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Final Glance: Pharmaceuticals companies
September 5, 2008, 6:03PM ET
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: PBM companies
September 5, 2008, 6:03PM ET
Shares of some top pbm companies were down at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Medical companies
September 5, 2008, 6:03PM ET
Shares of some top medical companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Media companies
September 5, 2008, 6:03PM ET
Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Managed Care companies
September 5, 2008, 6:03PM ET
Shares of some top managed care companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Investment Banks companies
September 5, 2008, 6:03PM ET
Shares of some top investment banks companies were up at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Internet companies
September 5, 2008, 6:03PM ET
Shares of some top internet companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Insurers companies
September 5, 2008, 6:03PM ET
Shares of some top insurers companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
September 5, 2008, 6:03PM ET
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Mo. revenue down 5 percent compared to August 2007
September 5, 2008, 5:59PM ET
Missouri's revenue dipped last month, due largely to lower collections from sales and corporate income taxes.
Stocks mostly rise as investors snap up financials
September 5, 2008, 5:59PM ET
Wall Street wrestled with intensifying economic worries Friday, extending sharp losses after a disheartening jobs report and then grudgingly engaging in some mild bargain hunting that gave the market some modest gains. The major indexes ended the week with big declines, a sign that investors, who not long ago expected the economy to improve, are now growing increasingly discouraged.
Ill. House moves closer to privatizing lottery
September 5, 2008, 5:56PM ET
Eager to find money for construction projects around the state, House Democrats are taking a new look at an unpopular idea: privatizing the Illinois lottery.
MiddleBrook shares slip despite equity infusion OK
September 5, 2008, 5:56PM ET
Shares of MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals Inc. slipped Friday despite bouncing higher earlier in the day after the company said stockholders approved a financing plan that includes a $100 million equity infusion and leadership changes.
Nokia, UST, Lehman, Safeway, SanDisk big movers
September 5, 2008, 5:53PM ET
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
Saks stock falls on report Baugur interest fades
September 5, 2008, 5:51PM ET
Shares of Saks Inc., which operates Saks Fifth Avenue, slipped Friday amid a report that an Icelandic investor is no longer pursuing an acquisition of the luxury retailer this year.
Texas refinery fire sends Valero shares lower
September 5, 2008, 5:49PM ET
Shares of Valero Energy Corp. fell Friday as the refiner said it had shut down a heavy oil cracker at its refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, after a small pump fire.
Safeway Stores shares fall on analyst downgrade
September 5, 2008, 5:48PM ET
Shares of Safeway Stores Inc. fell 4 percent Friday after the grocery chain was downgraded over its high-end strategy.
Lehman shares rebound as analyst confirms rating
September 5, 2008, 5:45PM ET
Shares of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. recovered some lost ground Friday after a Sandler O'Neill & Co. analyst said he expects the troubled investment bank to survive the credit crisis.
US Sen. Salazar pitches oil, gas, renewables
September 5, 2008, 5:43PM ET
Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar took his message of a balanced national energy policy to an audience he hasn't gotten a good reception from lately -- the oil and gas industry.
GE says SEC probing possible securities violations
September 5, 2008, 5:43PM ET
General Electric Co. says the Securities and Exchange Commission staff has notified the company it may recommend fines and other action for possible violations of securities laws.
