Stocks Rise For Fourth Consecutive Day

Markets mixed after great
Hewlett Packard earnings and Merck verdict ; major indices close in the green
for fourth consecutive day.

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Merck
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Says It Disagrees With Court’s Decision To Set Aside 2005 Defense Verdict In
Humeston V. Merck (full
story).  MRK shares tumble by 6%.

Sears Holdings
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Q2 Profit Surges 83% On Lower Expenses And Rise In Gross Margin; Revenue Down 3%
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story).  SHLD shares drop over 6% in today’s session.

Hewlett-Packard
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Q3 Profit Surges, Excl. Items EPS Tops Estimate, Revenue Grew 5%; Lifts Q4 EPS
Forecast, Reveals $6Bln Stock-repurchase Plan (full story).  HPQ shares
close up nearly 2%.

China.com
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And Google
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Search Engine Technology, Branding, And Advertising (full
story).  CHINA shares rise by nearly 10%, while GOOG shares close lower
by 0.5%.

Advanced Micro Devices
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story).  AMD shares rise by over 7%.

GameStop
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Q2 Profit Falls; Guides Q3, Full Year (full
story).  GME shares fall by nearly 4%.

Barnes & Noble
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Q2 Profit Rises, Revenues Decline: Guides Q3, FY06 (full
story).  BKS shares rise by over 5%.

Crude oil futures trade to 8 week lows currently down
2.5% to $70.10.