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Facts Column
Market Summary
Dow | 11,424.68 | -207.70 | -1.79% |
Nasdaq | 2,300.09 | -25.79 | -1.11% |
S&P 500 | 1,262.00 | -20.19 | -1.57% |
10 Yr Bond(%) | 4.0180% | -0.1300 | |
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Investing Ideas
- Is Water the Oil of the 21st Century?- CNBC
- Energizer Powers Ahead- Zacks.com
- Biotech stages a "strong comeback" Part I- SmallCapInvestor.com
- July 2008 Roundtable Part 2- SmallCapInvestor.com
Market Movers
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CRUS | 6.06 | +1.23 | +25.47% | CIRRUS LOGIC INC |
IVGN | 43.52 | +1.50 | +3.57% | INVITROGEN CORP |
JNPR | 22.80 | -0.09 | -0.39% | JUNIPER NETWORKS |
ABC | 43.19 | +3.19 | +7.97% | AMERISOURCEBERGEN CP |
LH | 67.21 | -4.44 | -6.20% | LABORATORY CORP NEW |
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Stocks skidded lower Thursday after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales wiped away some of the market's optimism about upbeat earnings reports.
- Existing Home Sales Fall More Than Expected- AP
- Grocery Chain Kroger Removes Jalapenos- AP
- New Layoff Filings Jump as Companies Retrench- AP
- Oil Tries to Advance After Wednesday's Big Drop- AP
- Los Angeles Sues Wall St Banks, Bond Insurers- Reuters
- Ford Posts Worst Quarterly Performance in Its History- AP
- New York Sues UBS, Alleges Auction-rate Fraud- Reuters
- Amazon vs. Costco: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Retail- Tech Ticker
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Expert Opinion
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- Instant Gratification Nation: Can We Still Sacrifice for the Future?- Charles Wheelan, Ph.D.
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See today's average mortgage rates across the country. Source: Bankrate.com
Loan Type | Today | Last Week |
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30 Year Fixed | 6.51% | 6.22% |
15 Year Fixed | 6.04% | 5.72% |
1 Year ARM | 6.30% | 6.20% |
30 Year Fixed Jumbo | 7.49% | 7.21% |
5/1 ARM | 5.97% | 5.63% |
3/1 ARM | 5.84% | 5.39% |
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