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Market Wrap-Up Stocks closed down Friday, with energy prices and a broad slide in equities weighing on many exchange-traded funds, even as top-line growth brightened earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 108 points to 9972. The Nasdaq finished down 11 at 2154, and the S&P 500 ended down 13 at 1080. Microsoft ( MSFT ) reported an 18% drop in fiscal first-quarter earnings, but the results easily topped forecasts and the software giant's stock surged. Honeywell International ( HON ) gained after it said third-quarter earnings fell 15% on continued weakness in sales, especially to commercial airlines, and the company lowered its 2009 revenue guidance. As of 4:04 p.m., crude oil futures traded on the Nymex were down 53 cents at $79.97 a barrel. For a detailed rundown on Friday’s trading session see our market... [read full story]
It seems that while scientists who accept funding from oil companies are branded as bought-and-paid-for shills, those financed by renewable energy interests remain unchallenged authorities in their fields. In addition to four...
BEIJING (AP) - A court is hearing the country's first civil lawsuit by a man whose child was sickened in China's vast tainted milk scandal, state media reported Saturday. Parents and lawyers have reported pressure from...
Blackwell reveals its top ten favourite books of the decade Oxford, England November 28, 2009 -- Blackwell booksellers based in shops around the country voted for their favourites, enabling Blackwell to draw on its expert staff...
THE PRIME MINISTER OF ARMENIA VISITED GRAND CANDY ENTERPRISE http://www.gov.am/en/news/item/4958/ Tuesday, 24 November 2009 RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited today Grand Candy enterprise. The head of government called...
