Market Update Close: After opening higher but spending most of the session within a tight trading range that kept the indices encircling the flat line, the market found some modest late-day support in the Financial sector's (+0.2%) emergence from the red. During the final hour of trading, the indices rose to their second straight session of gains that came on the heels of a two week slump. While Financials' turnaround injected some fresh momentum into the market, it was the General Motors (GM 30.03 +2.05) and Altria (MO 74.96 +4.30) team that supported the Dow and can be credited for upholding the...
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Don't Be So Salty You know about salt and high blood pressure. But salt and cancer? Research suggests there may be a connection.
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Losing Sleep? Slide Into the Tub. A hot bath is more than relaxing -- studies suggest it causes body temperature to drop a little afterwards, which may be a cue that triggers the body's instinct to sleep.
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JESSICA'S DIVA DEMANDS
Jessica Simpson, 25, likes to act clueless, but she can swing her celebrity weight like a pro. According to a studio source, weeks before the press tour for The Dukes of Hazzard began, "we were bombarded with a six-page pamphlet of demands for Jessica from the office of her dad, Joe Simpson." Among Jessica's requests: paid accommodations for her hairstylist and assistant in the same hotel as Jessica; a wardrobe budget estimated in the thousands of dollars; cases of Evian water; and paid private... •JEN FREAKS OVER ANGELINA'S NEW BABY •JULIA STILES, GWYNETH PALTROW AND MORE!
Iraqis Probe 'Unusually High' Yes Tally Iraqi electoral workers carry ballot boxes before sending them to be counted in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 17 2005. Iraq's electoral commission said Monday it intended to audit an "unusually high" vote count from most provinces in the country's landmark referendum on the draft constitution.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
1:51 pm PT YUM! Brands COO to resign effective February 16, 2006 for personal family reasons (YUM) 49.70 -0.30:
1:48 pm PT Alloy seeks shareholder approval for a reverse stock split; dELia spin-off (ALOY) 4.73 +0.06:Co announces that its board of directors has authorized it to seek stockholder approval for a reverse stock split. The reverse split is contingent on the spinoff of Alloy's dELiA*s merchandising and retail business. While the board contemplates effecting a 1-for-4 reverse split, stockholder approval is being sought to effect a 1-for-2, a 1-for-3 and a 1-for-4, giving the board the flexibility to determine the ultimate split ratio.
1:48 pm PT OMI Corp misses by $0.02 (OMM) :Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.46 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 worse than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.48; time charter equivalent revenue rose 1.5% year/year to $109.8 mln vs the $115.2 mln consensus.
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