Market Watch May 16 2005 performance snapshot
Market watch item reports market activity on May 16 2005 with Russell and Nasdaq figures. Details include advances declines new highs and lows trading volume for both indices.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2005
Page
7
Market watch item reports market activity on May 16 2005 with Russell and Nasdaq figures. Details include advances declines new highs and lows trading volume for both indices.
Delphi Corp the largest US auto supplier met with banks to discuss borrowing 25 to 30 hundred million dollars in loans In a SEC filing the company disclosed two lower and mid level executives have resigned amid an ongoing accounting investigation The firings bring to four the total resignations tied to the probe which began last fall and is being handled by the SEC and FBI The CFO and controller resigned in March over errors
UPS Inc, the world's biggest shipping carrier, will acquire trucking firm Overnite Corp for 1.25 billion dollars in a move to expand its freight delivery business. The deal, UPS's largest single acquisition, follows a 24 million dollar plan to build five regional freight hubs at airports nationwide. Oversize shares jumped 43 percent as rivals vowed not to back down.
Limited Brands Inc, owner of Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works, reported a first quarter profit decline of 76 percent from a year ago when a large one time gain boosted earnings. The Columbus based retailer missed estimates, cut its second quarter and full year outlook, and posted $23.1 million in net income on April 30 with $1.98 billion in revenue.
New York traders watched oil slip after OPEC signaled readiness to keep markets well supplied. June crude declined to $47.60 intraday and settled at $48.61 on the Nymex. Heating oil futures fell to $1.3503 a gallon and unleaded gasoline to $1.4052.
United Airlines and its unions remain without a settlement as a federal judge nears a ruling on replacing contracts with lower pay and benefits. IAM and AMFA threaten to strike if contracts are broken, while attendants' group also weighs action.
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, struck down New York and Michigan laws banning interstate direct wine shipments. The ruling held state bans discriminatory and anti competitive, upholding evenhanded access for both in state and out of state wineries.
A new Sober.q worm spreads spam in English and German over the weekend. It sends emails from infected PCs with links to news stories and a Web site that tries to infect more machines. The messages reference Nazi and right wing themes, including links to the NPD.
McDonald’s is testing a healthier oil blend for its fries at a limited number of restaurants to gauge customer feedback. The company has been slow to switch since promising to halve trans fat in 2002 and delaying the plan in 2003 citing quality and satisfaction concerns. Experts warn changes could affect taste and texture, while McDonald’s notes progress in reducing trans fat across items like Chicken McNuggets and McChickens.
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