Stocks Extend Gains

Stocks added to gains on Wednesday, following the Fed’s
decision to slash interest rates by 50bp yesterday. 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.

The U.S. dollar picked itself off the floor, recovering from
yesterday’s all-time low versus the euro.

Crude oil hit another record today, closing at $82.51.

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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
).

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Breaking News section.


Market Snapshot

Dow

76.17 13815.56

NASDAQ

14.82 2666.48

S&P 500

9.25 1529.03

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

2,180 1,985

Declines

1,151 998

New Highs

227 181

New Lows

18 29


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%