Home Prices Gain, Stocks Slip, Sears Suffers Suit
Profit takers took control of a lack luster stock market today. Positive news of climbing home prices was inexplicitly counteracted by falling consumer confidence figures. Retailer Sear Roebuck suffered a record $6 million dollar judgment as a result of an Americans with Disabilities bias suit. Stocks danced near breakeven prior to the final hour selling which pushed the indexes solidly into the negative territory. The DJIA fell -47.16 to 9742.20, the tech heavy Nasdaq slipped -6.70 to 2124.04 and the broad based S&P 500 gave back -2.37 to 1060.61.
Astrotech
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Walgreen
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MBIA Inc
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Lamar Advertising
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Oil gave back 13 cents to $66.68, gold fell another 30 cents to $994.40 and the VIX index added 1.25% to 25.19.
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