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Early Christmas on Wall St, Dow ends up 95, Nasdaq 20
Big News ^ | Dec 14, 2004

Posted on 12/13/2004 2:21:31 PM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection

Wall Street took heart in Monday's U.S. retail sales report and some merger news, sending stocks higher.

At the close of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was ahead 95.10 or 0.90 percent at 10,638.32. The Nasdaq rose 20.43 or 0.96 percent to 2,148.50 and Standard & Poor's was up 10.68 or 0.90 percent at 1,198.68.

U.S. shoppers were into the holiday spirit in November, sending retail sales up 0.1 percent and October's increase was revised to 0.8 percent from 0.2 percent. Auto sales were a drag on the numbers and if they were excluded, November retail sales would have been ahead 0.5 percent...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: market; retail; stocks; wallstreet

1 posted on 12/13/2004 2:21:31 PM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

Bush's fault.


2 posted on 12/13/2004 2:23:47 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

When will the press get a clue and start reporting the movements of the markets in perrcentage terms? "Points" are meaningless. 95 points today is not the same as 95 points 4 years ago.


3 posted on 12/13/2004 2:25:52 PM PST by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along)
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To: Rodney King
At the close of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was ahead 95.10 or 0.90 percent at 10,638.32.
4 posted on 12/13/2004 2:27:43 PM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection (www.whatyoucrave.com)
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

Works for me!


5 posted on 12/13/2004 2:36:21 PM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

Bush has ruined the country!!!!!
If only Kerry could have been elected.
:)


6 posted on 12/13/2004 2:37:58 PM PST by housedeep
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

LOL. Proof that I only read the headline.


7 posted on 12/13/2004 2:43:34 PM PST by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along)
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

This is the worst economy since Herbert Hoover. According to Kerry, anyway.


8 posted on 12/13/2004 3:28:16 PM PST by stevefromcalifornia
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

Curse this Bush recession!


9 posted on 12/13/2004 3:29:20 PM PST by Begin (Mister, we could use a man like Ronald Reagan again.)
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To: West Coast Conservative
Bush's fault.

I swear to God, if I see that lame-o post in all it's permutations, I am taking a sledge hammer to my puter.

Not really, but good grief....give it a rest.

10 posted on 12/13/2004 3:31:49 PM PST by don-o (Stop Freeploading. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor.)
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To: Rodney King
95 points today is not the same as 95 points 4 years ago.

Umm, actually it is. In Dec of 2000 the Dow was almost exactly where it is now.

11 posted on 12/13/2004 3:37:16 PM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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