Markets move to the green
Major markets close up for
the day, boosted by H-P’s earnings and a spike in housing starts; continued
growth in the economy has investors worried about rake hikes in March.
Hewlett-Packard
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rose as much as 8.1% after beating forecast results; HPQ closed up over 7%.
Dell
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beat earnings, announcing $0.43 EPS vs. expected $0.41.
Crude oil futures closed up 1.5% after yesterday’s
low.
href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Stock%20Alert/”>Stocks On The
Move
Target
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Q4 Profit Rises, EPS Tops Estimate; Revenues Up 11.5% (full
story).
JC Penney
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Q4 EPS Soars, Outshines Expectations On Strong Sales (full
story).
DaimlerChrysler
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Q4 EPS Nearly Doubles On Higher Revenues; Board To Propose Dividend (full
story).
Advance Auto Parts
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Q4 Profit Rises 23% On Higher Revenue; EPS Matches Estimates (full
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XM Satellite Radio
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Q4 Loss Widens; Director Warns Of Crisis
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Goodyear Tire
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Q4 Is At Loss Despite Riding Over Highest FY Net Income Since 1998 (full
story).
Administaff
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Q4 Profit Surges 208%, Revenues Up 22.8% (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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+61.63
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11,120.60
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Nasdaq
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+18.20
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2,294.63
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S&P 500
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+9.32
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1,289.32
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Volume
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2,208,791,000
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1,939,120,000
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Advances
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2308
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1877
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Declines
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978
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1138
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Up Volume
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1561
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1018
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Down Volume
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392
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726
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New Hi’s
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211
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182
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New Lo’s
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12
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19
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href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Economic%20News/”>Economic
News
Jobless Claims Increase More Than Expected (full
story).
Housing Starts Rise To Highest Level In Over 30 Years
(full
story).
Higher Petroleum Prices Drive Import Prices Higher (full
story).
Philly Fed Index Rises More Than Anticipated (full
story).
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