4:20 pm : Trading was choppy Friday. Futures trade had indicated an upside open, but a revenue warning from Intel (INTC 20.28 -0.04) just before the bell catalyzed selling. Some broad-based afternoon buying took the indices well above the unchanged mark, but gains were well-pared by the time the closing bell rang. Interest rate uncertainty continues to trouble the market, making gains hard to sustain, and rising Treasury yields helped temper sentiment.
With respect to Intel, the company cut its first quarter revenue outlook to $8.7-9.1 billion, which is below the $9.39
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12:54 pm PT Afternoon Wrap: Choppy week ends mildly negative : Although several market averages were able to establish new 52-wk intraday highs this week, no clear trend was established with the final tally for the week mixed.� On the day the bias has been slightly negative with Home Construction -1.8%, Gold -1.5%, Semi -1.3% pacing the way.� Groups on the plus side were led by Coal +1.8%, Railroad +0.9%, Transportation +0.7% Broker/Dealer +0.6%.�
12:53 pm PT NWACQ-Northwest Air confirms it reaches tentative agreement with pilots (NWAC) 0.45 +0.05 : �
12:43 pm PT UAL Corp reports highest-ever February passenger load factor of 76.9% (UAUA) 36.48 +0.41 : Co reports its highest-ever Feb passenger load factor of 76.9%. Total scheduled rev passenger miles increased in Feb by 4.4% on a capacity increase of 1.7% in scheduled available seat miles compared to the same period in 2005.
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