Major indexes close down to end the week; slide triggered by interest rate fears and poor Amazon earnings.
The jobs report showed a five-year low in unemployment, fueling more fears that interest rates will be raised again during Bernanke's first Fed meeting in March.
Crude oil futures closed higher today after the IAEA adjourned again, for the second straight day, without reaching a consensus on the Iran nuclear crisis.
Amazon (AMZN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) traded down over 12% after missing earnings this morning.
Ryder System (R | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q4 Profit Falls, EPS From Cont. Ops. Rises On 13% Top Line Growth, Guides Q1 And FY06 EPS (full story).
Wendy's (WEN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Posts Positive Q4 EPS, Triples FY05 EPS; Dividend Rate Up 25% (full story).
Hitachi (HIT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q3 Net Income Drops 79%; Revenue Up; Reaffirms FY 05 Guidance (full story).
Moody's (MCO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q4 EPS Rises, Beats Consensus On Top Line Growth (full story).
THQ (THQI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q3 Profit Slumps 24% As Consumers Wait For New Gaming Consoles (full story).
Maytag (MYG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Posts Steeper Loss In Q4 On Charges And Costs, Despite 6.9% Rise In Home Appliances Sales (full story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
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Dow |
-59.00 |
10,792.98 |
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NASDAQ |
-19.06 |
2,262.51 |
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S&P 500 |
-7.02 |
1,263.82 |
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NYSE |
NASDAQ | |
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Volume |
2,217,253,000 |
2,217,750,000 |
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Advances |
1277 |
1323 |
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Declines |
1982 |
1658 |
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Up Volume |
672 |
553 |
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Down Volume |
1272 |
1469 |
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New Hi's |
95 |
119 |
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New Lo's |
35 |
35 |
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Strongest Sectors |
Weakest Sectors |
| Oil Service (OSX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Amex Gold Bugs (HUI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Morgan Stanley Health Products (RXP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Gold and Silver (XAU | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Morgan Stanley Healthcare (HMO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | GSTI Internet (GIN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
January Employment Growth Falls Short Of Expectations (full story).
Factory Orders Rise Slightly More Than Expected (full story).
Service Sector Growth Slows More Than Anticipated (full story).
John Patrick Lee
johnl@tradingmarkets.com
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