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Major indexes close the day up fractionally; Friday's sell off failed to carry over into the new week, as investors responded positively to earnings from Ford.
Crude futures closed down fractionally despite continuing tensions in oil-producing countries Iran and Nigeria.
Gold prices rose almost $5 today as the dollar continues to show weakness against the Euro.
US Supreme Court denied Research in Motion's (RIMM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) appeal in a patent dispute with NTP Inc. The decision, which could force RIMM to pull their BlackBerry products off the shelves, led to RIMM closing down 3.5% for the day. RIMM's (PowerRating).
Ford (F | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) beat expectations and announced restructuring plans; F closed up 5% on the news. F's (PowerRating).
Nike (NKE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) stock price fell as much as 3.2% after CEO William Perez resigns, citing conflicts with chairman and co-founder Philip Knight. NKE's (PowerRating).
Bank Of America (BAC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Q4 EPS Edges Down, Misses Consensus On Higher Provision Expense And Lower Trading Results (full story).
NIKE (NKE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) CEO Resigns Over Differences Regarding Leadership; Names Mark Parker As CEO (full story).
Ford (F | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) To Idle 14 Facilities, Cut 25,000 To 30,000 Jobs By 2012 (full story).
Polo Ralph (RL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) To Buy Back Polo Jeans From Jones Apparel For $355 Mln; Settles Outstanding Litigation (full story).
Sports Authority (TSA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Agrees To Be Acquired For $1.3 Bln By Leonard Green & Partners Led Group (full story).
Pilgrim's Pride (PPC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Q1 Profit Plummets 88.72% On Lower Price Realizations And Weaker Sales (full story).
Grocer Albertson's (ABS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Sells Itself To A Consortium For $17.4 Bln (full story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
|
Dow |
+21.38 |
10688.77 |
|
NASDAQ |
+0.77 |
2248.47 |
|
S&P 500 |
+2.34 |
1263.83 |
|
NYSE |
NASDAQ | |
|
Volume |
2,215,227,000 |
1,901,534,000 |
|
Advances |
2049 |
1613 |
|
Declines |
1234 |
1399 |
|
Up Volume |
1216 |
751 |
|
Down Volume |
778 |
751 |
|
New Hi's |
151 |
117 |
|
New Lo's |
34 |
38 |
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Strongest Sectors |
Weakest Sectors |
| Oil Service Sector (OSX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Combined Telecom Index (IXTCX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Airline Index (XAL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Morgan Stanley Healthcare (HMO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Securities Broker Deal (XBD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | S&P Retail (RLX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
US Dec. Index Of Leading Economic Indicators Increases 0.1%
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