Market snapshot shows Dow near 10,073 after 51 point gain
Us equity indices close higher. Dow Jones up 51.90 to 10,073.40 as S&P 500 sits at 1,154.67 and Nasdaq Composite reaches 1,979.25. NYSE volume totals exceed 1.476 billion with 3,355 issues traded. advancers lead decliners by 1,651 to 1,547 and 157 unchanged.
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Sears
Bob Evans
JC Penney
Kerr McGee
Solutia
Southern Co
Boeing
Kmart Kinder Morgan
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Brunswick
Kroger
Super Value
Canadian Nat'l Rail
Lee Ent
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Lowes
Unova
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Ciena Corp
McDonald
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DuPont
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Dynergy
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Grain futures slide as 2002 opens with soybeans dipping
Chicago Board of Trade soy futures drop to new contract lows as wheat gains on currency volatility in Argentina and dollar softness. March wheat up 3 cents to 2.92 a bushel, March corn down 4 cents to 2.08, oats up 8 cents to 2.03, soybeans down 4 cents to 4.18 a bushel.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Argentina
Stockyards Springfield Hogs Prices and Direct Purchases Report
Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices mostly up about 50 cents with varying inch buyers prices. Illinois Direct Hogs today show elevated bids across weight classes, with 1 3 300-400 Ibs at 22.00 26.00 and higher, 400-500 Ibs 24.00 27.00, 500-600 Ibs 26.00 29.00, over 600 Ibs 28.00 30.00, and boars under 300 Ibs 16.00 22.00.
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Home entertainment gadgets push into 2002
Analysts forecast 2002 will bring bleeding-edge digital cameras camcorders with web surfing and email, more DVD players capable of playing audio DVDs and user-burned CDs, and growing DVD VCR combinations from 2001. Digital TVs and home theater gear rise as game consoles like Xbox and GameCube enter holidays. P J McNealy of Gartner notes continued consumer demand for at home entertainment.
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Samsung
Sonicblue
Midas
Microsoft
Wall Street edges higher as investors start new year
Investors opened 2002 cautiously with a modest stock advance as tech shares climbed and blue chips pulled back from recent gains. The Dow rose 51.90 to 10073.40, the Nasdaq gained 28.85 to 1979.25, and the S&P 500 increased 6.59 to 1154.67 amid light volume and cautious optimism over a slower recovery.
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New York
Wall Street
Boomers lead rise of grandparenting boom in NC
North Carolina woman prepares nursery and buys over $300 of baby items as boomers increasingly enter grandparenting. Experts say buy careful, stay educated, and use classes and the Internet to keep up with parenting trends and safety.
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Holli D’antonio
Lizzie
Looking Glass
Boca Raton
Fla
Evans
North Carolina
Jan Grant
Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg
Monty
Vickie Evans
Bush eases Cold War computer export rules from Texas ranch
President Bush raised the MTOPS threshold for government licensure on high performance computer exports to Tier 3 nations including Russia China India and Pakistan from 85000 to 190000 MTOPS. White House aides say the reform updates the export control system to protect national security while aiding U.S. tech firms. Critics urge targeting software rather than hardware and note continued embargoes on several states.
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