Wall Street extends rally on earnings and oil drop
A sharp oil price decline and Hewlett-Packard earnings helped markets rise for a third straight session. The day saw a small drop in the leading indicators and mixed results from Sears, Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, and BJ’s Wholesale, with HP up and Sears tumbling on weak sales. Investors eyed a possible soft landing as inflation fears ease but labor data warned of potential growth risks.
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New York
Wall Street
Hewlett-Packard Co
U.S
Middle East
New York Mercantile Exchange
Sears Holdings Corp
Federal Reserve
Fed
Ken Tower
Schwab
Labor Department
Dow
Hewlett-Packard
Sears profits beat expectations amid hints of big reallocation
Sears Holdings reports stronger Q2 earnings as shoppers spend less. Lampert gains authority to invest surplus cash and signals substantial capital deployment. Analysts see potential big moves beyond improved efficiency, with experts noting downsizing and shrinking market share threaten future profitability and comparing risks to a Titanic slide.
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Chicago
Sears Holdings Corp
Edward Lampert
Sears
Lampert
Kmart
Howard Davidowitz
Davidowitz & Associates
George Rosenbaum
Leo J. Shapiro and Associates
Davidowitz
Grain futures mixed as soybeans rise in Chicago trade
Soybean futures climbed in early Chicago activity while grain futures showed mixed moves. Wheat for September delivery edged up to 3.72 a bushel, corn and oats fluctuated with corn dipping and oats gaining, and soybeans rose to 5.52 a bushel under AP.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Stockyards Springfield prices and Illinois hog bids report
Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices per half inch feed basis range from 68.18 to 76.50 dollars with varying weights. Today's Illinois Direct Hogs show 13 096 head traded with prices climbing about two dollars amid moderate demand and heavy offerings. Hog prices by weight span 31.00 to 42.00 dollars, with boars under 300 pounds at 28.00 to 32.00 and over 300 pounds at 12.00 to 15.00.
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NYSE
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At&tine
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Lucent
AberFite
Lyondell
AMD
Memc II
Marathon Aetna
Alcoa
Amex
MerrillLyn
Afnclrt
Micront
MillsCp
AnalogDev
Mirant
Annaly
Monsanto
ArchDan
Motorola
Bhpbinlt
Newscpa
BellSouth
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BemaGold
BostonSci
Nucor
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Omacre
Carnival
Peabdye
Caterpillar
PepsiCo
ChesEng
Pfizer
Chevron
Phelpsd
Pulter
Cocach
Salesforce
Sara Lee
CilAir
Corning
Schergp
Horton
Schimb
Devone
Seagatet
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SprintNex
Etrade
Itgold
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Sunoco
ElPasoCo
Sysco
Exelon
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TitanMt
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Gap
UtdMicro
Gateway
GenElec
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GaMotr
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Uldhith
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Goldmans
Goodyear
VerizonCm
Hcalinc
Visteon
Hallibin
VivoPart
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WellsFge
Jabil
Wyeth
Johnnn
Xerox
Kraft
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Coke
Kerr McGee
Regions Financial Altria Group Inc
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Tull
Pir
CVS Corp
Krager
Sears Holding
Devon
Lee Ent
Southern Co
Dillard's
Southwest
Repled Materials
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Sun Micro
Archer
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Avaya Financial
DuPont
Metlife
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Federated Dept
Microsoft
Anova
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Fifth Third
Mips Technologies
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Bemis
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Bob Evans
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