News & Analysis
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Don Draper's Revenge
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What's in Amazon's Box? Instant Gratification
Customers love Prime, Amazon's two-day shipping program. Now rivals such as Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, and J.C. Penney are copying it
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The New Skins Game
The Lingerie Football League is a rarity in sports—a women's professional league that's actually growing
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- What a Laker Ticket Really Costs
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Climate Control's Unlikely Allies
Companies from Wal-Mart to Eaton to FedEx are teaming up with environmentalists and nonprofits to cutdown on greenhouse gas emissions
- Arnold Schwarzenegger on Climate Control
- Private Financing for a Greener World
More Business News
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- FedEx Locates Missing Shipment of Radioactive Rods8:26 PM
- Bloomberg Said to Win Black Waiver to Run NYC Schools8:11 PM
- Asian Currencies Fall This Week on Korea Spat, Europe Debt Woes8:04 PM
- Ireland Seeks Aid Deal Before Markets Open as Bank Bonds Fall7:02 PM
- Q3 Balance Sheets Show Healthy Issues4:27 PM
- Britain Looks for a Royal Wedding Dividend
- Campbell's Quest for Productivity
- So Google's Buying Your Startup. Now What?
- How We'll Know If GM Is Really Fixed
- HP's New CEO Steps Up Research Spending
- In Aisles, Consumers Turn to Mobiles for Holiday Shopping
- Ireland Shows Supply-Side Shortcomings
Market Summary
Updated: 11:26 PM ET
US markets closed down Friday. The NASDAQ finished off down 0.34%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.75% and the DJIA fell 0.85%.
S&P 500
| S&P 500 | 1,189 | -8.95 | |
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| DJIA | 11,092 | -95.28 | |
| NASDAQ | 2,535 | -8.56 |
Market data is delayed at least 15 minutes.
Updated: 11:26 PM ET
In Europe, the indexes closed down at the end of the day's trading, with the CAC 40 having fallen the most, by 0.84%.
FTSE 100
| FTSE 100 | 5,669 | -30.23 | |
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| CAC 40 | 3,729 | -31.77 | |
| DAX Index | 6,849 | -30.68 |
Market data is delayed at least 15 minutes.
Updated: 11:26 PM ET
Hang Seng
| Hang Seng | 22,877 | -177.43 | |
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| Shanghai | 2,872 | -26.56 | |
| India NSE | 5,752 | -47.80 |
Market data is delayed at least 15 minutes.
| Avocet Mining PLC |  | ||
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| AVVGF:US | 3.15 USD | +50.72% | |
| Burkina Faso Votes as Compaore... | |||
| Draka Holding NV | | ||
| DRAKF:US | 25.15 USD | +35.58% | |
| Benelux Stocks: Draka, Gamma S... | |||
| All Nippon Airways Co Ltd | | ||
| ALNPF:US | 3.65 USD | +23.29% | |
| S &P 500 Stocks With Bigge... | |||
| CK Life Sciences International... | | ||
| CKLSF:US | 0.065 USD | +18.18% | |
| Today's Change: | +0.01 USD | ||
| Shamaran Petroleum Corp | | ||
| SHASF:US | 1.14 USD | +18.09% | |
| Today's Change: | +0.1742 USD | ||
| Aristocrat Leisure Ltd | | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ARLUF:US | 2.66 USD | -18.90% | |
| Aristocrat Slumps After Foreca... | |||
| GrainCorp Ltd | | ||
| GRCLF:US | 6.75 USD | -12.68% | |
| GrainCorp Shares Drop on Malt ... | |||
| People's Food Holdings Ltd | | ||
| PFDHF:US | 0.49 USD | -11.71% | |
| Today's Change: | -0.065 USD | ||
| Guangshen Railway Co Ltd | | ||
| GNGYF:US | 0.40 USD | -11.11% | |
| Today's Change: | -0.05 USD | ||
| NEC Corp | | ||
| NIPNF:US | 2.60 USD | -10.34% | |
| Today's Change: | -0.30 USD | ||
| Citigroup Inc | | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| C:US | 4.11 USD | -1.39% | |
| GM Says Underwriters of IPO Ex... | |||
| Del Monte Foods Co | | ||
| DLM:US | 18.83 USD | +4.67% | |
| KKR-Led Group to Buy Del Monte... | |||
| Bank of America Corp | | ||
| BAC:US | 11.12 USD | -1.42% | |
| GM Says Underwriters of IPO Ex... | |||
| Ford Motor Co | | ||
| F:US | 16.10 USD | +0.94% | |
| Treasury's Architects for GM I... | |||
| Cisco Systems Inc | | ||
| CSCO:US | 19.49 USD | +0.15% | |
| S &P 500 Stocks With Bigge... | |||
| Sky Deutschland AG | | ||
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| SKYD:GR | 1.75 EUR | +15.49% | |
| German Stocks Slide, Led by De... | |||
| Deutsche Wohnen AG | | ||
| DWN:GR | 9.45 EUR | +6.66% | |
| Today's Change: | +0.59 EUR | ||
| Delticom AG | | ||
| DEX:GR | 57.40 EUR | +6.32% | |
| Today's Change: | +3.41 EUR | ||
| TUI AG | | ||
| TUI1:GR | 8.46 EUR | +4.15% | |
| Maersk, 14 Container Lines See... | |||
| Stroer Out-of-Home Media AG | | ||
| SAX:GR | 23.95 EUR | +3.46% | |
| Today's Change: | +0.80 EUR | ||
| Central European Media Enterpr... | | ||
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| CME:GR | 14.39 EUR | -6.77% | |
| Today's Change: | -1.04 EUR | ||
| Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd | | ||
| D4D:GR | 1.53 EUR | -4.38% | |
| Today's Change: | -0.07 EUR | ||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | | ||
| RGO:GR | 20.79 EUR | -4.28% | |
| Bank of Ireland, Dundee, Novel... | |||
| CompuGroup Medical AG | | ||
| COP:GR | 9.99 EUR | -3.89% | |
| Today's Change: | -0.405 EUR | ||
| Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Ltd | | ||
| ZVL:GR | 2.70 EUR | -3.74% | |
| Today's Change: | -0.105 EUR | ||
| Deutsche Telekom AG | | ||
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| DTE:GR | 9.98 EUR | -0.13% | |
| Romania Plans to Sell Its Enti... | |||
| Infineon Technologies AG | | ||
| IFX:GR | 6.81 EUR | +0.86% | |
| German Stocks Climb for Second... | |||
| Commerzbank AG | | ||
| CBK:GR | 5.81 EUR | -2.01% | |
| Germany Approves Bank Levy for... | |||
| Deutsche Bank AG | | ||
| DBK:GR | 38.20 EUR | -1.56% | |
| Germany Approves Bank Levy for... | |||
| Sky Deutschland AG | | ||
| SKYD:GR | 1.75 EUR | +15.49% | |
| German Stocks Slide, Led by De... | |||
| LCA Holdings Corp | | ||
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| 4798:JP | 3.00 JPY | +50.00% | |
| Today's Change: | +1.00 JPY | ||
| Maruwa Co Ltd/Kokura | | ||
| 9874:JP | 28.00 JPY | +47.37% | |
| Today's Change: | +9.00 JPY | ||
| OAK Capital Corp | | ||
| 3113:JP | 195.00 JPY | +34.48% | |
| Today's Change: | +50.00 JPY | ||
| Wintest Corp | | ||
| 6721:JP | 25,000 JPY | +25.00% | |
| Today's Change: | +5,000 JPY | ||
| C &I Holdings | | ||
| 9609:JP | 5.00 JPY | +25.00% | |
| Today's Change: | +1.00 JPY | ||
| Shinnihon Gas Corp | | ||
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| 9542:JP | 406.00 JPY | -9.78% | |
| Today's Change: | -44.00 JPY | ||
| Johnan Academic Preparatory In... | | ||
| 4720:JP | 117.00 JPY | -9.30% | |
| Today's Change: | -12.00 JPY | ||
| Softfront | | ||
| 2321:JP | 43,700 JPY | -9.24% | |
| Today's Change: | -4,450.00 JPY | ||
| LAND Co Ltd | | ||
| 8918:JP | 22.00 JPY | -8.33% | |
| Today's Change: | -2.00 JPY | ||
| EMCOM Holdings Co Ltd | | ||
| 7954:JP | 11.00 JPY | -8.33% | |
| Today's Change: | -1.00 JPY | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group Inc | | ||
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| 8411:JP | 135.00 JPY | -0.74% | |
| Banks Lead Way as Japan Firms ... | |||
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group... | | ||
| 8306:JP | 403.00 JPY | -0.49% | |
| Otsuka Said to Tell Investors ... | |||
| Sojitz Corp | | ||
| 2768:JP | 169.00 JPY | +0.60% | |
| Sojitz, Lynas Sign Deal to Spe... | |||
| Fujitsu Ltd | | ||
| 6702:JP | 536.00 JPY | +1.13% | |
| Today's Change: | +6.00 JPY | ||
| Isuzu Motors Ltd | | ||
| 7202:JP | 386.00 JPY | +4.04% | |
| Today's Change: | +15.00 JPY | ||
| Avocet Mining PLC (AVVGF:US) | |
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| Draka Holding NV (DRAKF:US) | |
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| All Nippon Airways Co Ltd (ALNPF:US) | |
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| CK Life Sciences International Holdings Inc (CKLSF:US) | ||
| Last: | 0.065 USD | |
| Change Today: | +0.01 +18.18% | |
| Volume: | 400.0 | |
| Shamaran Petroleum Corp (SHASF:US) | ||
| Last: | 1.14 USD | |
| Change Today: | +0.1742 +18.09% | |
| Volume: | 139.2K | |
| Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (ARLUF:US) | |
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| People's Food Holdings Ltd (PFDHF:US) | ||
| Last: | 0.49 USD | |
| Change Today: | -0.065 -11.71% | |
| Volume: | 8.0K | |
| Guangshen Railway Co Ltd (GNGYF:US) | ||
| Last: | 0.40 USD | |
| Change Today: | -0.05 -11.11% | |
| Volume: | 1.0K | |
| NEC Corp (NIPNF:US) | ||
| Last: | 2.60 USD | |
| Change Today: | -0.30 -10.34% | |
| Volume: | 570.0 | |
| Citigroup Inc (C:US) | |
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| Del Monte Foods Co (DLM:US) | |
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| Deutsche Wohnen AG (DWN:GR) | ||
| Last: | 9.45 EUR | |
| Change Today: | +0.59 +6.66% | |
| Volume: | 684.0 | |
| Delticom AG (DEX:GR) | ||
| Last: | 57.40 EUR | |
| Change Today: | +3.41 +6.32% | |
| Volume: | 69.7K | |
| TUI AG (TUI1:GR) | |
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| Stroer Out-of-Home Media AG (SAX:GR) | ||
| Last: | 23.95 EUR | |
| Change Today: | +0.80 +3.46% | |
| Volume: | 14.7K | |
| Central European Media Enterprises Ltd (CME:GR) | ||
| Last: | 14.39 EUR | |
| Change Today: | -1.04 -6.77% | |
| Volume: | 0.0 | |
| Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd (D4D:GR) | ||
| Last: | 1.53 EUR | |
| Change Today: | -0.07 -4.38% | |
| Volume: | 62.6K | |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (RGO:GR) | |
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| CompuGroup Medical AG (COP:GR) | ||
| Last: | 9.99 EUR | |
| Change Today: | -0.405 -3.89% | |
| Volume: | 23.2K | |
| Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Ltd (ZVL:GR) | ||
| Last: | 2.70 EUR | |
| Change Today: | -0.105 -3.74% | |
| Volume: | 5.8K | |
| Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE:GR) | |
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| Infineon Technologies AG (IFX:GR) | |
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| LCA Holdings Corp (4798:JP) | ||
| Last: | 3.00 JPY | |
| Change Today: | +1.00 +50.00% | |
| Volume: | 69.2K | |
| Maruwa Co Ltd/Kokura (9874:JP) | ||
| Last: | 28.00 JPY | |
| Change Today: | +9.00 +47.37% | |
| Volume: | 365.0K | |
| OAK Capital Corp (3113:JP) | ||
| Last: | 195.00 JPY | |
| Change Today: | +50.00 +34.48% | |
| Volume: | 959.3K | |
| Wintest Corp (6721:JP) | ||
| Last: | 25,000 JPY | |
| Change Today: | +5,000 +25.00% | |
| Volume: | 241.0 | |
| C &I Holdings (9609:JP) | ||
| Last: | 5.00 JPY | |
| Change Today: | +1.00 +25.00% | |
| Volume: | 358.3K | |
| Shinnihon Gas Corp (9542:JP) | ||
| Last: | 406.00 JPY | |
| Change Today: | -44.00 -9.78% | |
| Volume: | 5.5K | |
| Johnan Academic Preparatory Institute Inc (4720:JP) | ||
| Last: | 117.00 JPY | |
| Change Today: | -12.00 -9.30% | |
| Volume: | 141.0K | |
| Softfront (2321:JP) | ||
| Last: | 43,700 JPY | |
| Change Today: | -4,450.00 -9.24% | |
| Volume: | 1.8K | |
| LAND Co Ltd (8918:JP) | ||
| Last: | 22.00 JPY | |
| Change Today: | -2.00 -8.33% | |
| Volume: | 7.3M | |
| EMCOM Holdings Co Ltd (7954:JP) | ||
| Last: | 11.00 JPY | |
| Change Today: | -1.00 -8.33% | |
| Volume: | 698.0K | |
| Mizuho Financial Group Inc (8411:JP) | |
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| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (8306:JP) | |
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| Sojitz Corp (2768:JP) | |
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| Fujitsu Ltd (6702:JP) | ||
| Last: | 536.00 JPY | |
| Change Today: | +6.00 +1.13% | |
| Volume: | 44.5M | |
| Isuzu Motors Ltd (7202:JP) | ||
| Last: | 386.00 JPY | |
| Change Today: | +15.00 +4.04% | |
| Volume: | 40.9M | |
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