Stocks Continue to Slide

Stock declined on Tuesday, with oil prices hitting another record high, closing above $87 per barrel. Concerns about the housing slump persist, after comments by both Fed Chairman Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Paulson merely reinforced the view that the worst is still to come.

Wells Fargo
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earnings rose by 4%, despite the company having to write down nearly $500 million in losses, primarily related to the credit markets (read more).

Johnson & Johnson
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reported a decline in Q3 profits but boosted its full-year outlook (read more).

D.R. Horton
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shares are trading lower after disappointing results. The company announced a fall in net sales for Q4 and full-year 2007 sales significantly below the previous year (read more).

Genentech
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is also falling, despite posting a 24% jump in Q3 earnings (read more).

Delta Airlines
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reported profit more than quadrupled in the third quarter (read more).

Bear Stearns
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is in the news today, with stories circulating that the banking unit of China Citic Group may be looking to take a minority stake in the fifth largest U.S. securities firm (read more).

Market Snapshot

Dow

-71.86 13912.94

NASDAQ

-16.14 2763.91

S&P 500

-10.15 1538.57

  NYSE NASDAQ

Volume

1,281,612,040 2,038,856,046

Up Volume

294,072,490 617,803,235

Down Volume

342,493,100 1,393,794,589

Advances

913 1055

Declines

2330 1903

New Highs

78 63

New Lows

80 105

Strongest/Weakest Industry Groups

Strongest Industries

% Change

Weakest Industries

% Change
Regional – Northeast Banks
+1.98%
Independent Oil & Gas
-6.57%
Lodging
+1.01%
Communication Equipment
-4.88%
Non-metallic Mineral Mining
+1.48%
Foreign Money Center Banks
-4.92%


Economic
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Industrial Production (Sep): Actual 0.1%, Consensus 0.1%

Capacity Utilization (Sep): Actual 82.1%, Consensus 82.1%

Net Foreign Purchases (Aug): $-69.3 Billion