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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 25, 2006

Page

13

Closing Stocks Overview On NYSE Action Amid Mixed Lows and Highs

NYSE list shows IBM AT&T JPMorgan AbtLab JohnJn AMD Kohls Aetna LVSands Alcoa Lehman Arch AmTower Merck AnalogDev MerrillLyn Apache MicronT AmExp McDnids AmIntGplf Medtrnic AmTower Merck etc. Mixed gains and losses across sectors with notable declines in heavy hitters like LVSands Pfizer ExxonMobil US Steel and NokiaCo while tech names like Apple and Lucent appear among varied closes.

New York NYSE Brazil Japan AMR IBM At&t Inc Jpmorgch Abtlab JohnJn AMD Kohls Aetna Lvsands Alcoa Lehmner AllegTch LowesCos Altrna Lucent Amovill Memc II AmExp Medtrnic AmTower Merck AnalogDev MerrillLyn Apache Micront Aramark MorgStan Arch Motorola ArchDan Nysegp Bhpbinlt Naborsch Bjsves NatSemi Newmtm BakrHu Newscpa BkofAm Noble Corp Barrick NokiaCo NortelNt BellSouth Nucor Boeing OcciPet BostonSci PaulShoe BrMySq Peabdye PepsiCo Carnival Petrolers Caterpil Pfizer Cendant Phelpsd Chevron QwestCm Citigro RiteAid Coach Strude CocaCl SaraLee Coeur Schergel CVRD Schimb ConocPhil Seagatet CilAir Selectra Corning SprintNex CypSem Itgold Horton TaiwSemi DiaOffs Disney Telnorl DowChm Teradyn DuPont Texinst Dynegy ElPasoCo Elan Tyson Embarq UtdMicro ExxonMbl US Steel Fanniem UtdTech Utdhith Fordm Valeroe VerizonCm Gap VivoPart Gateway Vonage GenElec Wachovia GnMotr WalMart WellsFrgo Goldwfn Wdigitl Goldmans WmsCos Hallibin Wyeth Hewlett P Xtoengy aHilton Xerox

Stockyards Springfield Carcass Prices and Hogs Markets

Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices range from 58.00 to 75.05 for thickness 0.5 to 0.9 inches bf with daily bids listed. Today's negotiated purchases total 12 070. Illinois Direct Hogs steady with moderate demand and offerings. US 1 3 300 400 Ibs 24.00 27.00 up to 34.00 for heaviest. Boars under 300 Ibs 24.00 30.00 over 300 Ibs 14.00 18.00.

Alcoa Inc ConAg Kinder Morgan Regions Financial Altria Group Inc CVS Corp Kroger Ryerson Tull Ameren Devon Lee Ent Sears Holding Apple Dillard's Lowes Southern Co Applied Materials Dollar General Southwest Archer DuPont Federated Dept. McDonalds Sun Micro Avava Financial Fifth Third Metlife Super Valu AXA First Data Corp Microsoft Anova Baker Hughes Ford Motor Co Mips Technologies US Bancorp Bemis Ford Motor Springfield Illinois

Grain futures slide on CBOT July contracts

Grain and soybean futures finished lower on Wednesday at the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery dropped 8 cents to dollars and cents per bushel, July corn fell 3 percent to dollars per bushel, July oats down 4 cents, and July soybeans slipped 4 percent to dollars per bushel.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade

Sales of new homes rise as backlog hits record high

Commerce Department reports April sales up 4.9 percent to a 1.198 million annual pace, the fastest of the year, while prices rise only slightly. The backlog of unsold new homes climbs to a record, signaling potential price pressure ahead despite the rise in sales.

Washington Commerce Department

Stocks end higher on late-day rally

Stocks closed modestly up after durable goods and home sales data eased Fed rate concerns. A surprising drop in April orders for big-ticket items supported hopes rates are rising slowly, while new home sales rose yet overall housing demand remains soft. Late-session buying trimmed losses from a choppy day as investors stay wary of inflation and policy signals.

New York Federal Reserve Fed Commerce Department Wall Street Dow Jones Jack Caffrey Jpmorgan Private Bank New York Stock Exchange Chris Johnson Schaeffer Johnson

Lay Skilling jury deliberations continue in Enron trial

Jurors in the Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling fraud and conspiracy trial deliberated for a fifth day, about 31 hours over five days, without a verdict. They requested more trial exhibit copies and transcript access. Judge Sim Lake sought clearer requests.

Houston Enron Corp Kenneth Lay Jeffrey Skilling U.S Sim Lake

McClatchy sells Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News

McClatchy Co sells The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News for 562 million dollars to Philadelphia Media Holdings led by Brian Tierney and Bruce Toll. The private group vows long term investment, growth, and no immediate staff cuts as it seeks to reverse circulation declines and leverage philly.com.

Philadelphia McClatchy Co Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia Brian Tierney Bruce Toll Toll Brothers Inc Knight Ridder McClatchy Philadelphia Media Holdings Gannett Co Walter H. Annenberg Knight Newspapers Inc U.S Britain Tierney Daily News Philly.com

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