Markets Hurting After Poor Productivity Numbers


Major indices take a hit for
the day; Nas down over 1% while S&P and Dow close behind.

Poor productivity numbers and weak earnings from Tyco
lead to a slide across the major markets, despite positive retailer sales
results.

Crude oil futures closed lower today, as yesterday’s
report of a rise in inventories continued to weigh down prices, and the IAEA
adjourned without making a decision about whether to report Iran to the UN
Security Council.

href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Stock%20Alert/”>Stocks On The
Move

J.C. Penney
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Posts 2.5% Increase In Jan. Comparable Stores Sales, Expects Feb. Comp. Flat To
Up Slightly (full
story
).

Target
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January Same Store Sales Rise 5.2% (full
story
).

Apache
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Q4 Earnings Jump 55% But Miss Estimates (full
story
).

Whirlpool
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Q4 Profit Up 27%, Beats Consensus On Higher Productivity, Cost-based Price
Adjustments, And Volume Growth; Sees Fiscal 2006 EPS Above Estimates (full
story
).

Tyco
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Q1 Profit Falls 22% On Losses Related To Asset Sale (full
story
).

Deutsche Bank
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Q4 Profit More Than Triples On 23% Higher Revenues (full
story
).

St. Paul Travelers
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Q4 Profit Falls On Charges; Top-line Also Slides (full
story
).

Avon Products
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Q4 EPS Plummets, Misses Estimates On Charges, Discounts And Unfavorable Product
Mix (full
story
).

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News
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Dow

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-102.05

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10,851.90

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NASDAQ

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-28.99

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2,281.57

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S&P 500

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-11.61

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1,270.85

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Volume

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2,510,620,000

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2,246,406,000

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Advances

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978

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972

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Declines

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2308

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2053

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Up Volume

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530

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626

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Down Volume

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1751

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1455

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New Hi’s

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151

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180

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New Lo’s

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46

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News



Productivity Unexpectedly Falls In The
Fourth Quarter (full
story
).


Jobless Claims Show Unexpected Decline
(full
story
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