Markets Thursday, 12/31/2009

Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:31:07 -0500

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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.

Dow industrials down 100 points as closing bell nears

Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009

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

Crude closes higher to cap its best year of the decade

Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:09:07 -0500

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

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

Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:35:04 -0500

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

Markets Wednesday, 12/30/2009

Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:31:04 -0500
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| Dow : 10548.51 up 3.10 | S & P : 1126.42 up 0.23
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| NASDAQ: 2291.28 up 2.88 | Bond (10Y): 3.79%, 96.59
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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.

Energy stocks extend decline on bearish API data

Date: 30 DEC 2009 15:37:04 GMT

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.

Markets Tuesday, 12/29/2009

Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:31:04 -050
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| Dow : 10545.41 down 1.67 | S & P : 1126.19 down 1.59 |
| NASDAQ: 2288.40 down 2.68 | Bond (10Y): 3.80%, 96.50
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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.