Market Update Close: Finally, the market found a catalyst to help preserve the historical outperformance native to November, perhaps setting the market up for a third consecutive week of gains. Strangely, however, the broad-based rally that closed eight of ten sectors higher was ignited by...
a strong bond auction? At 1:00 ET, the Treasury Dept. sold $13 bln in 10-year notes at a yield of 4.578% and, when indirect bidder participation (i.e. foreign central banks) checked in at a whopping 55.6% - more than twice this year's average of 25% - the 10-year (+18/32) continued to climb, eventually...
Strange News About Cholesterol Can your cholesterol go too low? Early research suggests there may be unhealthy consequences from it.
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General Health Tip
Buying the Best Grains. Keep in mind that breads, crackers, grains, pastas and rice are all naturally low in fat; check labels to make sure the products you buy are as well. If total fat exceeds 2 - 3 grams per serving, some ingredient was added that you don't want.
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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!
U.S. Secretary of State makes surprise visit to Iraq U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivers a speech to the American Bar Association's "International Rule of Law" symposium in Washington, November 9, 2005. Rice arrived in Iraq on November 11, 2005 for a daylong surprise visit. (Jim Young/Reuters)