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30 Mar 2005 04:20 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: COMMODITIES:
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May crude oil futures fell $0.24 to $53.99 a barrel. During the session oil fell as low as $52.50 a barrel after the Energy Department reported an increase in U.S. crude supplies.
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30 Mar 2005 08:34 AM
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U.S. GDP rose 3.8% in the fourth quarter:
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U.S. GDP rose 3.8% in the fourth quarter, unchanged from the previous estimate, according to the Commerce Department. Economists were expecting GDP to be revised to 4%.
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30 Mar 2005 08:20 AM
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BEAR STEARNS RAISED HEWLETT-PACKARD TO "PEER PERFORM" FROM "UNDERPERFORM":
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BEAR STEARNS RAISED HEWLETT-PACKARD TO "PEER PERFORM" FROM "UNDERPERFORM"
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30 Mar 2005 04:30 AM
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CSFB CUT NORTHERN ROCK BANK TO "UNDERPERFORM":
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CSFB CUT NORTHERN ROCK BANK TO "UNDERPERFORM" FROM "NEUTRAL"
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30 Mar 2005 02:45 AM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: JAPANESE EQUITIES, DOLLAR:
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The Nikkei 225 slipped 33.94 points, 0.29% to 11,565.88.
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30 Mar 2005 02:24 AM
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LEHMAN BROS. RAISED BSKY B TO "EQUAL-WEIGHT":
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LEHMAN BROS. RAISED BSKY B TO "EQUAL-WEIGHT" FROM "UNDERWEIGHT"
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30 Mar 2005 01:41 AM
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISED PRUDENTIAL TO "OVERWEIGHT":
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MORGAN STANLEY RAISED PRUDENTIAL TO "OVERWEIGHT" FROM "EQUAL-WEIGHT"
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29 Mar 2005 07:12 PM
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SEC to grant more freedom to valuing options:
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Securities and Exchange Commission officials are about to give companies more freedom in measuring the value of employee stock options in financial reports, according to people familiar with matter.
The bulletin from the SEC’s office of the chief accountant has been widely expected since companies prepare to
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29 Mar 2005 05:14 PM
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China discloses the name of a person to head the Agency on currency policy:
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A woman who has consistently urged reform of China’s capital controls, but not the regulation of the yuan’s exchange rate, was appointed on Monday as the head of the agency that executes the country’s currency policy.
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29 Mar 2005 03:08 PM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: TREASURIES, EQUITIES, DOLLAR:
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The Dax Index added 8.29 points, or 0.19% to 4351.89, the FTSE 100 Index fell 3.50 points, or 0.07% to 4919.00, the CAC 40 Index advanced 3.34 points, or 0.08% to 4081.65.
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29 Mar 2005 10:22 AM
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Consumer confidence fell for the second straight month:
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U.S. consumer confidence fell to 102.4 in March from 104.4 in February, according to the Conference Board. Economists were expecting 103.4. The present situation index fell to 115.6 from 116.8, the expectations index
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29 Mar 2005 09:06 AM
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BANK OF AMERICA TO CUT 1,400 JOBS IN MASSACHUSETTS:
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BANK OF AMERICA TO CUT 1,400 JOBS IN MASSACHUSETTS
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29 Mar 2005 07:20 AM
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UBS RAISED DELPHI CORP. TO "NEUTRAL" FROM "REDUCE":
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UBS RAISED DELPHI CORP. TO "NEUTRAL" FROM "REDUCE"
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29 Mar 2005 07:17 AM
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J.P. MORGAN RAISED ABBOTT LABORATORIES TO "NEUTRAL":
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J.P. MORGAN RAISED ABBOTT LABORATORIES TO "NEUTRAL" FROM "UNDERWEIGHT"
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29 Mar 2005 02:03 AM
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: JAPANESE EQUITIES, DOLLAR:
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The Nikkei 225 tumbled 192.48 points, 1.63% to 11,599.82. The TOPIX index fell 1.40% to 1,177.27.
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