Stimulus funded 599,108 jobs in the fourth quarter, the government said late Saturday.

Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:38:04 -0500

Stimulus funded 599,108 jobs in the fourth quarter, the government
said late Saturday.

Markets, Friday, 01/29/2010

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:51:15 -0500

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| Dow : 10067.33 down 53.13 | S & P : 1073.87 down 10.66 |
| NASDAQ: 2147.35 down 31.65 | Bond (10Y): 3.58%, 98.28
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MARKETS:
Nasdaq battered as techs slump
Stocks fall to three-month lows as Wall Street abandons the earlier
rally following stronger-than-expected GDP report.

January Barometer forecasts a down 2010

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:58 -0500

JANUARY BAROMETER FORCASTS A DOWN 2010
It's likely that January will be a down month for the stock market,
thereby triggering a negative signal from the venerable January
Barometer.

UPDATES, ADVISORIES AND SURPRISES

A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies
are saying about future quarters.

MICROSOFT IN FOCUS AFTER PROFIT JUMPS 60%
Microsoft Corp. posts a 60% gain in fiscal second-quarter profit,
benefiting from improved personal computer sales and the recent
release of its flagship Windows 7 operating system.

AMAZON SHARES RISE ON STRONG RESULTS
Amazon.com Inc. reports a 70%-plus increase in fourth-quarter earnings
thanks to strong holiday sales of media products, electronics and
other items.

FRIDAY'S BIGGEST GAINING AND DECLINING STOCKS
Stocks seeing significant moves in Friday's markets include,
Amazon.com, Autoliv and Mattel.

Consumer sentiment hits two-year high, Reuters/University of Michigan survey shows

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:03:49 -0500

Consumer sentiment hits two-year high, Reuters/University of Michigan
survey shows
01/29/2010 10:02:26 AM EDT

The U.S. economy grew at 5.7% annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2009 -- fastest pace of increase in more than six years.

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:33:06 -0500

The U.S. economy grew at 5.7% annual rate in the fourth quarter of
2009 -- fastest pace of increase in more than six years.

Markets, Thursday, 01/28/2010

Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:23:57 -0500

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| Dow : 10120.46 down 115.70 | S & P : 1084.53 down 12.97 |
| NASDAQ: 2179.00 down 42.41 | Bond (10Y): 3.64%, 97.78
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MARKETS:
Stocks get hammered
Dow and S&P 500 close at almost three-month lows, Nasdaq at a 2-month
low as investors dump techs after Qualcomm and Motorola's forecast.

Breaking News: Bernanke wins second term as Fed chairman

Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:23:35 -0600

WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed Ben Bernanke for a second term
as chairman of the Federal Reserve with a 70-30 vote on Thursday. The
vote came amid criticism of his judgment ahead of the financial crisis
and his support for massive Wall Street bailouts. His supporters
credited him for engineering a financial industry rescue in time to
prevent a catastrophic collaps