07 Jan 2005 11:35 AM

Crude fell 50 cents to $45.06 a barrel.

07 Jan 2005 10:51 AM

Goldman Sachs downgraded its rating for BMC Software to "underperform" from "in-line".

07 Jan 2005 10:08 AM

Banc of America downgraded its rating for U.S. Bancorp to "neutral" from "buy."

07 Jan 2005 09:10 AM

Morgan Stanley upgraded its ratings for FedEx and United Parcel to "overweight" from "equal weight".

07 Jan 2005 08:45 AM

After the payrolls report the dollar fell against the euro to $1.3216. The 10-year Treasury's note yield was unchanged at 4.26%.

07 Jan 2005 07:48 AM

Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating for HBOS to "overweight" from "equal-weight" and advised investors in Lloyds TSB to switch their holdings to HBOS, according to CBSMarketWatch.

07 Jan 2005 07:07 AM

Goldman Sachs upgraded its rating for Siemens to "outperform" from "in-line".

07 Jan 2005 04:29 AM

Japanese shares fell today on profit-taking. The Nikkei 225 fell 59.02 points, or 0.5%, to 11,433.24. For the week, index fell 0.5%. The TOPIX Index slipped 0.2% to 1,145.76. UFJ Holdings fell 2.1% to 605,000 yen, Mizuho fell 1.8% to 502,000 yen.

06 Jan 2005 04:33 PM

February gold fell $5.70, or 1.3% and closed at $421.60 an ounce. For the four sessions the gold fell more than 16%.

06 Jan 2005 04:11 PM

The Dow Jones Industrial advanced 24.75 points to 10,622, the S&P 500 Index rose 4 points to 1,187.83, the Nasdaq

06 Jan 2005 03:59 PM

February crude rocketed $2.17 and closed at $45.56 a barrel.

06 Jan 2005 11:51 AM

CSFB reiterated its "neutral" rating for Alcoa, but reduced its earnings estimate to 44 cents a share from 46.

06 Jan 2005 11:30 AM

Crude rallied $1.71, or near 5%, to $45.10 a barrel.

06 Jan 2005 11:27 AM

Deutsche Bank downgraded the property & casualty insurance sector to "market weight" from "overweight" and AIG to "hold" from "buy", according to CBSMarketWatch.

06 Jan 2005 11:00 AM

Adams Harkness upgraded Bankrate to "buy" from "market perform". Price target was initiated at $16 per share.