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Treasury yields slip after auctions as stocks gain
November 13, 2009, 5:57PM ET
Investors made few moves in the Treasury market Friday, relieved that another week of auctions has come to an end.
Earnings reports push stocks higher; Dow gains 73
November 13, 2009, 5:55PM ET
Encouraging earnings news from major retailers and The Walt Disney Co. drew investors back into the stock market to cap a second big week of gains.
FDA finds bits of steel, rubber in Genzyme drugs
November 13, 2009, 5:54PM ET
Federal health regulators have found tiny particles of trash in drugs made by Genzyme, the second time this year the biotechnology company has been cited for contamination issues.
Raytheon gets $46.7M Navy contract
November 13, 2009, 5:53PM ET
Raytheon Co. received a $46.7 million contract boost from the Navy for production design for the DDG-1000 Zumwalt destroyer, the Pentagon said late Friday.
Correction: Lear Bankruptcy story
November 13, 2009, 5:52PM ET
In a Nov. 9 story about Lear Corp. emerging from bankruptcy protection, The Associated Press erroneously reported that third-quarter results would be released on Nov. 11. Those results were released on Nov. 9.
US rig count this week up 23
November 13, 2009, 5:52PM ET
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week has risen by 23 to 1,101.
Final Glance: Utilities companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top utilities companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Telecom companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top telecom companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Staffing companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top staffing companies were up at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Specialty Retail companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top specialty retail companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Silver companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top silver companies were up at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Railroads companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top railroads companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Pharmaceuticals companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: PBM companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top pbm companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Oil companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top oil companies were up at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Medical Devices companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top medical devices companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Media companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top media companies were up at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Managed Care companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top managed care companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Machinery companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top machinery companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Investment Banks companies
November 13, 2009, 5:48PM ET
Shares of some top investment banks companies were mixed at the close of trading:
