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Traders Tommy Kalkas, foreground left, and Robbert Vanbuskirk, foreground right, watch the numbers as they work at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday Nov. 28, 2006. Stocks stabilized Tuesday as investors confronted a sharp drop in orders for manufactured goods but also received word of the first gain in sales of existing homes in eight months. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Wall Street stumbled Friday after a key survey showed manufacturing unexpectedly contracted in November for the first time in more than three years, stoking concerns that the economy won't be able to achieve a soft landing. The major indexes ended the week with losses.


The averages finish flat, but home builders have a very strong day as a bearish analyst becomes cautiously optimistic. Retailers -- especially Wal-Mart -- have a mediocre November. A key manufacturing indicator turns negative.
I have a nifty gain in Formula Systems, but it's time to look for a new opportunity.
Eventually, we'll all be using Microsoft's new operating system, says MarketWatch columnist John Dvorak. But don't expect it to set the world on fire or have a major impact on any tech segment.
Reuters - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. has left the door open in its financing terms to just buy a controlling stake in the London Stock Exchange , instead of buying all outstanding shares, a source close to the matter said.
Wall Street still classifies the conglomerate as an old-media company, says portfolio manager George Maris.
Reuters - The New York Stock Exchange said on Thursday that an electronic system for handling orders on its trading floor is now fully operational after going down this morning.

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell November 20, 2006. (Chip East/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. stocks ended little changed on Thursday as a report showing slowing Midwestern business activity offset gains in energy stocks on the back of rising oil prices.


Euronext Chief Executive Jean-Francois Theodore (L) and NYSE Group Chief Executive John Thain in Paris, June 2, 2006. Euronext expects that shareholders will vote in support of its merger plan with NYSE Group, board member Olivier Lefebvre said on Thursday. (Yves Herman/Reuters)Reuters - European stock exchange operator Euronext expects that shareholders will vote in support of its merger plan with NYSE Group , board member Olivier Lefebvre said on Thursday.


From MP3 players to golf shirts to corn, plastics and chemical makers are changing the world with the wonders of science. Savvy investors will find good values in DuPont and a host of smaller names.
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