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MARKETS:
Wall Street: Mixed week ends on a low note
Stocks selloff on Friday as investors respond to mixed economic news
and a darkening outlook for technology companies.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/20/2009 06:40:00 PM 0 comments

U.S. stocks finish lower Friday; Dow leaves Nasdaq and S&P 500 behind
to post weekly gain
11/20/2009 4:02:23 PM EDT

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/20/2009 04:21:00 PM 0 comments

More states report rising unemployment rates in October, government
says. Michigan remains hardest hit at 15.1%.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/20/2009 10:23:00 AM 0 comments

CHICAGO (AP) - Oprah Winfrey's production company says she'll announce
Friday that her show will end in 2011.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/19/2009 07:06:00 PM 0 comments

MARKETS:
Stocks drop for second straight day
Major indexes decline as nervousness about the economy puts the
brakes on a recent rally. The dollar firms; tech sector hurt by
downgrad.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/19/2009 05:55:00 PM 0 comments

Stocks finish down on concerns about economic recovery. Dow drops 92
points. Nasdaq down 1.7%, S&P declines 1.3%.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/19/2009 04:41:00 PM 0 comments

U.S. stocks drop as leading data disappoint

U.S. stocks fell Thursday as declines in metals and crude-oil futures weighed
on the materials and energy sectors, while chip companies were hurt by an
analyst downgrade.

FAA FIXES SYSTEM FAILURE; DELAYS STILL EXPECTED

Flights across the U.S. see delays and cancellations Thursday due to a
telecommunications glitch.

THURSDAY'S BIGGEST GAINING AND DECLINING STOCKS

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are the
semiconductor firms as well as Aetna, Campbell Soup, Hot Topic, Jack in the
Box, Limited, NetApp, Sears, Sony, Stage Stores and Williams-Sonoma.

MINERS, DANONE PRESSURED IN LOWER EUROPE

Lower commodity futures drag on miners and shares of yogurt maker Danone fall
after it cuts its target for sales growth in the medium term, pressuring
Europe's equity benchmarks.

LEADING INDICATORS RISE FOR 7TH STRAIGHT MONTH

The index of leading economic indicators rise for the seventh consecutive month
in October, showing that a recovery is "unfolding" in the U.S. economy, the
private Conference Board said.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/19/2009 12:42:00 PM 0 comments

U.S. leading economic indicators up 0.3% for October
11/19/2009 10:11:13 AM EDT

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/19/2009 11:24:00 AM 0 comments

Number of people filing first-time unemployment claims was unchanged
last week at 505,000, government says. Lowest since January.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/19/2009 09:26:00 AM 0 comments

MARKETS:
Stocks hit a roadblock
Major indexes retreat from 13-month highs after a surprise drop in new
home construction fuels concern about the strength of the economic
recovery.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/18/2009 06:03:00 PM 0 comments

Global fund managers are hedging their bets against future inflation
and pouring more money into commodities and emerging markets,
according to a monthly survey released Wednesday.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/18/2009 12:03:00 PM 0 comments

U.S. residential builders remain downbeat, place some blame on appraisals
11/17/2009 1:05:07 PM EDT

// posted by itsjohntime @ 11/17/2009 01:17:00 PM 0 comments