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Index: 8,776.39 Chg: 108.00 %Chg: 1.25% YTD% Chg: -33.8% Stocks Extend Advance in Year's Final Session- AP Wall Street headed toward a merciful end to a dreadful year Wednesday as investors took some comfort from a sharp drop in weekly unemployment claims and focused on the prospects for 2009. Initial claims for state unemployment insurance benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 492,000 in the week ended Dec 27 from an unrevised 586,000 the prior week, the Labor Department said. It was the lowest reading for initial claims since the week ended November 1, 2008, and the steepest decline since 1992.

After a particularly rough year that is forcing many hedge funds to sell off or close outright, the selling has been far more pronounced in recent weeks. Experts say United States Steel (X, news, msgs), AK Steel (AKS, news, msgs), Exide Technologies (XIDE, news, msgs), Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT, news, msgs), Flotek Industries (FTK, news, msgs), Solutia (SOA, news, msgs), Shaw Group (SGR, news, msgs), Ingersoll-Rand (IR, news, msgs), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX, news, msgs) and Huntsman (HUN, news, msgs) have been getting hit particularly hard by hedge fund selling recentl http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/CompanyFocus/10-stocks-for-a-january-bounce.aspx

Sector performance (% change on day): Financials (+4.13%), Tech (+2.30%), Health Care (+2.41%), Consumer Staples (+1.41%), Consumer Discretionary (+3.17%), Industrials (+2.84%), Energy (+1.80%), Telecom (+1.19%), Materials (+2.77%), Utilities (+1.62%). Dow +184.46 at 8668.39, Nasdaq +40.38 at 1550.70, S&P +21.22 at 890.64

8,668.39 184.46 2.17% One Month

Dec. 30, 2008: House prices plunged again in October, with the rate of year-over-year decline accelerating to a new record high of 19%. The peak-to-trough decline in the Case Shiller 10-city index is now 25%; the 20-city index is down 23%. We still occasionally hear folks predicting that the overall house-price decline might be on the order of 20% or so--or maybe 25%, tops. Might be time to adjust those forecasts. Given the current rate of decline and the fact that house prices still have yet to reach their long-term historical average relative to incomes and rents, we remain comfortable with our prediction of a 35%-40% total decline. Unless the rate of price decline moderates soon, this could even prove conservative. http://clusterstock.alleyinsider.com/

Stocks Signal Higher Open as Oil Prices Rise- AP Wall Street took comfort from a rise in oil prices and headed toward a higher open Monday, but investors remained cautious as Israel continued its attack on Gaza for a third day. The advance in oil was welcome for some investors who have worried that plunging prices signaled a long and severe recession. Mon 6:25am ET- Briefing.com S&P futures vs fair value: +3.50. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +9.30. ... http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/fds/hi/business/market_data/stockmarket/2/default.stm

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Retailers' holiday sales plummet 4 percent Friday, 26 Dec 2008 09:18pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retailers' sales fell as much as 4 percent during the holiday season, as the weak economy and bad weather created one of the worst holiday shopping climates in modern times, according to data released on Thursday by Spending Pulse. NEW YORK, Dec 26 U.S. retail shares traded lower on Friday following data showing the first decline in holiday sales in at least 40 years, though a handful of stores defied the trend. The Standard & Poor's Retail Index .RLX fell 0.3 percent, Dpartment store chains like Dillard's (DDS.N), Macy's Inc (M.N) and the more upscale Saks Inc (SKS.N) posting share declines of 9.4 percent, 2.7 percent, and 5.7 percent respectively. Among specialty retailers, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO.N) fell 0.7 percent, while Gap Inc (GPS.N), which owns the Banana Republic and Old Navy chains, was down 0.4 percent. The latest data on the holiday shopping seas

Wall Street points to moderately higher open. U.S. stock futures edge higher in holiday week Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 42 points to 8,575, Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 5 points to 1,216, while S&P 500 futures rose 3.70 points to 885.00. Toyota projects operating loss for year amid slump Asia tech firms cut costs with forced leave for workers France plunging into recession: official forecast *A pair of analysts downgraded several oil tanker companies on Monday, predicting that shipping rates might have reached their peaks as the global economy weakens and an influx of ships approaches the market.

Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were mixed at the close of trading: Baxter rose $.72 or 1.4 percent, to $53.80. Bristol-Myers Squibb fell $.05 or .2 percent, to $22.81. Hospira fell $.66 or 2.5 percent, to $26.05. Johnson & Johnson fell $.15 or .3 percent, to $58.84. King Pharmaceuticals fell $.01 or .1 percent, to $10.21. Eli Lilly rose $1.39 or 3.8 percent, to $38.26. Merck rose $.82 or 3.0 percent, to $28.56. Pfizer rose $.18 or 1.1 percent, to $17.30. Schering Plough rose $.30 or 1.8 percent, to $17.00. Wyeth fell $.13 or .3 percent, to $37.17.

Symbol Last Today’s Change Volume SU 20.23 -0.01 (-0.05%) 8,158,153 PBR 23.40 +0.33 (+1.43%) 19,579,458 CVX 70.85 -2.18 (-2.99%) 31,352,764 COP 50.80 -0.74 (-1.44%) 19,447,525 MRO 25.95 +0.37 (+1.45%) 8,371,098 IMO 32.49 -0.82 (-2.46%) 619,911 TOT 54.61 -1.59 (-2.83%) 2,865,953 STO 15.80 -0.17 (-1.06%) 3,035,786 SNP 68.71 +2.63 (+3.98%) 580,119 BP 45.13 -1.32 (-2.84%) 6,867,626

Symbol Time Trade Change % Chg Volume Intraday AA Dec 19 9.70 Down 0.07 Down 0.72% 29,021,121 AXP Dec 19 19.43 Up 0.53 U p 2.80% 19,990,871 BA Dec 19 41.24 Up 0.17 Up 0.41% 9,903,824 BAC Dec 19 13.80 Down 0.16 Down 1.15% 104,085,361 C Dec 19 7.02 Down 0.41 Down 5.52% 202,650,374 CAT Dec 19 42.69 Up 0.53 Up 1.26% 13,272,227 CVX Dec 19 70.85 Down 2.18 Down 2.99% 31,352,764 DD Dec 19 25.60 Down 0.11 Down 0.43% 15,113,420 DIS Dec 19 22.43 Down 0.40 Down 1.75% 21,133,747 GE Dec 19 16.50 Up 0.54 Up 3.38% 136,375,044 GM Dec 19 4.49 Up 0.83 Up 22.68% 70,218,216 HD Dec 19 24.22 Down 0.23 Down 0.94% 23,095,189 HPQ Dec 19 35.40 Up 0.03 Up 0.08% 22,116,042 IBM Dec 19 83.52 Down 0.48 Down 0.57% 13,099430 INTC Dec 19 14.44 Up 0.18 Up 1.26% 73,502,938 JNJ Dec 19 58.84 Down 0.15 Down 0.25% 23,131,685 JPM Dec 19 30.32 Up 0.11 Up 0.36% 55,697,986 KO Dec 19 44.43 Down 0.75 Down 1.66% 25,274,068 KFT Dec 19 26.67 Down 0.06 Down 0.22% 19,801,396 MCD Dec 19 60.32 Down 0.97 Down 1.58% 15,966,651 MMM Dec

Browne HSN HSNI Brown Shoe BWS Midas MDS Chris Bank EAT Brinker MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Shares of Brinker International Inc. soared on Friday as the restaurant company said it closed the sale of a majority interest in the Macaroni Grill chain.

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Dow Jones Industrial Average 8,579.11 -25.88 / -0.30% Open: 8,606.50 http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/dow/

ALCOA INC AA 9.77 -5.6% 21,872,238 AMERICAN EXPRESS AXP 18.90 -4.59% 15,886,118 BOEING COMPANY BA 41.07 +0.12% 8,019,070 BANK OF AMERICA BAC 13.96 -4.51% 94,555,949 CITIGROUP INC C 7.43 -5.11% 103,887,498 CATERPILLAR I CAT 42.16 -5.58% 11,900,468 CHEVRON CORP CVX 73.03 -4.93% 19,089,810 DU PONT E I D DD 25.71 -5.16% 8,808,516 WALT DISNEY C DIS 22.83 -3.18% 15,831,386 GENERAL ELECT GE 15.96 -8.22% 143,232,171 GENERAL MOTORS GM 3.66 -16.25% 41,184,041 HOME DEPOT ....HD 24.45 -1.01% 20,231,004 HEWLETT PACKARD .... HPQ 35.37 -3.02% 16,311,418 INTL BUSINESS .... IBM 84.00 -2.14% 6,825,112 INTEL CORP .... INTC 14.26 -6.55% 68,858,853 JOHNSON & JOHNSON .... JNJ 58.99 +0.36% 16,866,745 JP MORGAN CHASE .... JPM 30.21 -5.18% 53,312,374 COCA COLA CO .... KO 45.18 -0.66% 14,237,344 KRAFT FOODS I .... KFT 26.73 -1.07% 11,748,884 MCDONALDS CORP .... MCD 61.29 -2.14% 10,462,070 3M COMPANY .... MMM 56.71 -3.19% 4,906,096 MERCK & COMP .... MRK 27.74 +2.29% 16,534,788 MICROSO

Stock Market Dow Charts Dec-18 2008 Huge Drop

Stocks struggled to find a direction in the early going Thursday as investors sifted through a number of economic indicators, including more layoffs and dismal earnings forecasts. But a negative ratings outlook on GE from Standard & Poor's added further pressure on the market. The ratings service lowered its outlook on GE and its GE Capital finance arm to negative from stable. S&P affirmed their Triple-A ratings, but said there is a one-in-three chance they could lose them because of the ongoing financial struggles at GE Capital. GE shares fell $1.43, or 8.2 percent, to close at $15.96. At the same time, energy stocks tumbled as oil prices plunged.

DRYS GASS GNK OCNF Stocks maritime shipping December 17, 2008 Dow down 1% OCNF 4.19 +0.77 (+22.51%) 1,112,901 DRYS 12.43 +1.30 (+11.68%) 33,073,041 DAC 6.10 +0.86 (+16.41%) 269,095 GNK 18.11 +3.25 (+21.87%) 5,030,369 DEC-22, 2008 — A pair of analysts downgraded several oil tanker companies on Monday, predicting that shipping rates might have reached their peaks as the global economy weakens and an influx of ships approaches the market.

Wednesday December-17-2008 Dow industrials 8,824.34 -99.80 -1.12% Nasdaq Composite 1,579.31 -10.58 -0.67%

Super Performance on December-16 2008 NYSE Euronext 29.94 BLK Blackrock Inc 129.22 MS Morgan Stanley 16.13 CS Credit Suisse Group AG 27.00 TROW T Rowe Price Group Inc 33.82 GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc 76.00 MER Merrill Lynch & Co Inc 12.95 UBS UBS AG 13.57 BEN Franklin Resources Inc 63.03 BK Bank of New York Mellon Corp 29.04 CME CME Group Inc 222.55 ***************

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Two Days Chart Dow Huge Gain December-16 2008

Wall Street Celebration Dec-16-2008 Fed cuts rates to record low: 0% to 0.25% The central bank also says it could buy more mortgage-backed securities and considers buying long-term Treasury bonds. The Dow Jones industrial average, which had already gained more than 100 points before the Fed's announcement, closed up 359.61 points, or 4.2%, at 8,924.14. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index surged 5.1%.

December 18 2008 -2.5% December 16, 2008 Tuesday Interest Rate Cut Dow Up More Than 2% in Single Day

Goldman Sachs has reported a $2.12bn (£1.41bn) quarterly loss, its first since going public in 1999.

e 2008-12-16 09:17:15 U.S. Markets are open. 6 hours and 20 minutes until close. S&P futures vs fair value: +15.80. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +18.00. Early buying has stocks positioned to open the session with gains. The positive start comes despite a heavy loss at Goldman Sachs (GS), though a loss was widely expected. Best Buy (BBY) is lending its support by serving up better-than-expected third quarter earnings per share results. Still, Best Buy reiterated that this is the most challenging consumer environment

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Stock Market Sectors December 15, 2008 Financials (-3.99%), Tech (-1.71%), Health Care (-0.42%), Consumer Staples (-0.02%), Consumer Discretionary (-1.44%), Industrials (-0.60%), Energy (-0.28%), Telecom (-3.12%), Materials (-0.38%), Utilities (-1.62%). Dow -65.15 at 8564.53,

Stock Market December-15 2008

Stock Market December-15 2008 Stocks Slip as Automakers Await the Senate debate.

Asia stocks rise on renewed US auto bailout hopes Asia markets recover on renewed hopes of US auto rescue and China spending plan Asia's upward swing followed Wall Street, where stocks rallied from an early sell-off Friday as the Treasury Department said it was ready to assist Detroit's Big Three automakers after a $14 billion rescue plan died in the Senate. U.S. stocks looked poised to build on last week's gains as Wall Street futures rose moderately. Dow futures were up 49 points, or 0.6 percent, at 8,738 and S&P500 futures rose 5.4 points, or 0.6 percent, to 890.80. Among Monday's top gainers were car companies as investors bet the Bush administration would tap a $700 billion financial bailout fund to aid U.S. automakers. General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have said they could be weeks from collapse. Ford Motor Co. says it does not need federal help now, but its survival is far from certain. Oil rose 98 cents to $47.26 a barrel in Asian trade as investors anti

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