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STOCKS MAY STRUGGLE WITH LESS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Economic data in early January may test recovery, set tone for 2010.

STOCK-FUND INVESTORS GREET NEW YEAR WITH A GRIMACE
What goes down mustn't go up, but for investors in U.S. stock
mutual-funds this year, the law of gravity reversed -- and in a big
way.

STOCKS IN FOCUS FOR MONDAY
Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active tradfing
Monday are Wells Fargo, Time-Warner Cable and Nesws Corp. U.S. markets
are closed Friday for the New Year holiday.

POST-BEAR JANUARYS BODE WELL FOR STOCKS
The first January after the end of a bear market has been consistently
strong, yielding a 3.7% gain for stocks on average since the 1930s,
according to Standard & Poor's.

RATE WORRIES AND LOW VOLUMES PUT DAMPER ON STOCKS
A late burst of selling leaves stocks with a hefty loss Thursday as
traders take cash off the table at the end of a banner year,
highlighted by the biggest annual percentage gain in the Dow Jones
Industrial Average in six years.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 1/01/2010 12:24:00 PM 0 comments

Nasdaq sets pace for indexes' 2009 gains, up 44%; S&P rises 23.5%; Dow, 18.8%
12/31/2009 4:07:25 PM EDT

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| Dow : 10428.05 down 120.46 | S & P : 1115.10 down 11.32 |
| NASDAQ: 2269.15 down 22.13 | Bond (10Y): 3.84%, 96.19
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MARKETS:
Stocks falter at the end of an up year
Wall Street retreats at the end of a year that was fueled by big
advances. Investors consider a better-than-expected jobless claims
report and a stronger dollar.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 12/31/2009 06:02:00 PM 0 comments

Dow industrials down 100 points as closing bell nears
12/31/2009 3:54:44 PM EDT

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Crude closes higher to cap its best year of the decade
12/31/2009 3:07:33 PM EDT

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Initial unemployment claim filings fall to 432,000, the government
says, the lowest level since July 2008.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 12/31/2009 10:34:00 AM 0 comments

Stocks begin 2009's final session mixed following a
better-than-expected employment report. Dow slips 7 points.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 12/31/2009 10:30:00 AM 0 comments

MARKETS:
Why the big phone companies are dogs
Not even hot new phones from Apple, Research in Motion and Motorola
were enough to save AT&T and Verizon's stocks in 2009.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 12/30/2009 05:41:00 PM 0 comments

U.S. STOCKS SLIP; OIL-INVENTORY DATA ARE MIXED
U.S. stocks decline, led by consumer and energy sectors, as preliminary
oil-inventory data are mixed.

OIL, NATURAL GAS BRACE FOR NEW YEAR
Energy traders certainly have their work cut out for them when it comes to
guessing the next direction for oil and natural gas as the year comes to an
end.

GOLD EDGES LOWER AS DOLLAR RISES
Greenback's rise reduces gold's appeal as an investment hedge.

CHICAGO PMI HITS THREE-YEAR HIGH
Businesses in the Chicago region expand in December at the most rapid pace
since January 2006, based on data from the Chicago purchasing managers index.

WEDNESDAY'S BIGGEST GAINING AND DECLINING STOCKS
Stocks moving significantly in trading on Wednesday include Horizon Bancorp,
Japan Airlines, Tessera and Trico Marine..

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Opening trades send the NYSE Arca Oil Index 0.3% lower to 1,072.9
points, extending Tuesday's retreat. But the index narrowed the loss
to just 0.1% as heavyweights Chevron and BP Plc turn positive.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 12/30/2009 10:59:00 AM 0 comments

MARKETS:
Stocks break six-day win streak
The three major gauges hover near their 2009 highs as investors just
miss a 7-day stretch of gains.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 12/29/2009 05:38:00 PM 0 comments

Stocks break six-day winning streak as investors weigh dour housing
report and tepid consumer confidence reading.
DOW drops 1.67.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 12/29/2009 04:16:00 PM 0 comments

U.S. STOCKS MAINTAIN GAINS AFTER ECONOMIC DATA

Stocks hold on to gains as reports show that home prices fell at a
slower annual rate in October and that U.S. consumers turned more
optimistic in December.

EUROPE STOCKS CLIMB AS YEAR-END PUSH CONTINUES
Stocks advance in thin conditions, with the few traders active pushing
up the market to new multi-month highs.

TUESDAY'S BIGGEST GAINING AND DECLINING STOCKS
Among the shares expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are
those of the major U.S. brokerages as well as AIG, Fairchild
Semiconductor, Imperial Sugar, and Vivus.

U.S. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE RISES AGAIN
Consumer confidence rises for the second straight month in December,
as more Americans expect the nation's economy to improve in 2010, but
the increase comes in not quite as strong as had been forecast, the
Conference Board's latest survey data show.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 12/29/2009 12:22:00 PM 0 comments

Home price increases in 20 U.S. cities stall, with no monthly change
in October, S&P/Case-Shiller survey says.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 12/29/2009 09:37:00 AM 0 comments

MARKETS:
Stocks hit new highs
Investors manage to push Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new 2009 highs at
the beginning of the last week of the year.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 12/28/2009 05:38:00 PM 0 comments