Wall Street rises on Microsoft profit
Wall Street equities rose as Microsoft sales and Countrywide Financials positive outlook lifted markets despite housing woes and oil price spikes. Investors welcomed Countrywide’s note of returning to profit after a large loss and Microsoft’s upbeat earnings fueling tech buying.
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Stockyards prices and Illinois hog market report
Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices range from 49.00 to 57.05 per hundredweight across weights 0.5 to 0.9 inches bf. Today's negotiated purchases total 15,697 with steady trading and light to moderate demand. Illinois Direct Hogs see price bands by weight from 18.00 to 27.00, with boars 15.00 to 21.00 under 300 Ibs and 6.00 to 13.00 over 300 Ibs.
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Grain futures mixed as corn and soybeans rise
Chicago Board of Trade prices edged higher for corn and soybeans on Friday, with December wheat slipping 2 cents to $8 a bushel. December corn up 5.75 cents to $3.72, December oats up 0.5 cent to $2.785, and January soybeans up 0.75 cent to $10.1325 a bushel.
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Closing Stocks Rally From New York Market Ticker Parade
Indymac and JPMorgan among most active as listed prices for many banks techs and blue chips shift. Major players include AT&T Kraft Bank of America Exxon Microsoft Pfizer Coca Cola Chevron Merck and Wells Fargo with varied highs lows and closes across trading session.
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Rights groups file torture complaint against Rumsfeld
Rights groups in the United States and Europe filed a legal complaint in France accusing former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of responsibility for torture in Iraq and at Guantanamo Bay. The Paris case, filed as Rumsfeld visited France, establishes grounds for prosecutors to decide whether to pursue or reject the matter.
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