Strong Earnings And Middle East Tensions Create Mixed Trading
Markets end lower after a
mixed day of trading; Exxon reports near record earnings.
href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Stock%20Alert/”>Stocks On The
Move
Exxon Mobil Corp.
(
XOM |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Is Trading Higher On Q2 Earnings (full
story). XOM earned a near record $10.36 billion through Q2 of 2006.Â
XOM shares move fractionally lower.
Blockbuster
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BBI |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Swings To Profit In Q2 On Lower Expenses, Gains From Tax Resolution; Adj. Loss
Narrows (full
story). Shares of BBI slide lower by almost 12%.
Tellabs
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TLAB |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Q2 Profit Rises On Higher Revenues (full
story). TLAB shares drop sharply by over 14%.
Comcast
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CMCSA |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Q2 Profit Rises, Tops Street View; Raises FY06 Outlook (full
story). CMCSA rises 5% through today’s session.
Fortune Brands
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FO |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Q2 Earnings Rise 24%, Sales Up 27%; Targets Earnings Growth At Double-digit Rate
For Q3 (full
story). FO shares ramp up 5%.
Penn National Gaming
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PENN |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Q2 Net Profit Surges; Lifts Full Year EPS Forecast; President And
COO To Resign (full
story). Shares of PENN drop over 10%.
Bristol-Myers Squibb
(
BMY |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Q2 Profit Declines On Higher R&D Expenses; EPS Beats Estimate; Reveals
Probe Into Plavix Settlement; Stock Plunges (full
story). BMY shares drop by over 7%.
Celgene
(
CELG |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Q2 Profit Drops On Stock-option Expenses, Charges (full
story). CELG shares move down over 6%.
Pulte Homes
(
PHM |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Q2 Earnings Fall; Cuts FY06 EPS (full
story). PHM shares move lower nearly 3%.
Aetna
(
AET |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Q2
Profit Down 1%; Adj. Operating Profit Rises, Matches Consensus; Lifts FY06
Outlook (full
story). AET shares plunge by nearly 17%.
Crude oil futures trade nearly 1% higher to $74.50.
For more stories as they happen, go to our href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Breaking%20News/”>Breaking
News section.
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Dow
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-2.16
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11,100.35
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NASDAQ
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-15.99
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2,054.47
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S&P 500
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-5.21
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1,263.19
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size=2>NYSE
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Volume
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2,682,103,000
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2,085,223,000
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Advances
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1383
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1089
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Declines
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1864
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1915
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Up Volume
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941
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728
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Down Volume
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1487
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1177
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New Hi’s
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121
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71
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New Lo’s
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89
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121
Sectors
Strongest Sectors
Nasdaq Combined Finance Index (XTC)
Dow 10 Index (MUT)
GSTI Semiconductor Index (GSM)
Weakest Sectors
Morgan Stanley Health Provider Index (RXH)
Amex Gold Bugs Index (HUI)
Nasdaq Combined Transport Index (TRAN)
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href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Economic%20News/”>Economic
News
EIA – Natural Gas
Inventories Fell 7 BCF
New Home Sales Come In Well Below Economist
Estimates (full
story).
Jobless Claims Fell Unexpectedly Last Week (full
story).
Durable Orders Growth Exceeds Economist Estimates (full
story).
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Darren Wong
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