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 (PFE | news | PowerRating | PR Charts )
insulin inhaler received US FDA approval on Friday. PFE's
Power Rating.
Stocks On The
Move
ITT Industries (ITT | news | PowerRating | PR Charts )
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Q4 Slumps To Loss On Impairment Charge; Top-line Up 6% (full
story).
Black & Decker (BDK | news | PowerRating | PR Charts )
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Q4 EPS Excl. Items, Tops Estimates; Projects EPS Of $7.20-$7.40 For 2006 (full
story).
Southern Union (SUG | news | PowerRating | PR Charts )
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To Divest PG Energy To UGI For $580 Mln (full
story).
Peoples Energy (PGL | news | PowerRating | PR Charts )
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Q4 Slumps To Loss On Settlement Charge; Confirms FY06 EPS Guidance (full
story).
Nucor (NUE | news | PowerRating | PR Charts )
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Q4 Profit Flat With Last Year; Provides Q1 Forecast (full
story).
Gillette Sharpens Procter &
Gamble's (PG | news | PowerRating | PR Charts )
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Q2 (full
story).
Chevron (CVX | news | PowerRating | PR Charts )
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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
story).
Guidant (GDT | news | PowerRating | PR Charts )
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Q4 Net Income, Sales Fall Primarily Due To Impact Of 2005 Product Recalls, Field
Actions (full
story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking
News section.
|
Dow |
+97.74 |
10907.21 |
|
NASDAQ |
+21.23 |
2304.23 |
|
S&P 500
|
+9.90 |
1283.73 |
|
|
NYSE |
NASDAQ |
|
Volume |
2,583,740,000 |
2,321,178,000 |
|
Advances |
2112 |
1298 |
|
Declines |
1142 |
1284 |
|
Up Volume |
1567 |
1298 |
|
Down Volume |
754 |
820 |
|
New Hi's |
434 |
301 |
|
New Lo's |
35 |
24 |
Economic
News
Q4 GDP Growth Comes In Well Below
Expectations (full
story).
New Home Sales Rise More Than Expected
In December (full
story).
John Patrick Lee
johnl@tradingmarkets.com
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