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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 2007
Page
5
Market data shows Dow Jones Industrial Average at 13236.53 with gains of 3.01 percent and mixed breadth. Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 move varied as volume totals reach billions, Nasdaq declined while advances outnumbered decliners in parts of the session.
Wall Street closed marginally lower after the Fed and other central banks injected liquidity. The New York Fed announced a 2 billion dollar overnight repo amid broader actions by the BOJ and ECB, easing credit fears and shifting focus to upcoming economic data while markets remain volatile.
Kmart launches a nation wide push adding dozens of ethnic dolls in all 1400 stores. The move targets minority consumers amid rising buying power and competition from Wal Mart and Toys R Us. Executives cite growing minority demographics and updated designs with diverse features.
New York market snapshot shows a broad list of NYSE blue chips trading with varied results led by AES Corp Amr AT&T and Alcoa while Boeing and ExxonMobil show declines. Several majors like Citigroup Microsoft and Walmart post modest gains amid fluctuating highs and lows in Monday’s session.
CME Group Inc will shed 380 positions as it continues combining the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with the Chicago Board of Trade. Cuts apply across all departments and should finish by June with notification this week. The move follows the $11.9 billion acquisition of CBOT Holdings and aims to unify products on a single electronic platform by January with floors merging in March. CME shares dropped $13.18 to $581.07.
Agriculture futures in Chicago mostly weakened with wheat for September down 0.5 cent to 6.665 a bushel. December corn fell 1.5 cents to 3.49 a bushel and December oats slipped 1.5 cents to 2.59 a bushel. November soybeans rose 10 cents to 8.8175 a bushel as supply news and demand factors shift.
Hog market registers steady barrows and gilts with 230-280 lb at 50.50 to 51.00 and 260-280 lb at 49.00 to 50.50. Sows mostly steady with 300-700 lb at 32.00 to 35.00. Boars over 300 lb 13.00, under 300 lb 31.00. Cattle trading moderately active. choice steers and heifers steady. cows insufficient for a market. Slaughter steers and heifers steady within 84.00 to 87.00 range for various weights.
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