Dow Gains Triple Digits, Leads Stocks Higher

Stocks closed higher on Thursday, as weekly jobless claims rose
less than expected and some positive stock news helped to raise
investor sentiment.

Countrywide Financial
(
CFC |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
secured an additional
$12 billion in in financing from new and existing credit lines, a
sign that the worst may have passed for the troubled mortgage
company.

McDonald’s
(
MCD |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
increased its annual dividend by
50% and announced plans to return $15 – $17 billion cash to
stockholders (full
story
).

First Horizon National
(
FHN |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
is cutting 1,500
mortgage jobs and going to reduce its real estate exposure (full
story
).

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Stocks in Motion

Syntax-Brillian
(
BRLC |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Plunges On Disappointing Outlook; CFO Departs
(read
more
)

U. S. Global Investors
(
GROW |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Reports Higher EPS In Q4
On Advisory Fee Increases (read
more
).

Select Comfort
(
SCSS |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Q3 EPS To Miss Consensus; Shares Tumble (read
more
).

For more stories as they happen, go to our
Breaking News section.


Market Snapshot

Dow

133.23 13424.88

NASDAQ

8.99 2601.06

S&P 500

12.39 1483.95

NYSE NASDAQ

Volume

1,270,449,600 1,689,540,473

Up Volume

919,631,520 945,196,807

Down Volume

345,576,190 732,497,849

Advances

1,933 1,501

Declines

1,355 1,451

New Highs

70 63

New Lows

83 69


Strongest/Weakest Industry Groups

Strongest Industries

Weakest Industries

Beverages –
Brewers
Steel
& Iron

Wireless Communications

Photographic Equipment & Supplies
Toy & Hobby
Stores

Processing Systems & Products





Economic
News

Weekly Jobless Claims Increase By
Less Than Expected (read
more
)