Stocks Plunge on Worst Payrolls Data in 4-Years

Stocks plunged on Friday morning after the release of the worst
employment report in more than 4-years. The Labor Department
reported a net loss of 4000 for August Non-Farm Payrolls, versus
the expected increase of 110,000.

IndyMac Bancorp
(
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released a statement on its
current performance (read
more
).

Piedmont Natural Gas
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reported its Q3 loss
narrowed, despite lower revenues. The company backed FY07 EPS view
and declared a dividend (full
story
).

In deal news, Aldabra
(
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announced plans to
acquire Boise Cascade’s combined paper businesses for $1.63
billion in cash and stock (read
more
).

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Stocks in Motion

Leap Wireless
(
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PowerRating)
To Review MetroPCS
(
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PowerRating)
Buyout
Offer; CFO Resigns (full
story
).

POZEN
(
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PowerRating)
Announces Start Of Phase III Program (read
more
).

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


Market Snapshot

Dow

-209.32 13154.03

NASDAQ

-48.35 2565.97

S&P 500

-21.65 1456.90

NYSE NASDAQ

Volume

658,941,110 886,165,040

Up Volume

59,319,000 68,289,966

Down Volume

595,218,700 814,828,657

Advances

569 481

Declines

2,625 2,404

New Highs

12 17

New Lows

61 74


Strongest/Weakest Industry Groups

Strongest Industries

Weakest Industries

Gold
Recreational Vehicles
Silver Toy &
Hobby Stores
Mortgage
Investment
Office
Supplies





Economic
News

Non-Farm Payrolls: Actual -4K,
Consensus 110K

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