4:20 pm : Stocks took a breather Thursday as the focus on corporate profits that fueled a broad-based relief rally a day earlier shifted back to the more deeply-rooted worries that continue to underscore our Neutral market view -- rising interest rates and slowing economic growth. With investors continuously grappling between the two, economic data highlighting�both concerns played havoc with investors' beliefs that a bottom was in place, questioning the sustainability of Wednesday's sharp advance.
Before the bell, jobless claims rose more than expected to 308,000
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FBI arrests seven in terrorism plot: source The warehouse building where FBI agents and local law enforcement conducted a raid in Liberty City, Florida and made several terror-related arrests as part of what U.S. officials called a significant terror-related investigation on June 22, 2006. (Jason Arnold/Reuters)
7:35 pm PT bebe stores sr mgmt adopts rule 10b5-1 plan (BEBE) 15.17 : Co announces that Linda Vilaikeo, Sr VP of Planning, and Susan Peterson, VP of Design, have each adopted a pre-arranged stock trading plan to sell a portion of their BEBE stock. Under Ms. Vilaikeo's Rule 10b5-1 Plan, stock options may be exercised for up to approximately 210k shares and such shares may be sold for her account over a period of approximately�12 months. Shares are exercisable under Ms. Vilaikeo's stock options only in accordance with their vesting requirements. Under Ms. Peterson's Rule 10b5-1 Plan, stock options may be exercised for up to approximately 155k shares and such shares may be sold for her account over a period of approximately 12 months. Shares are exercisable under Ms. Peterson's stock options only in accordance with their vesting requirements.
7:29 pm PT Inergy prices 3.75 mln share offering at $24.90/share (NRGY) 24.90 : �
7:28 pm PT TransMontaigne enters into agreement and plan of merger with Morgan Stanley Capital Group (TMG) 11.14 : Co announces it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, pursuant to which all the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of TMG, including TMG's outstanding Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, on an as-converted basis, will be exchanged for $11.35 per share in cash. The merger has been approved by TMG's Board of Directors. Upon completion of the merger, TMG's common stock will no longer be traded on the NYSE. Prior to entering into the definitive agreement with Morgan Stanley, TMG terminated the merger agreement it previously entered into with SemGroup, and its affiliates, in accordance with its terms.