Market Update Close: Although there was virtually no market-moving news on the corporate front, and while many participants' early start to the Thanksgiving holiday resulted in lower than average trading volume, a bullish energy inventory report from the EIA gave traders reason to extend the rally that has sent the Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq up 5%, 5%, and 7%, respectively, this month. Crude and distillate supply -- the latter of which garners especial attention as winter arrives in some parts of the country - rose more than expected, while gasoline supply also increased last week. Buying was broad...
Slightly High Is Still Unhealthy If your blood pressure is a little bit high and lowering it is not one of your health priorities, you may need to reconsider.
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General Health Tip
Good Carbs vs. Bad. Base your diet on whole grains, starchy vegetables, beans, soy foods, green vegetables and fruits -- foods served as nature grew them -- and you'll lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and many major cancers.
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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!
30 Killed in Bombing Outside Iraq Hospital A woman shouts outside the Yarmouk hospital, in Bahdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005, as she mourns the death of her relative killed by a car bomb explosion. A car bomb detonated outside Mahmoudiya hospital in the center of a town south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 30 and wounding 35, a doctor said. Among the dead were four police guards, three women and two children, said Dr. Dawoud al-Taie, the director of the Mahmoudiya hospital. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)