Stocks End on a Mixed Note

On a day with no major economic catalysts, the major
indices finished slightly mixed.  Kirk Kerkorian’s Tracinda
Group announced that it is interested in buying MGM Mirage’s
Bellagio and other properties.  MGM shares finished the day
higher by 27%.

June crude futures closed down 2.1% to $64.91 per barrel. 
June gold futures also closed lower, losing 0.6% to $659.90
an ounce.

Around Europe, Germany’s DAX Index
rose 0.53% to close at 7,659.39, Britain’s FTSE 100 Index lost
0.5% to 6.606.60, and France’s CAC 40 Index finished flat at
6,089.72.

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Stocks in
Motion

Tracinda Wants To Buy Bellagio Hotel, City Center From MGM
Mirage

(
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; Stock Surges (full
story
).  MGM shares jumped 27%.

IStar
(
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To Buy Fremont’s
(
FMT |
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Commercial Real Estate Lending Business For $1.9 Bln (full
story
).  SFI shares rose 4%, while FMT shares soared by 41%.


American Eagle Outfitters

(
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PowerRating)
Q1 Profit Rises 23% On Strong Top Line
Growth, 6% Rise In Same-store Sales; Guides Q2; Authorizes Addl. 23 Mln Share
Buyback (full
story
).  AEO shares dropped 4.3%.

Higher
Sales Drive Staples’
(
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Q1 Profit Up 12%; EPS Matches Estimate;
Acquires American Identity; Lowers Q2, FY07 EPS Growth View (full
story
).  SPLS shares fell 2.4%.


AutoZone

(
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PowerRating)
Q3 Profit Up 5%; EPS Tops Consensus; Sales Grew 15% (full
story
).  AZO shares lost 1.4%.

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

Market Snapshot

Dow

-2.93 13,539.95

NASDAQ

+9.23 2,588.02

S&P 500

-0.98 1,524.12

 

NYSE NASDAQ

Volume

2,775,043,000 1,921,357,000

Advances

1737 1946

Declines

1510 1099

Up Volume

1318 1181

Down Volume

1194 638

New Highs

237 193

New Lows

20 47


   



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Economic
News

No economic reports
released today.

Darren Wong

Associate Editor

darrenw@tradingmarkets.com