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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 2002
Page
6
Wall Street drifted through a lackluster day as investors booked profits after a big rally and awaited fourth quarter results. The Dow fell 26.23 to 10,067.86 while the S&P 500 rose to 1,156.55 and the Nasdaq gained to 2,047.24 amid cautious outlooks on recovery strength.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 10 067 86 after a 26 23 gain from 10 032 23 as other indexes moved higher. S&P 500 stood at 1156 55 up 1 41, Nasdaq Composite 2047 24 up 235 and Wilshire 5000 at 10 790 86 with 28 42 billion in NYSE volume.
Legal experts questioned Microsoft disclosure of meetings with lawmakers in its antitrust case. The company said it disclosed contacts with executive branch officials, not congressional aides, despite aides confirming briefings to Senate Judiciary Committee staff and a 3000000 lobbying half-year figure.
Sluggish weekly export sales at the Chicago Board of Trade pushed corn prices lower. Wheat for March rose to 3.03, corn for March fell to 2.08, oats unchanged at 1.95, soybeans dropped to 4.32. Beef futures declined with live cattle and feeder cattle down, lean hogs up, and pork bellies rising.
Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices lack clear footing with thin activity across inch and size ranges. Illinois direct hog purchases total 11 541 with demand light, prices down 1.00 for light to moderate offerings. Boars quoted 18.00-22.00 under 300 pounds and 12.00-15.00 over 300 pounds.
The Milken Institute finds more than 1.8 million jobs may be lost by year end across 315 U.S. cities, with New York City and Los Angeles hardest hit. About 1.1 million jobs were already shed from September through December, with recovery uneven by city and extending into 2004.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told an Oakland economic summit that discrimination against minority groups in lending hurts the economy and banks. He argued capital must reach profitable uses and that biased practices distort output despite progress in home ownership among minorities.
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