Markets Close The Week Flat
Markets squeeze by the week
in green; interest rate hikes loom.
New housing sales fell over 10%, to the lowest levels
since 2003.
Crude oil futures were trading higher, up about .75%
Google
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stock rose as much as 8% after being added to the S&P 500. GOOG’s status
as a member begins after March 31.
Lucent
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advanced in merger talks with Alcatel
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LU jumped 9% and ALA jumped almost 2%.
href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Stock%20Alert/”>Stocks On The
Move
GM
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Announces Sale Of Majority Stake In Mortgage Unit (full
story).
FDA Panel Recommends Against Approval Of
Cephalon’s
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ADHD Drug SPARLON; Co. Cuts FY06 Sales Guidance (full
story).
Palm
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Earnings Rise, Top Estimates; Guides Q4 Above Consensus (full
story).
Solectron
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Swings To Profit In Q2 On Lower Costs; Non – GAAP EPS Matches Estimate; Sees Q3
EPS In $0.03 – $0.05 Range (full
story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Breaking%20News/”>Breaking
News section.
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Dow
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+9.60
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11,279.89
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NASDAQ
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+12.67
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2,312.82
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S&P 500
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+1.27
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1,302.94
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Volume
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2,284,646,000
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1,888,412,000
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Advances
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1928
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1842
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Declines
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1277
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1154
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Up Volume
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1542
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1151
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Down Volume
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517
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589
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New Hi’s
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162
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179
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New Lo’s
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24
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25
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href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Economic%20News/”>Economic
News
New Home Sales Fall More Than Expected In February (full
story).
Durable Goods Orders Rebound More Than Expected In February (full
story).
John Patrick Lee
johnl@tradingmarkets.com
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