Today IPO outlook OJ and the cold

M ore compa-
nies are ex-
pected to go pub-
Initial public offerings, the process that companies use to go from
private to public, slowed sharply in the last two years. But the
Orange juice futures prices are sensi-
tive to the cold. Futures contracts hit a
companies that did go public managed to beat the broader two-year high on Wednesday over wor-
lic this year, Standard & Poor’s 500 in 2009. This is ries that freezing weather in Florida
which would be a because only the best companies with 2009 Performance could hurt crops. Prices dipped Thurs-
sign of healthy fi- the most backing from professional day, but worries about cold weather in
S&P 500
nancial market. investors were able to make it during the nation’s largest citrus-producing
Orange juice fu-
tures prices Visa, which made its stock market
the financial crisis. IPOs should pick
up this year, experts at Renaissance
24% state could cause prices to spike again.
If orange juice futures contracts stay
spiked recently. debut in 2008, gained the most in
Capital say. Expect new offerings from FTSE Renaissance high, that could affect consumers in a
2009 among companies that have
The government technology and drug development IPO index few months. Orange juice companies
recently gone public through an IPO.
is expected to re-
port a slower
pace of job loss-
companies, which will need to raise
capital to keep growing. Private equity
firms may also sell off some of their
55% usually lock in prices using futures con-
tracts well in advance of sending prod-
ucts to the grocery store, which is why
Source: Renaissance Capital
es in December. older holdings. there would be a lag.

1,160 2,320
Lots of retail stores are Retailers’ profits spending money again, but
1,120.0
S&P 500
Close: 1,141.69 2,280.0
Nasdaq composite
Close: 2,300.05
having sales. But even if she is not necessarily Change: 4.55 (0.4%) Change: -1.04 (flat)
you’re tempted by the are improving, but spending a lot on discretion- 1,080 10 DAYS 2,240 10 DAYS
bargains they offer, you don’t ary items.” Hess doesn’t 1,200 2,400
need to rush to buy their that doesn’t make expect the fourth-quarter to 1,120
2,200
stocks. They’re not the great their stocks be a “blowout” and says that
1,040
deals they seem right now. cautious earnings guidance 2,000
Retailers are expected must-haves. will keep a lid on stock 960
to report healthier fourth- prices in the short 880
1,800
quarter profits when they term.
800 1,600
announce results next This ongoing J A S O N D J A S O N D
month. Part of the reason weakness in HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG. %CHG. WK MO QTR YTD
is that holiday sales discretionary spend- Stocks Recap
DOW 10612.37 10505.21 10606.86 +33.18 +0.31% s s s +1.71%
were up slightly overall. ing makes it hard to NYSE NASD DOW Trans. 4149.85 4111.69 4135.75 -11.55 -0.28% s s s +0.88%
But the bigger reason justify paying a Vol. (in mil.) 5,308 2,231 DOW Util. 398.31 395.24 396.61 -1.75 -0.44% t t s -0.35%
2,223 NYSE Comp. 7398.21 7325.51 7393.93 +16.23 +0.22% s s s +2.91%
for the anticipated premium price Pvs. Volume 5,036
NASDAQ 2301.30 2285.22 2300.05 -1.04 -0.05% s s s +1.36%
profit increases is for retail stocks. Advanced 1894 1582 S&P 500 1142.46 1131.32 1141.69 +4.55 +0.40% s s s +2.38%
that stores are The average Declined 1192 1129 S&P 400 748.29 739.50 747.77 +3.76 +0.51% s s s +2.90%
spending less price-to-earnings New Highs 336 125 Wilshire 5000 11856.73 11740.18 11850.70 +46.73 +0.40% s s s +2.62%
New Lows 3 5 Russell 2000 642.07 632.74 641.97 +4.02 +0.63% s s s +2.65%
money on ratio for all depart-
ordering new ment store stocks
inventories. is 19 for 2010. That Stocks To Watch
That’s because compares with 15 for 52-WK YTD 52-WK YTD
STOCK DIV PE CLOSE CHG HIGH LOW %CHG STOCK DIV PE CLOSE CHG HIGH LOW %CHG
they expect fewer the S&P 500.
shoppers in the If you must put retail AGL Res 1.72 12 35.88 +.18 37.52 24.02 -1.6 JPMorgCh 0.20 29 44.79 +.87 47.47 14.96 +7.6
AT&T Inc 1.68 14 27.30 -.31 28.89 21.44 -2.6 JohnJn 1.96 14 63.99 -.46 65.41 46.25 -0.7
months ahead. And stocks in your cart, look
AbtLab 1.60 16 54.77 +.45 57.39 41.27 +1.4 KBR Inc 0.20 11 20.61 +.61 24.73 11.41 +8.5
that’s not a formula for for ones that are relative AlcatelLuc ... 3.78 +.12 4.95 1.09 +13.9 KC Southn ... 49 32.41 +.36 34.57 12.25 -2.6
long-term earnings growth. bargains like Wal-Mart Alcoa 0.12 16.61 -.36 17.06 4.97 +3.0
Kraft 1.16 17 28.90 -.07 29.84 20.81 +6.3
“Our concern is not (WMT) or Gap (GPS). Allstate 0.80 31.08 +.16 33.24 13.77 +3.5
Altria 1.36 11 20.06 -.03 20.47 14.50 +2.2 Kroger 0.38 89 20.45 +.20 26.94 19.39 -0.4
about the fourth Both are well-managed Kubota 0.39 47.02 -.40 48.69 22.51 +2.0
AEP 1.64 12 35.19 +.30 36.51 24.00 +1.1
quarter but about companies with P/E LSI Corp ... 5.96 -.07 6.23 2.39 -0.8
AmExp 0.72 39 41.98 +.67 42.25 9.71 +3.6
forward guidance,” ratios below the S&P Amgen ... 12 56.27 -.52 64.76 44.96 -0.5 LSI Ind lf 0.20 8.09 -.02 8.48 2.75 +2.7
says Dan Hess, 500 average. Apple Inc ... 34 210.58 -.39 215.59 78.20 -0.1 LamarAdv ... 33.16 -.63 34.09 5.35 +6.7
founder and CEO of BP PLC 3.36 26 59.86 -.02 60.00 33.70 +3.3 LaPac ... 7.21 +.16 8.05 1.03 +3.3
research firm Merchant –Anne D’Innocenzio BcBilVArg 0.39 18.72 -.13 19.78 5.68 +3.8 Lowes 0.36 20 23.64 +.66 24.50 13.00 +1.1
Forecast. “The consumer is BkofAm 0.04 16.93 +.54 19.10 2.53 +12.4
Lubys ... 3.49 +.04 5.88 3.23 -5.2
BarnesNob 1.00 16 18.70 -.49 28.78 15.28 -1.9
Macys 0.20 12 17.49 +.39 20.84 6.27 +4.4
Money & Markets • AP Belo ... 5.99 -.15 6.41 0.47 +10.1
BestBuy 0.56 16 41.54 +.65 45.55 23.97 +5.3 ManpwI 0.74 92 59.92 +1.72 63.00 23.42 +9.8
BlockHR 0.60 14 21.91 +.10 23.27 13.73 -3.1 MarathonO 0.96 22 32.65 -.20 35.71 20.18 +4.6
100 Biggest Mutual Funds Boeing 1.68 62.20 +2.42 59.99 29.05 +14.9 MarIntA 0.35 96 27.98 +.11 28.40 12.13 +2.7
YTD 1YR YTD 1YR BookMill 0.20 8 7.09 +.28 15.00 2.21 +5.5 McDnlds 2.20 16 61.90 +.45 64.75 50.44 -0.9
FAMILY FUND NAV CHG %RTN %RTN FAMILY FUND NAV CHG %RTN %RTN BrMySq 1.28 13 25.24 +.02 26.62 17.23 ... MeadWvco 0.92 71 29.12 -.32 29.74 7.53 +1.7
American Funds AMCAPA m 16.96 +.06 +2.2 +39.1 Loomis Sayles BondI 13.59 +.04 +1.9 +36.2 BurlNSF 1.60 19 98.80 -.10 98.96 50.86 +0.2 MensW 0.28 18 22.28 -.32 27.67 9.38 +5.8
American Funds BalA m 16.52 +.05 +1.9 +22.7 Oakmark EqIncI 25.85 -.01 +1.2 +19.4 CBL Asc 0.20 10.66 +.37 11.17 1.92 +10.2 Merck 1.52 10 37.72 +.06 38.42 20.05 +3.2
American Funds BondA m 11.88 +.01 +0.8 +14.8 PIMCO AllAssetI 11.63 +.02 +1.2 +24.2 CVS Care 0.31 13 33.76 +1.20 38.27 23.74 +4.8
Microsoft 0.52 20 30.45 -.32 31.50 14.87 -0.1
American Funds CapIncBuA m 48.39 -.19 +1.0 +21.4
PIMCO LowDrIs 10.35 +.02 +0.6 +12.7
CapOne 0.20 42.83 +2.02 42.90 7.80 +11.7
American Funds CpWldGrIA m 34.66 -.20 +1.7 +33.5 Caterpillar 1.68 28 59.67 +.24 61.28 21.71 +4.7 MidsthBcp 0.28 26 14.16 +.08 19.25 8.18 +1.9
American Funds EurPacGrA m 39.04 -.34 +1.8 +39.6 PIMCO TotRetA m 10.87 +.01 +0.7 +12.2 Monsanto 1.06 25 85.96 -.31 93.35 66.57 +5.1
CenterPnt 0.76 15 14.41 +.14 14.87 8.66 -0.7
American Funds FnInvA m 33.50 ... +2.4 +33.9 PIMCO TotRetAdm b 10.87 +.01 +0.7 +12.5 MorgStan 0.20 32.92 +.47 35.78 13.10 +11.2
CVtPS 0.92 13 20.27 +.21 26.32 15.78 -2.5
American Funds GrthAmA m 27.92 +.01 +2.2 +34.8 PIMCO TotRetC m 10.87 +.01 +0.7 +11.4 NewpkRes ... 4.60 +.04 4.73 2.22 +8.7
CheniereEn ... 2.93 +.17 5.44 1.77 +21.1
American Funds HiIncA m 10.78 +.04 +1.7 +44.3 PIMCO TotRetIs 10.87 +.01 +0.7 +12.7 Chevron 2.72 13 79.33 -.30 80.00 56.12 +3.0 OcciPet 1.32 28 82.87 -.62 85.20 47.50 +1.9
American Funds IncAmerA m 15.68 -.01 +1.2 +25.8
PIMCO TotRetrnD b 10.87 +.01 +0.7 +12.4 ChicB&I ... 11 22.52 +.58 22.00 4.64 +11.4 Oracle 0.20 21 24.38 -.08 25.19 13.80 -0.6
American Funds InvCoAmA m 26.48 +.04 +2.0 +28.7
American Funds MutualA m 23.46 +.01 +1.3 +26.1 Schwab S&P500Sel d 17.76 +.07 +2.4 +28.8 Cintas 0.47 21 26.65 +.23 30.85 18.09 +2.2 Penney 0.80 23 26.81 -.81 37.21 13.71 +0.8
American Funds NewPerspA m 26.01 -.17 +1.4 +38.2 T Rowe Price BlChpGr 33.25 +.04 +1.5 +42.2 Cisco ... 25 24.53 +.11 24.84 13.61 +2.5 PepsiCo 1.80 19 60.97 -.39 64.48 43.78 +0.3
American Funds NwWrldA m 48.20 -.28 +2.1 +51.4 T Rowe Price EqIndex d 30.76 +.12 +2.4 +28.8 Citigrp ... 3.65 +.01 7.59 0.97 +10.3
PetsMart 0.40 17 27.26 +.39 27.50 16.17 +2.1
American Funds SmCpWldA m 32.52 +.02 +3.1 +56.2 T Rowe Price EqtyInc 21.70 +.17 +3.4 +29.6 CocaCE 0.32 21.46 -.23 21.98 9.70 +1.2
American Funds WAMutInvA m 25.07 +.06 +1.7 +21.3 CocaCl 1.64 21 56.19 -.14 59.45 37.44 -1.4 Pfizer 0.72 13 18.53 -.07 18.99 11.62 +1.9
T Rowe Price GrowStk 27.87 +.02 +1.3 +41.4
BlackRock GlobAlcA m 18.22 -.02 +1.8 +24.1 Comcast 0.38 16 16.97 +.35 17.88 11.10 +1.3 PhilipMor 2.32 16 49.53 +.61 52.35 32.04 +2.8
T Rowe Price MidCpGr 48.80 +.22 +2.8 +45.8
BlackRock GlobAlcC m 17.05 -.02 +1.9 +23.1 CmclMtls 0.48 15.83 -.13 21.29 8.83 +1.2 Pier 1 ... 5.80 +.32 5.74 0.10 +13.9
Columbia AcornZ 25.26 +.09 +2.4 +41.4 T Rowe Price NewIncome 9.32 ... +0.6 +12.2
Conns ... 11 6.65 +.64 17.67 5.34 +13.9 Praxair 1.60 23 80.96 +.21 86.07 53.35 +0.8
Davis NYVentA m 31.66 +.10 +2.2 +34.4 Vanguard 500Adml 105.18 +.43 +2.4 +29.1
ConocPhil 2.00 52.80 -.21 57.44 34.12 +3.4 ProctGam 1.76 14 60.52 -.33 63.48 43.93 -0.2
Dodge & Cox Bal 65.60 +.36 +2.5 +28.9 Vanguard 500Inv 105.17 +.42 +2.4 +29.0 CtlAir B ... 20.67 +.79 21.83 6.37 +15.3
Dodge & Cox Income 13.03 +.01 +0.5 +15.5 Prudentl 0.70 54.27 +.86 55.99 10.63 +9.1
Vanguard GNMA 10.67 -.01 +0.3 +4.7 Corning 0.20 20 19.57 +.19 20.06 8.97 +1.3
Dodge & Cox IntlStk 32.73 -.13 +2.8 +47.4 RRI Engy ... 9 6.09 -.05 7.64 2.03 +6.5
Vanguard GNMAAdml 10.67 -.01 +0.3 +4.8 CortVZ6.25 1.56 24.88 -.07 26.92 22.15 -1.7
Dodge & Cox Stock 99.09 +.70 +3.1 +32.4 RoyDShllA 3.32 48 61.61 -.30 63.75 38.26 +2.5
Eaton Vance LrgCpValA m 17.31 +.12 +3.4 +22.2
Vanguard HlthCare d 121.99 +.36 +1.5 +24.8 CumMed ... 2.47 +.10 2.99 0.45 +8.3
Vanguard InflaPro 12.61 +.02 +0.5 +12.1 Deere 1.12 18 56.10 +.40 56.87 24.51 +3.7 SearsHldgs ... 99.18 +10.31 90.16 34.27 +18.8
Fairholme Funds Fairhome d 31.72 +.68 +5.4 +42.4
Vanguard InstIdx 104.47 +.43 +2.4 +29.1 Dell Inc ... 20 14.72 +.14 17.26 7.84 +2.5 SempraEn 1.56 11 53.84 -.12 57.18 36.43 -3.8
Fidelity Bal 16.70 +.03 +2.1 +29.1
Fidelity BlChGrow 38.87 +.08 +2.4 +46.3 Vanguard InstPlus 104.47 +.42 +2.4 +29.1 DiaOffs 0.50 10 104.50 -.40 108.78 53.30 +6.2 SonicAut ... 11.19 -.03 15.15 0.72 +7.7
Fidelity CapInc d 8.83 +.03 +2.6 +65.5 Vanguard InstTStPl 25.44 +.11 +2.5 +31.3 Dillards 0.16 18.50 -.47 20.17 2.96 +0.3 SonicCorp ... 11 8.68 -.23 12.65 6.05 -13.8
Fidelity Contra 59.08 -.07 +1.4 +31.7
Vanguard IntlGr d 17.45 -.07 +2.7 +43.2
DirecTV A ... 26 33.87 +.45 34.25 18.81 +1.6 SwstAirl 0.02 11.59 +.17 11.79 4.95 +1.4
Fidelity DiscEq 21.59 +.03 +2.8 +23.6 Disney 0.35 17 31.83 +.01 32.75 15.14 -1.3 SprintNex ... 3.97 -.12 5.94 1.88 +8.5
Fidelity DivrIntl d 28.55 -.17 +2.0 +34.2 Vanguard MuIntAdml 13.47 ... 0.0 +8.5
DowChm 0.60 31.04 +.02 31.66 5.89 +12.3 Sunoco 0.60 29.02 +.31 47.40 21.45 +11.2
Fidelity EqInc 40.68 +.33 +3.9 +34.2 Vanguard MuLtdAdml 11.04 ... 0.0 +4.9
DuPont 1.64 38 34.39 +.35 35.62 16.05 +2.1 Sysco 1.00 16 28.09 +.03 29.48 19.39 +0.5
Fidelity Free2010 12.74 +.01 +1.8 +25.9 Vanguard Prmcp d 60.33 -.08 +1.5 +33.4 Dynegy ... 1.95 -.04 2.80 1.00 +7.7
Fidelity Free2020 12.83 +.02 +2.2 +30.3 Vanguard PrmcpAdml d 62.59 -.08 +1.5 +33.6 TJX 0.48 15 39.06 +1.90 40.64 19.16 +6.9
ENGlobal ... 16 3.41 ... 6.47 2.41 +8.9
Fidelity Free2025 10.64 +.01 +2.4 +31.6 Vanguard STCor 10.62 ... +0.3 +13.7 Target 0.68 18 50.27 +.61 51.77 25.00 +3.9
EastChm 1.76 27 60.70 +.15 62.10 17.76 +0.8
Fidelity Free2030 12.71 +.02 +2.6 +32.4 TempleInld 0.40 14 20.68 -1.97 23.32 2.37 -2.0
Fidelity GrowCo 70.39 -.13 +2.0 +40.8
Vanguard STGradeAd 10.62 ... +0.3 +13.9 Entergy 3.00 14 80.28 -.97 86.61 59.87 -1.9
Fidelity LowPriStk d 32.80 +.11 +2.7 +41.3 Vanguard Star 17.84 +.03 +1.7 +26.1 EthanAl 0.20 13.90 +.66 17.62 6.98 +3.6 3M Co 2.04 21 83.73 +.06 84.60 40.87 +1.3
Fidelity Magellan 66.54 +.33 +3.5 +42.7 Vanguard TgtRe2015 11.51 +.02 +1.8 +22.8 ExxonMbl 1.68 16 69.80 -.22 82.73 61.86 +2.4 TimeWrn rs 0.75 28.72 -.30 32.85 15.41 -1.4
Fidelity Puritan 16.43 +.06 +2.3 +28.7 Vanguard Tgtet2025 11.55 +.02 +2.0 +26.8 FamilyDlr 0.54 14 30.53 -.39 35.00 24.02 +9.7 Total SA 3.20 65.86 -.15 66.32 42.88 +2.8
Fidelity TotalBd 10.55 ... +0.8 +19.0 Vanguard TotBdAdml 10.38 ... +0.3 +6.3 FedExCp 0.44 82.93 -.91 92.59 34.02 -0.6 Trinity 0.32 18.16 -.07 19.64 6.37 +4.1
Fidelity USBdIdx 11.10 ... +0.4 +6.7 Vanguard TotBdId 10.38 ... +0.3 +6.2 Fluor 0.50 12 48.97 +1.79 58.62 30.21 +8.7 UBS AG ... 16.15 +.06 23.80 7.04 +4.1
Fidelity Spartan USEqIndxI 40.39 +.16 +2.4 +28.9 FordM ... 11.66 +.29 11.46 1.50 +16.6
First Eagle GlbA m 40.80 -.12 +2.1 +24.1
Vanguard TotBdInst 10.38 ... +0.3 +6.4 UltraPt g ... 52.67 -.56 57.21 30.02 +5.6
GandrMt ... 5.12 +.02 6.49 1.65 +0.4
FrankTemp-Franklin CA TF A m 6.90 -.01 +0.1 +14.9 Vanguard TotIntl 14.81 -.07 +2.8 +40.0
GenElec 0.40 15 16.25 +.80 17.52 5.73 +7.4 UnionPac 1.08 17 65.81 -.59 67.28 33.28 +3.0
FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m 2.10 ... +2.1 +33.6 Vanguard TotStIAdm 28.16 +.12 +2.6 +31.3 Gerdau g ... 8.84 -.08 9.08 2.98 +7.2 UPS B 1.80 34 57.41 -.44 59.75 37.99 +0.1
FrankTemp-Franklin Income C m 2.12 +.01 +2.0 +32.6 Vanguard TotStIIns 28.16 +.12 +2.5 +31.3 UtdTech 1.54 17 70.49 +.30 71.86 37.40 +1.6
GoldmanS 1.40 21 177.67 +3.41 193.60 59.13 +5.2
FrankTemp-Templeton GlBond A m 12.97 ... +2.0 +19.3 Vanguard TotStIdx 28.15 +.12 +2.6 +31.1 Goodyear ... 15.61 -.22 18.84 3.17 +10.7 ValeroE 0.60 18.95 +.14 26.20 15.29 +13.1
FrankTemp-Templeton Growth A m 17.03 -.08 +1.3 +29.5
Harbor IntlInstl d 56.18 -.32 +2.4 +40.0
Vanguard Welltn 29.31 +.06 +1.6 +24.0 Google ... 38 594.10 -14.16 629.51 282.75 -4.2 Verenm rs ... 5.10 +.21 18.60 2.76 +13.3
Hartford CapAprA m 31.62 +.16 +3.1 +43.9 Vanguard WelltnAdm 50.63 +.10 +1.6 +24.1 Hallibrtn 0.36 21 32.48 +.08 35.15 14.68 +7.9 VerizonCm 1.90 15 31.73 -.19 34.13 26.10 -4.2
Janus TwentyJ 62.36 ... +1.1 +41.8 Vanguard WndsIIAdm 42.99 +.32 +2.3 +29.6 HarleyD 0.40 25 25.80 +.21 30.00 7.99 +2.4 WalMart 1.09 16 53.60 +.03 57.35 46.25 +0.3
John Hancock LifGr1 b 11.72 +.02 +2.4 +36.3 Vanguard WndsrII 24.22 +.18 +2.3 +29.5 HlthSouth ... 7 19.58 +.32 20.00 6.71 +4.3 Walgrn 0.55 17 36.94 +.22 40.69 21.39 +0.6
HewlettP 0.32 16 52.20 +.02 52.95 25.39 +1.3
WsteMInc 1.26 19 34.08 +.08 34.26 22.10 +0.8
HomeDp 0.90 22 29.12 +.34 29.44 17.49 +0.7
WeinRlt 1.00 39 20.66 +.35 23.00 7.96 +4.4
Commodities
Commodities FUELS CLOSE PVS. %CH. %YTD HonwllIntl 1.21 14 41.21 +.78 41.55 23.06 +5.1
WellsFargo 0.20 34 29.13 +1.02 31.53 7.80 +7.9
DILBERT Crude Oil (bbl) 82.66 83.18 -0.63 +4.2 Huntsmn 0.40 17 12.07 +.14 12.65 2.03 +6.9
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Ethanol (gal) 1.92 1.94 -0.82 -1.6 Intel 0.63 50 20.60 -.20 21.27 12.05 +1.0
surged past IBM 2.20 13 129.55 -.45 132.97 81.76 -1.0
Heating Oil (gal) 2.18 2.20 -0.89 +3.1 YumBrnds 0.84 17 34.71 -.01 36.96 23.37 -0.7
2009 highs as
Natural Gas (mm btu) 5.81 6.01 -3.38 +4.2
winter storms Unleaded Gas (gal) 2.13 2.13 -0.08 +4.0 Story Stocks
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METALS
Gold (oz)
Silver (oz)
CLOSE PVS.
1133.10 1135.90
18.33 18.16
%CH.
-0.25
+0.94
%YTD
+3.5
+9.0
G rowing optimism that the job market is stabi-
lizing injected stocks with modest strength
Thursday ahead of a key government report on
jobs report, which is due before the opening bell
Friday. "Everyone is waiting for the fireworks," Stu-
art Schweitzer, global markets strategist at J.P.
The average Platinum (oz) 1553.00 1552.20 +0.05 +6.4 unemployment. Stocks ended mostly higher as in- Morgan's Private Bank said. The Dow Jones in-
gallon of gas is Copper (lb) 3.41 3.48 -1.90 +2.5 vestors placed small bets before the December dustrials rose 0.3 percent to 10,606.86.
now a shade un- Palladium (oz) 422.95 425.60 -0.62 +3.9
Bank of America BAC Lennar LEN GameStop GME
der $2.71. AGRICULTURE CLOSE PVS. %CH. %YTD
Close: $16.93 0.54 or 3.3% Close: $15.46 1.76 or 12.8% Close: $20.46 -3.57 or -14.9%
Cattle (lb) 0.86 0.86 -0.03 -0.1
A Credit Suisse analyst upgraded The homebuilder’s CEO predicted Harsh winter weather and shortages
Coffee (lb) 1.42 1.42 +0.21 +4.4
the bank and boosted his earnings rising prices for houses and a profit of popular games and gaming de-
Corn (bu) 4.18 4.22 -1.01 +0.7 estimates due partly to last month’s for next year after new home orders vices hurt the retailer’s sales, and it
Cotton (lb) 0.73 0.74 -0.90 -3.6 repayment of government aid. rose in the fourth quarter. cut its forecast.
Lumber (1,000 bd ft) 206.50 211.00 -2.13 +0.7 $20 $16 $30
Orange Juice (lb) 1.38 1.39 -0.40 +11.7
Soybeans (bu) 10.18 10.51 -3.12 -2.1 18 14
Wheat (bu) 5.58 5.68 -1.67 +3.0 25
16 12
14 10 20
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Foreign
Foreign MAJORS CLOSE CH. %CH. 6MO. 1YR. 52-week range 52-week range 52-week range
$2.53 $19.10 $5.54 $17.66 $19.42 $32.82
Exchange
Exchange USD per British Pound 1.5940 -.0057 -.36% 1.6153 1.5132
Canadian Dollar 1.0341 +.0013 +.13% 1.1648 1.1966 Vol.: 318.8m (1.5x avg.) PE: ... Vol.: 28.7m (5.3x avg.) PE: ... Vol.: 41.1m (7.2x avg.) PE: 8.5
The dollar rose Mkt. Cap: $146.46 b Yield: 0.2% Mkt. Cap: $2.35 b Yield: 1.0% Mkt. Cap: $3.37 b Yield: ...
as European USD per Euro 1.4325 -.0090 -.63% 1.3927 1.3614
Japanese Yen 93.26 +.86 +.92% 94.81 92.65
economic data UAL UAUA Boeing BA Tessera Technologies TSRA
Mexican Peso 12.7600 +.0180 +.14% 13.3755 13.4803
suggested a Close: $13.55 0.28 or 2.1% Close: $62.20 2.42 or 4.0% Close: $20.02 -3.37 or -14.4%
weak, slow re- EUROPE/AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST The government said the airline had The aircraft maker said customers The technology company said
covery and the the second-best record for on-time ordered the fewest planes last year fourth-quarter sales would be below
new Japanese Israeli Shekel 3.7205 +.0050 +.13% 3.9220 3.8686 flights in November after Hawaiian since at least 2003, but deliveries its previous guidance due to lower
Norwegian Krone 5.7095 +.0453 +.79% 6.5285 6.9042 Airlines. rose. royalties.
finance minister
South African Rand 7.4075 +.1150 +1.55% 8.0575 9.6500 $15 $70 $35
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Swedish Krona 7.1174 +.0503 +.71% 7.9302 7.8247
weaker yen. Swiss Franc 1.0331 +.0050 +.48% 1.0884 1.1026 60 30
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ASIA/PACIFIC
American buck. 5 40 20
Australian Dollar 1.0887 +.0030 +.28% 1.2635 1.4036 O N D J O N D J O N D J
Chinese Yuan 6.8310 +.0022 +.03% 6.8338 6.8363 52-week range 52-week range 52-week range
Hong Kong Dollar 7.7554 +.0008 +.01% 7.7501 7.7516 $3.07 $14.10 $29.05 $62.31 $10.13 $32.17
Indian Rupee 45.725 +.032 +.07% 48.459 48.740 Vol.: 10.2m (0.9x avg.) PE: ... Vol.: 14.3m (2.7x avg.) PE: ... Vol.: 5.2m (4.3x avg.) PE: 13.7
Singapore Dollar 1.3972 +.0033 +.24% 1.4594 1.4735 Mkt. Cap: $2.26 b Yield: ... Mkt. Cap: $45.19 b Yield: 2.7% Mkt. Cap: $997.28 m Yield: ...
South Korean Won 1135.30 +3.80 +.33% 1265.80 1292.40 SOURCE: Sungard AP
Taiwan Dollar 31.89 +.04 +.13% 32.97 33.13