Stocks Rise, Boosted by Economic Data

Stocks are trading modestly higher after a mixed morning
session. Early gains, due to several retailers reporting strong
August sales, were erased following the release of mortgage
foreclosure data by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a record number of
homes entered the foreclosure process in the second quarter.

However, the selling was short-lived, helped by positive
economic data from the Labor Department. The Labor Department
reported worker productivity rose 2.6% and that wage pressures
declined to an annualized rate of 1.4%.

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Stocks in Motion

Saks
(
SKS |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Shares Up Big After Smashing Expectations (read
more
).

Target
(
TGT |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Shares Higher After Beating Sales Expectations (read
more
).

Wal-Mart
(
WMT |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Shares Higher After Better-Than-Expected Results (read
more
).

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Breaking News section.


Market Snapshot

Dow

76.73 13382.20

NASDAQ

12.06 2618.01

S&P 500

7.21 1479.50

NYSE NASDAQ

Volume

585,130,990 918,740,634

Up Volume

396,440,840 582,677,013

Down Volume

177,022,650 320,626,550

Advances

1,965 1,659

Declines

1,177 1,144

New Highs

34 47

New Lows

30 31


Strongest/Weakest Industry Groups

Strongest Industries

Weakest Industries

Gold Surety
& Title Insurance
Silver
Healthcare Information Services
Semiconductor-
Memory Chips

Medical Practitioners





Economic
News

Initial Claims for 09/01: Actual
318K, Consensus 330K

Productivity Q2: Actual 2.6%, Consensus  2.4%

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