Stocks end higher as Wall Street pursues bargain hunting
Wall Street rallied late after a choppy session amid subprime and credit concerns. The Dow rose 150.38 to 13,362.37, while the S&P 500 gained 10.54 to 1,465.81 and the Nasdaq added 7.60 to 2,553.87 amid mixed economic data and oil price pressures. Bear Stearns traded down after rescue moves, and pending home sales and ISM manufacturing showed uneven signals for the economy.
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Wall Street
U.S
Dow
American Home Mortgage Investment Corp
Arthur Hogan
Jefferies & Co
Hogan
Treasury
New York Mercantile Exchange
Bear Stearns Cos
Bear
National Association of Realtors
Institute For Supply Management
Alan Levenson
T. Rowe Price
Hypermiling to save fuel changes driving habits in Harrisburg
Sirach follows a hypermiling approach averaging 45 to 50 mph on a 55 mph road to curb tickets and costs. Friends and family adopt the method. Steve Reed reports 48 to 52 mpg from a 1995 Geo Metro, saving about $600 in 5,000 miles. Sirach’s wife shifts to a Prius, though skepticism remains.
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Sirach
Steve Reed
Harrisburg
Reed
Grain futures drift lower as corn and soy prices dip
Chicago grain futures sag on the Board of Trade with mixed moves. Wheat for September up to 6.36 a bushel while December corn falls to 3.36 and December oats to 2.69 a bushel. November soybeans slide to 8.4875 a bushel in a tight trading session.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Stockyards Springfield Hog Prices and Negotiated Purchases
Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices were not available early with bids across 0.5 to 0.9 inch bf ranging from 60.00 to 77.00. Today's negotiated Illinois direct hog purchases show 10,930 head with demand light to moderate and prices for 300-400 lb at 30.00-33.00, 400-500 lb at 33.00-34.00, 500-600 lb at 35.00-37.00, over 600 lb at 36.00-38.00. Boars under 300 lb 26.00-32.00, over 300 lb 11.00-15.00.
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Jobnin
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Lyondell
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Goldmans
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Goodyear
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Hilton
Valeroe
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Honwilint
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WalMart
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Wamatt
Brazil
WellPoint
iShJapan
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Alcoa Inc
Coke
Lee Ent
Sears
All State
ConAg Lowes
Southern Co
Altria
CVS Corp
Macy's
Southwest
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Devon
McDonalds
Sun Micro
Apple
Dillard's
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Applied Materials
Discover
Microsoft
Unova
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Harris
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Pier 1
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Springfield
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Associated Press
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