Market Update Sat 10:03am ET: Weekly Recap - The stock market was very volatile this past week.� It was buffeted by good earnings reports and concerns about the fourth quarter guidance.� The S&P ended the week with a 0.6% decline, while the Nasdaq posted a 0.8% gain.
Earnings reports dominated the news.��About one-third of the S&P 500 reported companies reported earnings this week.� Overall, the earnings reports have been good.�
To date, 37% of the S&P 500 has reported.� Over 67% have reported earnings above expectations.� About 18%...
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High Blood Pressure? Don't Boil Your Food. When you boil vegetables, it leaches out the potassium that is essential in blood pressure control. Steam, bake, roast or microwave instead.
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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!
Wilma Heads North After Lashing Mexico This image provided by NASA's MODIS Rapid Response Project collected Saturday at 2:35 p.m. EDT Oct. 22, 2005 shows hurricane Wilma moving off the Mexican coast. Saturday night, Wilma was a Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds near 100 mph after a slow two days moving along the Mexican coast. It was centered about 50 miles north of Cancun, Mexico, or about 375 miles west-southwest of Key West, but forecasters expected strong wind currents to quickly steer it toward Florida with some strengthening expected. (AP Photo/NASA)