Markets Close Lower Ahead of Jobs Report
Nasdaq leads to the downside falling 0.7%. Crude
oil futures trade higher by 0.5% to $62.49.
Baidu.com
(
BIDU |
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Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Announces Appointment Of New Chief Scientist; Stock
Is Down (full
story). BIDU shares fall by nearly 7%.
Research In Motion
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RIMM |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Announces BlackBerry Availably For More Customers In Asia (full
story). RIMM shares fall by 5%.
Cree
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CREE |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Cuts Q2 Outlook (full
story). CREE shares get slashed by 12.5%.
Rite Aid
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RAD |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
November Same-store Sales Rise 2.9%; Q3 Sales Increase 4.2% (full
story). RAD shares close down 3%.
Hershey
(
HSY |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Cuts FY06 Outlook, Sets New FY07 View (full
story). HSY shares fall by 3.4%.
Fanni Mae
(
FNM |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Restates Earnings Down By $6.3 Bln (full
story). FNM shares rise by 2%.
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
|
Dow | -30.84 | 12,278.41 |
| Nasdaq | -18.17 | 2,427.69 |
|
S&P 500 | -5.61 | 1,407.29 |
|
NYSE |
| |
|
Volume | 2,700,678,000 | 2,051,040,000 |
|
Advances | 1348 | 1195 |
|
Declines | 1912 | 1873 |
|
Up Volume | 848 | 740 |
|
Down Volume | 1736 | 1258 |
|
New Highs | 324 | 149 |
|
New Lows | 11 | 32 |
| Strongest Sectors | Weakest Sectors |
|
PHLX Gold and Silver Sector | PHLX Semiconductor  Index (SOX) |
Amex Gold Bugs Index (HUI) | PHLX Oil Services Sector Index (OSX) |
S&P Chemicals Index (CEX) | PHLX TheStreet.com Internet Sector Index (DOT) |
Initial Claims 324K vs 325K consensus
Consumer Credit -$1.2 bln vs +$4.5 bln consensus
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