Dow Soars,
Up Triple Digits
Stocks rallied Wednesday on a
raft of good earnings reports. Altria
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its earnings forecast. Yahoo
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income was $374 million.
The Fed’s Beige Book was also bullish,
saying that the economy continues to grow .
After the bell, Amgen
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0.03 and reaffirmed FY 2005 $3.10 – $3.20. eBay
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in-line at 0.20. VeriSign
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Intersil
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PowerRating) beat by 0.02.
Crude oil inventories rose 5.6 million
barrels; gasoline inventories rose 2.9 million barrels; distillate inventories
fell 1.9 million barrels.
Home Depot
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block trade at 1:45 PM.
Intel
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0.32 and gave a disappointing revenue outlook.
Trader Talk: is this the bottom?
The CBOT (BOT) priced 3.2 million shares
at $54, above the range. The stock opened at 87 and closed at $80.32.
Strong sectors were:Â Â Airlines
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Retail Â
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+2.72% Â Â
Weak sectors were:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Gold
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More stocks on the move:
Eastman Kodak
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billion loss due to tax charges related to its restructuring   .
Ryland
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PowerRating) beat by 0.18 and gave
upside guidance. Bank of America downgraded the stock to neutral.
Brice Wightman
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