Stocks Continue to Climb

Stocks are adding to yesterday’s impressive gain, which
followed the Fed’s decision to slash interest rates by 50bp. The
Labor Department reported August CPI declined by 0.1%, the first
decline in ten months. Core CPI (excluding food and energy) rose
by 0.2%, so providing you don’t eat or use energy, there’s no
inflation.

Among the big investment banks, it was Morgan Stanley’s

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turn to report today. The company announced a 17% drop in
earnings, mainly due to $1 billion in losses relating to the
credit crunch.

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Stocks in Motion

CarMax
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Q2 Profit Rises 20%; Cuts FY08 EPS Outlook (read
more
).

RH Donnelley
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Revises FY07 Revenue Outlook (read
more
).

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


Market Snapshot

Dow

84.46 13823.85

NASDAQ

19.94 2671.60

S&P 500

11.97 1531.75

NYSE NASDAQ

Volume

718,364,770 965,035,803

Up Volume

556,710,620 675,172,419

Down Volume

160,898,650 282,037,335

Advances

2,332 1,973

Declines

903 886

New Highs

211 158

New Lows

12 19


Strongest/Weakest Industry Groups

Strongest Industries

Weakest Industries

Surety & Title
Insurance
Auto
Dealerships

Mortgage Investment

Semiconductor- Memory Chips
Rubber &
Plastics

Railroads





Economic
News

CPI (Aug): Actual -0.1% Consensus
0.0%

Core CPI (Aug): Actual 0.2% Consensus 0.2%