ignored the disappointing GDP figures announced this morning.
Crude oil futures closed up over 2% after the US
prepared to increase pressure on Iran's nuclear programs.
Pfizer's
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ITT Industries
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Q4 Slumps To Loss On Impairment Charge; Top-line Up 6% (full
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Q4 EPS Excl. Items, Tops Estimates; Projects EPS Of $7.20-$7.40 For 2006 (full
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Southern Union
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To Divest PG Energy To UGI For $580 Mln (full
story).
Peoples Energy
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Q4 Slumps To Loss On Settlement Charge; Confirms FY06 EPS Guidance (full
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Nucor
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Q4 Profit Flat With Last Year; Provides Q1 Forecast (full
story).
Gillette Sharpens Procter &
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Q2 (full
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Q4 Profit Surges 20.5% On Revenue Growth Of 26.35% Due To Higher Price
Realization And Contributions From Unocal (full
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Q4 Net Income, Sales Fall Primarily Due To Impact Of 2005 Product Recalls, Field
Actions (full
story).
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Dow
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+97.74
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10907.21
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NASDAQ
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+21.23
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2304.23
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S&P 500
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+9.90
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1283.73
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Volume
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2,583,740,000
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2,321,178,000
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Advances
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2112
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1298
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Declines
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1142
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1284
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Up Volume
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1567
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1298
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Down Volume
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754
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820
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New Hi's
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434
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301
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New Lo's
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35
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24
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Q4 GDP Growth Comes In Well Below
Expectations (full
story).
New Home Sales Rise More Than Expected
In December (full
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