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May 31st, 2007

Chip ETFs Make Highs On Earnings Surprises

Semiconductor HOLDRs has been oscillating between support in the low 30s and resistance in the mid-30s for the past six months.

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May 31st, 2007

Warnaco Strives For Best From Its Top-Flight Brands

Joe Gromek faced major challenges when he took the helm of Warnaco Group.

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May 31st, 2007

Inflow To Stock Funds Jumped In April

Investors sharply increased purchase of stock funds in April, with their appetite remaining bigger for foreign funds than U.S. funds.

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May 31st, 2007

Nasdaq Lurches 0.8% Higher As Activity Heats Up

The NASDAQ composite climbed 0.8% as volume improved Wednesday. The Fed’s minutes, as well as more buyout news, boosted stocks from an earlier…

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May 31st, 2007

Dow, S&P 500 Hit New Highs In Bigger Trade

NYSE stocks fell early Wednesday, turned higher after the release of the Fed minutes, and kept rising through the rest of the session.

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May 31st, 2007

Stocks Shrug Off China, Power Higher

Stocks vaulted higher in brisk volume Wednesday, shaking off jitters in the Chinese market.

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May 31st, 2007

TV maker’s stock inches up after selling out stock offering

Syntax-Brillian Corp. grossed $143 million on its secondary offering that sold more than 29 million shares of stock, including optional shares available for sale by the underwriters.

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May 31st, 2007

Trends & Innovations - Wednesday

Doctors reveal health care prices

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May 31st, 2007

In Brief - Wednesday

Williams-Sonoma (WSM), an upscale retailer, said Q1 profit fell 19% to 17 cents ex items, topping views by 4 cents. Sales rose 2.7% to $816.1 mil….

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May 31st, 2007

With A Lock On ‘World Of Warcraft,’ The9 Looks For New Games

Millions of Chinese video gamers already do battle in mythical online worlds. The9 expects some of them to meet on virtual soccer pitches as well.

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