4:20 pm : Stocks shrugged off early losses and closed higher for a second straight day as strong monthly retail sales, more signs of a potential pause at Tuesday's Fed meeting and lower oil prices helped offset some disappointments on the earnings front.
Thursday was shaping up to be reminiscent of the typical on-again, off-again trading pattern that has driven the stock market for some time now, as earnings shortfalls from blue chips like Sprint Nextel (S 17.75 -2.38) and Prudential (PRU 73.66 -4.62), especially following a session that was inspired by a batch of upbeat
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Rice signals possible Lebanon compromise U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivers a statement in Jerusalem, Israel, Monday July, 31, 2006. Rice expressed support Thursday for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon as the first phase in ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Pedro Ugarte,POOL, file)
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4:55 pm PT Assured Guaranty Earnings Color (AGO) 25.41 +0.05 : Reuters Estimates is telling us that,�an actual of $0.55 per share, before gains and losses, which we initially reported,�is comparable to Reuters estimates of $0.56, meaning AGO missed consensus by $0.01.
4:19 pm PT Res-Care beats by $0.01; raises FY06 guidance (RSCR) 19.16 +0.33 : Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.30 per share, $0.01 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.29; revenues rose 23.7% year/year to $328.6 mln vs the $329.2 mln consensus. Co raises guidance for FY06, sees EPS of $1.22-1.26, up from $1.20-1.24, vs. $1.23 consensus.
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