Disappointing retail sales and two rate hikes in Europe holds markets near even.
Sprint Nextel (S | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Q2 Profit Dips On Merger-related Costs; To Buy-back $6 Bln Shares; Revises FY06 Revenue Outlook (full story). S shares drop by nearly 15%.
Starbucks (SBUX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Q3 Earnings Rise, Yet Margins Under Pressure; Introduces FY07 Targets (full story). SBUX shares take a hit trading down 9%.
Sina (SINA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Q2 EPS Tops Estimate (full story). SINA is trading up over 15% this morning.
Rambus (RMBS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Unlawfully Monopolized Memory Chip Markets, Says FTC; Stock Plunges (full story). RMBS shares move lower again by 8.5%.
Las Vegas Sands (LVS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Q2 Profit Rises On Revenue Growth (full story). LVS shares drop over 6%.
Crude oil futures pull back by 1.% to $74.95.
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
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Dow |
-3.93 |
11,196.00 |
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NASDAQ |
-7.76 |
2,071.04 |
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S&P 500 |
-3.99 |
1,274.56 |
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NYSE |
NASDAQ | |
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Volume |
1,129,520,000 |
700,813,000 |
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Advances |
1237 |
1012 |
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Declines |
1779 |
1749 |
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Up Volume |
350 |
207 |
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Down Volume |
672 |
439 |
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New Hi's |
66 |
50 |
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New Lo's |
45 |
93 |
Sectors
Strongest Sectors
S&P Chemical Index (CEX)
Dow Jones Internet Commerce Index (ECM)
Nasdaq Combined Transport Index (TRAN)
Weakest Sectors
Natural Gas Index (XNG)
S&P Insurance Index (IUX)
Morgan Stanley Health Products Index (RXP)
Increase In Jobless Claims Exceeds Economist Estimates (full story).
Factory Orders Growth Falls Short Of Estimates (full story).
Growth In The Service Sector Slows In July (full
story).
Darren Wong
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