Stocks Fall, ECB Injects $500B

U.S. stocks are slightly lower, adding further losses to what was already the biggest two-day decline in more than a month. The ECB injected more than $500 billion into the banking system in an effort to ease problems in the credit market. The BoE offered $20 billion to U.K. based banks.

Goldman Sachs
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reported a rise in Q4 profit which beat estimates (read more).

Best Buy
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reported Q3 earnings that also beat expectations, and raised its full-year outlook (read more).

Shares of Adobe Systems
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are trading higher after the company reported higher Q4 profit, raised Q1 guidance, and approved the buyback of an additional 30 million shares (read more).

Crude oil is up almost 1%, currently trading at $91.46 per barrel.

Market Snapshot

Dow

-30.00 13137.20

NASDAQ

-5.63 2568.83

S&P 500

-3.58 1442.32

Strongest/Weakest Industry Groups

Strongest Industries

% Change

Weakest Industries

% Change
Internet Service Providers
+3.05%
Auto Parts
-4.38%
Broadcasting – Radio
+2.41%
Non-metallic Mineral Mining
-2.39%
Mortgage Investment
+2.32%
Agricultural Chemicals
-2.25%

Economic
News

Housing Starts (Nov): Actual 1187K, Consensus 1175K

Building Permits (Nov): Actual 1152K, Consensus 1150K