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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 2002
Page
8
Stocks retreat for the third straight session amid weak earnings and cautious outlooks. The Dow Jones average ends down 58.81 points, 0.6 percent, at 10,030.43 after an earlier rise of 74.18. Analysts cite lackluster forecasts and mixed signals on recovery.
The Federal Reserve says the U S economic recovery is on track with solid retail sales brisk housing activity and factory improvements in March and April. Some regions like Boston and Cleveland report mixed or slower growth while Kansas and Dallas saw weakness despite some turnarounds. The Fed meeting May 7 will consider policy as most economists expect rates to stay low. The stock market meanwhile fell amid weak factory orders and earnings moves, with Amazon up after a strong revenue forecast while IBM, Microsoft, Citigroup, Ford, Exxon Mobil and Wal Mart posted declines.
In Wilmington HP chief Carly Fiorina testified under oath amid Walter Hewlett's suit, defending that charts showing gaps between projected and promised earnings were taken out of context. She described the targets as sandbagging to allow later overshoot and emphasized disciplined gap closing to drive results.
Across futures, crude oil slipped while petroleum products fell after API and DOE reports showed a weekly U.S. stockpile increase. June crude dropped to $26.38 a barrel as heating oil and gasoline also declined. Brent in London closed lower at $25.76 a barrel. Soybeans climbed to a seven month high on Argentina crisis hopes.
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