Market Update Close: Paving the way towards a fifth consecutive week of gains, each of the equity market's major indices finished the session at their best level of the session. While quiet economic and earnings fronts limited market-moving catalysts today, buyers maintained control of the trading action and pushed all of the ten economic sectors higher. Rises in a pair of Dow components spurred some early bullishness; Boeing (BA 68.96 +2.01) soared after landing some hefty jet orders this weekend, and General Motors (GM 23.56 -0.49) jumped after CEO Rick Wagoner discussed the company's four-point...
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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!
Prosecutors Say Pa. Girl Wasn't Kidnapped Kara Borden arrives for the graveside service for her slain parents Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005, in Lancaster, PA. Borden, the 14-year-old girl whose 18-year-old boyfriend allegedly killed her parents left with him willingly after the slayings and was not kidnapped, prosecutors said in court papers filed Monday, Nov. 21, 2005. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower)
1:08 pm PT Agile Software Q2 beats by $0.01, revs below consensus (AGIL) 6.00 -0.08:Reports Q2 (Oct) loss of $0.03 per share, $0.01 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of ($0.04); revenues rose 11.6% year/year to $31.5 mln vs the $31.7 mln consensus. License revs fell 9.8% from the same period a year earlier to $10.1 mln. Co notes it is disappointed with the Q2 results, says it is experiencing somewhat inconsistent results due to unpredictable customer capital spending patterns.
1:06 pm PT Oscient Pharma submits sNDA to FDA for Five-Day treatment of new indications for FACTIVE Tablets (OSCI) 2.07 -0.03:Co announces it has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application FDA seeking approval for the use of FACTIVE (gemifloxacin mesylate) tablets for the five-day treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis and the five-day treatment of mild to moderate community-acquired pneumonia . FACTIVE is currently approved by the FDA for the five-day treatment of acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and the seven-day treatment of mild to moderate CAP. "Obtaining five-day treatment indications for these conditions would create a unique marketing position for FACTIVE and solidify the base upon which we will build FACTIVE into a leading brand,"
1:05 pm PT Tractor Supply CEO Adopts 10b5-1 Trading Plan (TSCO) 51.87 +1.78:Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) announces that its Chief Executive Officer, James F. Wright, has established a plan to exercise stock options and sell shares of the co's common stock in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under the plan, Mr. Wright will sell under pre-arranged terms up to 60,000 shares owned by him (approximately 8% of his total holdings) in open market transactions through July 20, 2007.
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