4:20 pm : With more minds on weekend activities than owning equities, a limited number of investors armed with virtually no market-moving ammunition to reignite last week's rally left the major averages struggling to find their footing Friday.
Since nothing of note was scheduled on the earnings or economic calendars, investors awaited testimony from Bernanke to set the tone for the day. In fact, stocks hit their best levels just before 10:00 ET in anticipation that the Fed Chairman might actually drop some hints about the health of the economy in his speech before world
Easy Ways To Eat More Veggies. The more accessible vegetables are, the more likely you are to eat them every day. Try tossing a bag of baby carrots into your bag or briefcase to nibble on throughout the day; adding frozen veggies to canned soup; or topping broiled chicken or fish with salsa.
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2:08 pm PT NPC International announces agreement to acquire 39 Pizza Hut units from Pizza Hut (YUM) 47.52 -0.13 : NPC International�announced today that it had signed an asset purchase agreement with Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of YUM! Brands, to acquire 39 Pizza Hut units located primarily in and around Nashville, Tenn., for $29.5 mln including development fees of $620,000.
2:03 pm PT Semtech announces new chairman of the Board Rockell N. Hankin (SMTC) 12.47 +0.08 : Co announced that on August 24, 2006 the Board of Directors of the Co appointed Rockell N. Hankin as its Chairman. Mr. Hankin, 59, a Director since 1988 and Vice Chairman of the Board since 1998, serves on the Co's Audit and Nominating Committees. He is a private investor and a director of Sparta and two private companies. He is also the Vice Chair of the Kavli Foundation.
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