4:20 pm : The market chalked up another solid performance amid signs that consumer spending is holding up well in the face of high gas prices. Additionally, a report that first quarter labor productivity increased, and that wage inflation remained contained, also provided support. An added factor that fostered bargain hunting efforts following one of the worst monthly performances for the broader market since July 2004 was the sense that stocks remain oversold on a short-term basis. Further, reports late�in the day that the U.S. reached an agreement with five other world powers
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3:31 pm PT Sourcecorp Incorporated Stockholders Approve Merger Agreement (SRCP) 24.88 0.00 : Co announced today that its stockholders voted to adopt the merger agreement providing for the acquisition of SOURCECORP by affiliates of the private equity investment firm Apollo Management, L.P. at SOURCECORP's special meeting of stockholders held today in Dallas, Texas. Approximately 99.8% of stockholders present and voting at the special meeting voted in favor of adopting the merger agreement. The number of shares voting to adopt the merger agreement represented approximately 86.2% of the total number of shares outstanding and entitled to vote.
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